"I never wanted to be a part of planet Earth, but I am compelled to be here, so anything I…
In 2001, Ropeadope Records released The Philadelphia Experiment, a unique collaborative effort by three artists from the city of Brotherly…
We ended the first part of our conversation (available here) with Bob James by discussing artists who have sampled his…
Across his almost six-decade career, Bob James' music has meant many things to different people. To those who have an…
Has there ever been a musician whose musical imagination is as universal and as omnivorous as William Parker's? Perhaps Alexander…
Protest songs, those associated with a movement for social change, have existed at least since the psalms of grassroots Protestant…
In some ways, 2021 can be seen as a return of music. In reality, through live-stream and various recordings, music…
[Editor’s Note: We are excited to have Anthony Dean-Harris join us again for our year-end lists to share his 25…
Immediately following the year that artificially paused many releases, in 2021, the floodgates broke loose. It was nearly impossible to…
Our conversation with the legendary Wadada Leo Smith continues with a further discussion on the business side of music, including…