Sun Ra and his Arkestra

“Sun Ra and the Arkestra were the original DIY group. What went on in 1970s punk with self-pressed records and hand-drawn artwork – Ra was doing that in the ’50s and ’60s. The music was phenomenal – Sun Ra was the man, the ultimate artist for any vinyl collector.”

~Gilles Peterson (DJ, producer, Continue reading Sun Ra and his Arkestra

The Jimmy LaFave Interview

“My band is made up of a bunch of pretty intelligent people; we all have inquiring minds, and when we’re travelling together we often get talking about a lot of things. We know different people hold to specific religions or political beliefs but we’re very open-minded and we don’t really stick to any belief system, even though we are pretty cohesive in our political views.” Continue reading The Jimmy LaFave Interview