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A co-founding member of the band Mumps (with the late Lance Loud of PBS' An American Family fame), Hoffman has been associated with a spectacular line-up of influential musical acts including Klaus Nomi, Lydia Lunch, Kid Congo Powers, Ann Magnuson, El Vez, Prince Poppycock and countless others. The previously mentioned Mumps are getting the special reissue treatment with Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That: Best Case Scenario, You've Got Mumps (Omnivore), a single disc 23-track compilation including nine bonus tracks, two of which are previously unissued. Kristian was kind enough to answer a...

Midnight In A Perfect World: Meemo Comma photo by Ken Street Meemo Comma is the solo alias of Lara Rix-Martin, a Brighton, UK-based electronic musician who runs the Objects Limited label and is also one-half of the duo Heretic alongside her partner Mike Paradinas aka μ-Ziq. As Meemo Comma, Lara creates adventurous genre-blurring music, often through a unique conceptual lens. Her brand new third album Neon Genesis: Soul Into Matter² takes inspiration from Jewish mysticism and classic Japanese anime to explore a cinematic sci-fi-tinted electronic landscape that touches upon techno, breaks, ...

February 27, 2021 On this date in 2001, Slum Village producer Jay Dee changed his name to J Dilla and released his debut solo album entitled Welcome 2 Detroit. The 16 track BBE distributed LP featured otherwise unknown artists from Dilla’s hometown such as Elzhi and Phat Kat among others. Although it is a solo album, on several cuts, such as the first single “Pause”, Dilla takes a backseat and lets others command the mic. Dilla also sings the lead vocals on his cover of Donald Byrd’s “Think Twice”, which also has Motown crooner Dwele playing the keyboard and singing background vo...

We're officially on to the race for the 2021 trophy. But we're going to have to be patient – we're seven months from the start of the season. There will be plenty to talk about in Titan land between now and then, though. Let's keep it going in the latest edition of the Titans mailbag… Here's the link to ask questions: CLICK HERE Gregory Stauffer from Clarksville, Tennessee Question: Jim, avid reader of ask Jim. I have heard lots of discussion on how do the Titans get to the Super Bowl, since any AFC team will have to go through KC. Last night we got our answer: a relentless dominating pas...

Exclusive – J Dilla would have turned 47 years old on Sunday (February 7), but the universe had other plans. The legendary producer passed away in 2006 following a battle with lupus, although his official cause of death was ruled as cardiac arrest. February 7 also happens to be the 15th anniversary of Dilla’s seminal album Donuts, which was released in 2006, just three days before his untimely death. The 31-track masterpiece incorporated Dilla’s diverse musical palate into one colorful gumbo — from the Beastie Boys, Run-DMC and Mantronix to James Brown, Frank Zappa and Kool & The G...