Salute, Salutery, and Salutations – SPIN

Salute, Salutery, and Salutations – SPIN

Kelvin “Pos” Mercer—also known as Posdnuos or Plug One of pioneering hip-hop trio De La Soul—was flipping through television channels when he stumbled across the 1943 film Cabin in the Sky starring Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, and other jazz greats of that era. He instinctively  knew that was going to be the title of the…

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John Gourley Knows What’s In His Sled

John Gourley Knows What’s In His Sled

There is a quote attributed to the late Athabascan elder and ambassador of indigenous Alaskan culture, Howard Luke. It’s about the concept of Gaalee’ya. “Gaalee’ya is a luck that you get by learning to live right with the land and the animals, including people, and everything around you, to respect everything.” We shouldn’t have to…

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Release Roundup: Thundercat, Silversun Pickups

Release Roundup: Thundercat, Silversun Pickups

** Bass virtuoso Thundercat brings his signature style to a cover of the 1980 Diana Ross classic “Upside Down,” which is out now in collaboration with the game Candy Crush Saga and Brainfeeder. The track arrives in tandem with a playable in-game music video featuring “bursts of color” and other surprises. Fans can also obtain…

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