Old Friends

When Neil March asked me to write for the 100th edition of Trust The Doc, I had so many ideas. But the one that really stood out to me was the theme of old friends.  Why?   Well the answer is simple and not so simple.  Indulge me.  I watched a videoclip of Questlove, the …

Blog interview: Rilo Wye

Congratulations on the release of “Better For Whatever Reason”, how does it feel? Thank you! It honestly feels really great. I’ve been doing music for a long time and mostly collaborating with other artists. I’ve had the idea of a solo project for some time now but it always felt elusive. It’s hard to believe …

Blog interview: Fascination Curve

Congratulations on the release of Corona Time In Amerika, how does it feel? It is a culmination of a lot of different musical genre interests, a lot of different social and political circumstances here in the US and it is the ultimate pandemic production….an album which brought the musicians in the band together at a …

Review: The Comet Is Coming “Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam. Words: Sammy Stein

The Comet Is Coming, Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam ( Impulse 23 Sept 2022) The Comet is Coming comprises Danalogue on Rolands, Betamax on drums and percussion, and Shabaka Hutchins ( King Shabaka) on tenor saxophone. Since their entry into what was sometimes a disingenuous jazz scene, The Comet Is Coming has brought a reality, a street-centered, squarely-planted …