Music
For Toro y Moi, flipping burgers can make dreams come true
From fast food to slow jams — As Toro y Moi, Chaz Bundick makes laid-back music primed for the beach. His career is like one life-long hobby. And he worked every shitty job to find his way here.
Written by: Andrew Paynter
How a dying musician created a visionary hip hop masterpiece
Donuts Dissected — J Dilla super-aficionado and head of music at Boiler Room, Raj Chaudhuri reveals the inspiring tale of a dying musician’s inextinguishable spirit and his magnum opus, Donuts.
Written by: Gabriela Helfet
Listen to this tribute mix for Earth, Wind and Fire founder Maurice White
In loving memory of Maurice — Gilles Peterson assembles an immense two-hour tribute mix to Earth, Wind and Fire frontman Maurice White.
Written by: Alex King
Best of independent music takes the stage at the BBC 6 Music Festival
The underground takes centre stage — From reggae and dub to trip hop and bass music, Bristol’s contribution to the global music scene has been monumental. Huck picks the best of BBC 6 Music Festival.
Written by: Alex King
Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt on finding world-changing music in nowhere towns
Ear to the underground sound — When Bruce Pavitt founded Sub Pop, he was already waist-deep in the underground. Here he explains how being openminded during his travels has taught him everything he knows.
Written by: Casey Jarman
Interview: GoGo Penguin make pumping future-jazz built for the rave generation
Get people dancing — Manchester trio GoGo Penguin are tearing up the genres with Man Made Object, a rowdy not-quite-jazz album that nods its head to Four Tet and Apex Twin.
Written by: Alex King
Video: The dope New Orleans bounce documentary Beyoncé ripped off in ‘Formation’
Project ass shakin’ music — Beyoncé’s controversial decision to use footage from a 2014 short film on the Big Easy’s bounce scene has kicked off a debate about borrowing, plagiarism and the mainstream pillaging the underground.
Written by: Alex King
Video: Stones Throw Records’ 360-degree virtual reality tribute to the late great J Dilla
J Rocc and Karriem Riggins go in for Dilla — On the tenth anniversary of Dilla’s iconic Donuts, Stones Throw release a special Dungeon Sessions tribute video.
Written by: Alex King
Video: Hunter S. Thompson interviews Keith Richards
Indecipherable mumblings of psychedelic philosophers — Footage documents the meeting of two visionary minds: Hunter S. Thompson and Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
Written by: Alex King
Sub Pop Records launches its first podcast
Seattle indie cool straight to your earbuds — Home to iconic music acts including Nirvana, Sleater-Kinney and Father John Misty, among many, many more, Sub Pop Records is morphing its cool Seattle cred into podcast form, with the launch of the new Sub Pop Podcast.
Written by: Adam White