"This week we are joined by author Ben Merlis. His new book Goin' Off, The story of the Juice Crew and Cold Chillin' Records will be available on November 5th. We are such huge fans of Marley Marl and the Juice Crew, and it was great to discuss their impact on hip-hop with a careful researcher like Ben." - Dad Bod Rap Pod

"Chopped Herring Records exists to bring exclusive music that never got its just due when it was created. Founded by Bob Lipitch and based in London, the label has uncovered classic music from artists like Prince Paul, Natural Elements, The Arsonists, and many more. At the same time, Chopped Herring has embraced talented artists on the rise, including Mayhem Lauren, Action Bronson, and Napoleon Da Legend. In this collection of never-before-read interviews, writer Brian Kayser, formerly of HipHopGame, discusses the artists’ history, their creative process, their release on Chopped Herring, and much more.

The interludes are helmed by Bob Lipitch, the bossman at Chopped Herring Records, where he discusses, for the first time, how Chopped Herring Records was born, how he finds releases, what he listens for, and one of the most difficult to track down projects in the history of Chopped Herring. Featured artists include Curt Cazal, Masta Ace, Q-Unique, J-Zone, Finsta of Finsta Bundy, and Mister Voodoo of Natural Elements. And a cosign from J-Zone:"

As both a journalist and a musician, I respect the craft of knowing your sh*t. I call it a craft because as a musician, once you've been around for awhile, people tend to ask you questions solely about your most popular record, or the one they personally like the most. That's fandom, not journalism. And as a journalist, there's nothing like showing the artist you've done your homework and they open up to you. In this era of overnight craftsmen and blurred lines between fandom and journalism, Brian has paid his dues and understands that conducting a good interview is an art - and a lost one at that."- J-Zone"

This book covers the entire discography of Sly & The Family Stone. It is a complete career overview, from the first gospel recording by the Stewart Four, through to Sly's most recent releases, as well as each members solo work in the years before and since, illustrated with vinyl releases from all over the world. It's the book all Sly fans have been waiting for. As a special bonus, copies come with a 45 reproduction of the hyper-rare Stewart Four 78 from 1952.




Enjoy a look into this anthology of legendary music as Luscombe interviews Sly Stone's friend and biographer Arno Konings. Arno elaborates on this evening's choice, Sly & The Family Stone's 1971 album There's A Riot Goin' On, which has recently been re-released on lavish 180 gm vinyl by Sundazed. He gives insight into the band's condition at the time and Sly's musical and political leanings. He also discusses his current book, Thank You, The Story of Sly & The Family Stone, which provides a comprehensive account of the man and his music.

For those who appreciate the unified experience of listening to Jazz music while enjoying the accompanied visual art on album covers, this book is for you. "Jazz Covers From The 1940s-1990s Vol. 2" is made up of 2 volumes in an artistic, rather weighty slipcase and features a broad selection of jazz record covers, from the 1940s through to the early 1990s.
Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing performer and album name, art director, photographer, illustrator, year, label, and more. Also includes a top-10 favourite records list by leading jazz DJs such as King Britt, Michael McFadden, Gilles Peterson, Andre Torres and Rainer Trüby, as well as interviews with legendary jazz personalities Rudy Van Gelder, Creed Taylor, Michael Cuscuna, Bob Ciano and Ashley Kahn.

Here is a book which breaks down one of the most important pieces of hardware known to Hip Hop music. "SP1200, The Art And The Science" is written by PBody with exclusive interviews conducted by KicDrum Products. You will hear an overview of the SP from names of Hip Hop production you might be familiar with who used the machine to produce music for your favorites albums. Feature interviews include:

BUCKWILD
DELA
DJ I-CUE
DJ JAZZY JEFF
DJ JOC MAX
DJ RODDY ROD
DJ SPINNA
E-SWIFT
EASY MO BEE
GENSU DEAN
GRAP LUVA (PeteRock's brother)
IMHOTEP
INSIGHT
J.FORCE
J-ZONE
JAMEY STAUB (Pete Rock's sound engineer)
JEL
J-RO
KDEF
KENNY PARKER
LEWIS PARKER
LORD FINESSE
MAC McCRAW
NEEDLE DRIFTERZ
NICK WIZ
SHOWBIZ
SKI BEATZ
TODD TERRY and more!

In the history of Hip Hop, I haven't witnessed a higher level of intrigue about a single piece of equipment than the SP1200. This book should satisfy the curious or those who like to reminisce on the undeniable amount of classics produced by the revolutionary drum machine by E-MU Systems. Thanks to the DXA Crew for the heads up on this new book.