Jazz/Blues
Bob Dylan’s New Sinatra Covers Album Now Streaming at NPR 'First Listen'
New Zion Swims 'Sunshine Seas' on Eclectic Dub Masterpiece From RareNoise Records [REVIEW]
Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista adds his snap, crackle and pop to this heavy underground dub CD of slinky beats called Sunshine Seas by New Zion on RareNoise Records. Jamie Saft-composer, producer, keyboards, guitars, electric bass-leads this quilt of a quintet through a patchwork of ancient yet futuristic sounds, glued together by electronics. It's a bumpy trip smoothed out by the blips and bleeps of what used to be known as microtonal dance music. Ain't 'No B!' in Jane Lee Hooker: These Gals are Dangerous on New Ruf Records Release [REVIEW]
When Muddy Waters claimed his manhood on "Mannish Boy" in 1955 by shouting "No B," he was talkin' 'bout how boyhood left him long ago. The Brooklyn ladies in Jane Lee Hooker also say 'No B!' Their Ruf Records debut of the same name is revelatory.