Lagniappe (la·gniappe) noun ˈlan-ˌyap,’ – 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. The Lagniappe Sessions return with Cornelia Murr whose debut lp, Lake Tear of the Clouds, dropped earlier this month. Produced by Jim James of My Morning Jacket and featuring a Yoko Ono […]

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Near the end of “Escalator to the Stars,” the first episode of the new comedy series Network 77, Robyn Hitchcock and Emma Swift, as hosts of a star sign-themed segment about pop music called Astrology Domine, speculate what about Bob Dylan “really encapsulates that Gemini spirit.” “He constantly disappoints his fans,” Hitchcock deadpans. “That’s why they […]

Humid funk out there, but we’re keeping cool. You are tuned into the July edition of the Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions podcast, our monthly series of interviews, features, and audio esoterica. On this episode, Justin Gage sits down with crate digger and producer Yosuke Kitazawa, to discuss Light in the Attic Records’ Japan Archival reissue series, which […]

A standout cut from the Casual Water mixtape we assembled for Reverberation Radio. Nigeria, 1971. Monomono :: Give The Beggar A Chance

One night in 1973, pianist James Booker and his band, freshly seasoned from recent shows at the nearby club Dirty Pierre’s, sauntered into Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood. It was late at night, maybe 10:30 or 11, and the plan was loose. Booker sat down at a spinet tack piano, and his group of Dr. […]

Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35, can now be heard every Wednesday at 7pm PST with an encore broadcasts on-demand via the SIRIUS/XM app. SIRIUS 530: Jean Michel Bernard – Générique Stephane ++ Gil Scott-Heron – Message To The Messengers ++ Sinkane – U’Huh ++ Gal Costa – Relance ++ Bonnie ‘Prince’ […]