MINOR AT HEART
John Coltrane’s modal jazz and The Grateful Dead
The early 1960s-era work of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane had an important impact on the Grateful Dead.
A connection to time and space
Rome, Italy-based label owner and lifelong record hound Pierpaolo De Sanctis talks to Dust & Grooves.
Freddie Hubbard and a new era at CTI Records
Writer Robert C. Gilbert zeroes in on CTI Records—in particular, three albums that mark “the beginning of a brief, brash era for the label.”
The Velvet Underground takes Boston
The revolutionary 1960s New York City rock band, which eventually found a second home in Boston, occupies a lot of space in the new issue of Maggot Brain.
The sun is up, the sky is blue
At The Atlantic, journalist James Parker writes about The Beatles' self-titled ninth studio album—the one we call The White Album—and its Esher Demos.
Kept hanging on
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Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.