Bill Muphy

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The Most Recent stories by Bill Muphy

• The Mars Volta's Juan Alderete January 2008

  Some things are just meant to happen, even in the face of adversity. When Juan Alderete and the Mars Volta convened to begin recording the band’s fourth studio album, they’d already been through a change of drummers. In the interim, ...

• The Harlem Experiment's Ruben Rodriguez November 2007

  Ruben Rodriguez may be a seasoned veteran of the New York scene, but the Latin bass sessionista was in for a surprise when he showed up to track The Harlem Experiment, the latest city-themed release from Ropeadope. “I’ve never ...

• Mack Diva, Slight Return November 2007

  Forget what you’ve heard. Meshell Ndegeocello has been painted over the years as an outspoken feminist, eccentric Afro-futurist, and even post-modern funkateer—but the one trait that truly seems to drive everything she does is, what ...

• Riddim King October 2007

  How Aston “Family Man” Barrett Brought The Reggae Sound To The Worldwide Stage With Bob Marley & The Wailers.

• Dub Reggae's Low-End Legacy June 2007

  Thunder from a bass drum soundin'',

  Lightnin'' from a trumpet and a organ;

  Bass and rhythm and trumpet double up,

  Team up with drums for a deep down searchin'' . . . .

  --Linton Kwesi Johnson, 1980''s "Reggae ...