Dirty Magic

Dirty Magic

Young Dirty Bastard is driving around Atlanta, relishing in a rare day off from the Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour. The 27-date trek—billed as Wu-Tang Clan’s last run—had taken him to Denver just days earlier for a Fourth of July show with all surviving members of the celebrated hip-hop collective. Moments after he arrived…

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The Owl and the Jazzman

The Owl and the Jazzman

Jazz trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire has a recurring theme in his music: owls. In December 2023, he released the Grammy Award-nominated Owl Song, and his latest, just released and extraordinary record, honey from a winter stone, includes a track called “Owled.” His compositions are rich and complex, but the owl thing begs further inquiry… …

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