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101 Apparel is back with another T-shirt/mixtape release, and this time they’re dropping a limited-edition 7-inch as well. This “High…
March 30th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Tracks
George Duke’s late-’70s and early ’80s records on Epic are funky jams no doubt, but it’s his earlier catalog…
March 25th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Reissues & Box Sets
Purchase Wax Poetics Issue 64! Contents: Yo! MTV Raps Exploding onto cable television in August 1988, Yo! MTV Raps was a…
March 22nd, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Wax Poetics Magazine
Hailing from San Diego, Mystery Cave aka John Christopher Harris II released his debut LP Ausarian Comforts late last year on…
March 10th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | New Releases
This epic set of seven 7-inch records of rare Brazilian tracks from the always-great Cultures of Soul is a major…
March 3rd, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Reissues & Box Sets
North Cackalacky natives and twin brothers Daniel and Danny Chavis grew up listening to Echo and the Bunnymen—but also Prince,…
February 19th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Articles/Tracks
When contemplating Texas’s hip-hop pantheon, the conversation begins with Houston’s Geto Boys, who put Southern rap on the map. Outside…
February 17th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Articles
For Issue 63‘s cover story, writer Michael Gonzales and photographer Jonathan Mannion met up with guitarist Gary Clark Jr….
February 9th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Videos
A musician, composer, writer, arranger, producer, bandleader and vocalist since the ’60s, Chicago’s Paul Coleman could be the living…
February 9th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Articles
Butcher Bear is Austin, Texas, native Butch Webster, co-founder of the producer-based event/crew Exploded Drawing and owner of (iN)Sect Records, known…
February 5th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Mixtape
So long, David Bowie! Since the dawn of the Space Age, several cosmic souls have too briefly graced our…
February 4th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | Guest Blog/In Memoriam
The thing about music is there’s a seemingly never-ending supply. Music obsessives have searched the globe for new sounds, and…
February 4th, 2016 | Wax Poetics | New Releases
Legendary Latin label Fania Records has a long history of hard-hitting dance music, having pioneered salsa, boogaloo, and Latin funk throughout the ’60s…
December 18th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | Tracks
French beatmaker Onra—featured in Wax Poetics Issue 63—has stitched together a fascinating mix for 101 Apparel, who just created the…
December 17th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | News
This is crazy. When Rocafort Records contacted legendary Latin songwriter/producer Bobby Marin about licensing a couple unreleased boogaloo/mambo tracks by…
December 15th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | New Releases
Check out the new (NSFW) video for “Make Love” from the Jack Moves via Flaunt: A lot of babies…
December 10th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | Videos
Ottawa DJs and impresarios Memetic and Zattar—founders of the city’s big DJ night, TIMEKODE—have put their spin on a few…
December 8th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | New Releases
The bossa nova/jazz duo of Orlando Haddad and Patricia King, better know as Minas, are closing in on their financial goal for…
December 2nd, 2015 | Wax Poetics | News
Tru Thoughts is dropping an official set of remixes for Hot 8 Brass Band’s cover of Marvin Gaye’s iconic 1982…
December 1st, 2015 | Wax Poetics | Tracks
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November 30th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | New Releases
Fela Kuti collaborator, jazz legend, and highlife pioneer Prince Eji Oyewole is surely a member of African music’s royalty. But…
November 30th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | Guest Blog
Wax Poetics Records duo Bones & Beeker released their debut album on November 13, 2015. Download some joints on iTunes…
November 17th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | New Releases
Austin’s ABC Records (via the Austin Boogie Crew) is back with a new 7-inch, this time with a dope full-color…
November 11th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | Tracks
Aside from his eccentricities, such as burning down his own Black Ark Studio to rid it of vampires and…
November 9th, 2015 | Wax Poetics | Guest Blog
Purchase Wax Poetics Issue 64! Contents: Yo! MTV Raps Exploding onto cable television in August 1988, Yo! MTV Raps was a…
