Day: February 27, 2024

From Benin (Africa) to The Bronx (America): 400 years of Hip-Hop Foundations and Influences

Jacob spins a music history lesson, establishing the early roots and foundations of hip-hop.

Funky Live Loop Set: MF Doom, Czarface, Danny Brown, Talib Kweli, Blackalicious

Post author By honeybear
Post date February 27, 2024
Categories In Honeybear, MF Doom, MPK Mixes

Here’s a little funky live-loop set I recorded recently, enjoy: What’s Live Looping? Live looping is the process of building a song in real time by recording snippets that repeat on endless loops (sometimes a few bars long, sometimes much longer) using instruments, samplers and voices. Each recorded loop must sit well in the overall […]

Tropicália 101, Part Two: Religion and the Supernatural

Post author By honeybear
Post date February 27, 2024
Categories In Caetano Veloso, Features, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, Tropicália, Tropicália

We untangle the complex and sometimes seemingly contradictory messages regarding religion, the occult and the supernatural that came from Tropicália in Part 2 of our Feature Series on Tropicália.