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Electronic Pioneers
Interviews
Richard Burgess changed the electronic landscape
Richard Burgess has been at the vanguard of electronic music from the days of house-sized synths
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50 Years of hip hop
Interviews
Kool Herc gave hip hop its break
For the inspired innovation of playing a montage of breaks instead of whole records, Kool Herc is the founding father of hip hop. In this brilliant 1998 interview he takes us on a guided tour of the sacred sites of early hip hop.
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50 Years of hip hop
Reviews
Yo! The Early Years of Rap, 1982-84
An access-all-areas pass to the early years of hip hop. Wonderful unguarded photos from when it was all still a party.
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50 Years of hip hop
Interviews
Fab 5 Freddy made it fresh and fly
The great ambassador of hip hop waxes lyrical about the early scene with a sense of detail that puts you right in the heart of the action.
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