Who is Rise?  Who is The Avid Record Collector?  I don’t know.  There’s remarkably little out there on the internets about either character.  But I do know this: All fans of real hip hop should know more about them.  Here’s what I do know: DJ/Producer The Avid Record Collector, who in his nearly 20 years [...]

A few tunes first. Searching For the Ghost (Acoustic version)-The Heartless Bastards Mountain Cry-Blues Traveller with Warren Haynes on guitar Now: The internet is inundated with cat pictures. But this one’s cool.

Compilations are generally spotty affairs: Some reissued tunes, a couple originals by bands who can’t hold their own for a full record, and one or two hot tunes designed to sell the package.  I can’t say this about “Guilt By Association Vol. 2″, from Engine Room Recordings. Volume one had some big names, but it [...]

N.A.S.A. (which stands for North America/South America) are getting the kind of press they deserve, at last.  “The Spirit of Apollo” is awesome, and you can only get a feel for it from reading the track list, complete with all the guest spots.  You can see videos for nearly all the tracks on their myspace [...]

Cold Hands, Chapped Lips-Hot Panda I Shall Not Be Released-Scott Pinkmountain & The Golden Bolts of Tone Bonus Mixtape: The New Jadakiss, with the great DJ Green Lantern!

If there had never been a Kinks, Beatles, Crickets or Monkees, if there had never been The Black Crowes or Mooney Suzuki, even, you’d be floored by The Fore.  As it sounds, the band fits right in with the pre-1970 classic rock ethos: Simple songs with catchy hooks and relatively innocent lyrics.  The music is [...]

Excellent quality boot from a radio session in Boston, November 21, 1970. I only have some of it, though. Enjoy. 1. El Paso 2. Big River 3. I Know You Rider 4. Jam 5. Dark Hollow 6. Angie 7. Let Me In Groove to it, man

Friend of the Devil (Acoustic)-Flatlander