Now You Know

Mak takes us on a guided journey through the origins of the album Can by Ege Bamyasi, whose sound goes beyond jazz-fusion and it’s totally outrageous. The album needs to have its head examined.

Daptone Records and Truth and Soul Records have braved the market to release instrumental only versions of albums — on vinyl, no less — of Lee Fields and Charles Bradley. We take you for a spin so you can see what it’s all about.

The fact that this was one of the first songs to employ the rhyming style delivery that is now what we consider rap or hip-hop, and you’ve got a classic.

This is the kind of song that works so well driving around jamming the fuck out.

If you haven’t heard Fela Kuti before get ready to get your mind fucking blown!

It’s dirty as hell but there are some great drum breaks on this one.

It’s Woody Guthrie’s birthday today so we’d like share one of his most famous songs. Don’t miss the boat!

Medeski, Martin and Wood: Something about their groove, their sound, and their fearlessness reverberated with me from the first time I heard them.

If Bad Plus can get a 7 year old groovin’ you’re sure to love it.

In honor of the movie Horrible Bosses, we’ve got its theme song courtesy of the Beastie Boys.

This is the tune of “Willie the Pimp,” the world’s most horrible boss.

Oh, hey! Looks like the 4th of July is coming up. Let’s talk about Freedom! Crank this one up, guys.

Ween and the 4th of July are like a bacon steak — a perfect match.

Listen to some funk by Ray and His Musical Court.

Listen to these guys drop some afrobeat on your head. The way they explain “the system” couldn’t be more right. What do you think?