Articles by Matt Bauer

Hollie Cook

Twice

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Hollie Cook's eponymous 2011 debut was one of the better reggae releases of the past few years; follow-up Twice builds on its predecessor's...

Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf

Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf (Circa 1990-1993)

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Compiled by Peanut Butter Wolf, Circa 1990-1993 is a loving and comprehensive box set commemorating the 20th anniversary of rapper Charizma...

Mr. Scruff

Friendly Bacteria

PUBLISHED May 16, 2014

Sometimes less is indeed more, and that's a notion that Andy Carthy (a.k.a. Mr. Scruff) seems to have taken to heart on his fifth album. Es...

Nicky Siano

Dancing Back Through Time

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2014

Nicky Siano is unquestionably one of the godfathers of dance music. Taking the house party-cum-eco-system of David Mancuso's Loft — a...

Blueprint

Respect The Architect

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2014

Blueprint sounds like a man re-born. The Columbus, Ohio-based MC/producer has made his recovery from alcoholism one of the main lyrical the...

Nicky Siano Talks His Cinematic Exploration of New York's '70s Dance Scene 'Love Is the Message'

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2014

While the early to mid-'70s New York proto-disco revolution remains one of the most posthumously celebrated scenes in music history, little...

Various Artists

Rock It… Don’t Stop It!

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

Funk's undoubtedly their father, but outside the Sugarhill Gang's use of Chic's "Good Times" as the rhythmic base of "Rapper's Delight," po...

Love Is The Message

Nicky Siano

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2014

While the early-mid 1970s underground New York proto-disco revolution remains one of the most posthumously celebrated scenes in music histo...