[Go Global] Tapes from Africa

[Go Global] Tapes from Africa

A new category on this here blog: go global. I would be skeptical if I were you, dear reader, but the goal is to inspire more global curiosity with a new theme each week and two or three links to explore the theme. This week: African music. [Tangent: for all of you...

Music as Communication

Listeners of the podcast know that we’ve been giving a lot of love to Revaz these days. The last G5 podcast was basically an ode to our tall lanky friend who, like so many others, recently made the move back from Brooklyn to the Bay. Due to time constraints and...

[Feelin Good] Musicophilia

A resolution for the month of November: Every day at three p.m. instead of having that second cup of coffee I’ll go to the gym and either swim or lift weights for an hour. I did that just now and feel like Big Bird after a run-in with Snuffleupagus...

Getting to Know the World, One Song at a Time

Rock music as counterculture in India, a review of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ concert in Serbia, the Reggae Compassionate Act in Jamaica, underrated rap in Kazakhstan, and much more can be found in today’s music section. You can follow what fellow bloggers...