Wax Poetics Issue 3
Also see our Wax Poetics Anthology, Volume 1
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Featured Articles:
Liberated Brother: Weldon Irvine
Issue 3 is dedicated to Weldon Irvine. We bring you an integrated interview by Oliver Wang and Eothen Alapatt, with photographs by B+ from Mos Def's "Umi Says" studio session. This interview will be republished in our upcoming anthology.
Fania Rising
Wax Poetics writer Karl Miller delves deep into the Fania history to tell the story of an independent record company that took the world by storm. This article will appear in our upcoming anthology.
12 x 12
The first edition in our wildly popular series starts with writer Andrew Mason aka DJ Monkone talking about his own favorite deep disco plates. This article will appear in our upcoming anthology.
Also Includes:
- Academic Archive The "Archive" returns with a look at Negativland's single "U2," which unlawfully sampled the band and subsequently caused Island Records to sue Negativland and by doing so create a group of vocal advocates of a liberal reading of the "fair use doctrine."
- The Poets of Rhythm History finally catches up to the enigmatic and decidedly elusive Poets of Rhythm.
- Five Fab Fania A brief look at some of Fania's funkier numbers.
- Plug Tunin' with Lalo Schifrin A new column that takes its format from Leonard Feather's classic Downbeat column.
- Great Minds Exposed Keith William's essay on crime writers Chester Himes, Donald Goines, Iceberg Slim, and Walter Mosley.
- The First Prophet of Hip-Hop Dahveed Nelson, a founding member of the Last Poets, speaks to Wax Poetics.
- The Butter Funk Era An essay on the difference between modern music and music recorded between 1967 and 1976.
- Is a Record Like a Wheel? B+'s photo essay on DJ Shadow's trip across America in search of vinyl.
- re:Discovery J. P. Jones checks out Jimmy McGriff's Soul Sugar.
- Diamond To know your future is to know your past. DITC founder Diamond (D) talks crates, record deals, rhymes, and sampling.
- On the Blackhand Side Mark Randolph takes a look at actor Sidney Poitier's career, from his early work to his stint in the blaxploitation genre.
- Live and Lowdown with Marva Whitney Miss Marva tells all on James Brown, on being sampled, and life as a diva.
- Real to Reel: Charlie Ahearn Writer Jeff Chang talks to Charlie Ahearn about making Wild Style. Large photo spread of the early hip-hop era courtesy of Da Capo Press and Ahearn's upcoming book Yes Yes Y'all.
- Left-Field Americana Contributing editor Dante Carfagna explores the outer-depths of American recorded music.
- Fire Corner Sounds The reggae installment is back with the spotlight on King Tubby and the invention of the dubplate.
- Black Renaissance: Harry Whitaker Harry Whitaker plays piano at Arturo's on Houston Street. Harry Whitaker wrote Roy Ayers's "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby." Harry Whitaker recorded Black Renaissance, which was never properly released until now. Don't know the name? Now you do.
