Detroit dance music veteran John “Jammin” Collins passed away on July 26. Collins spent more than three decades working as a DJ, producer, mentor, radio host, and historian. He began his professional life in the 1970s, working as a cancer researcher after graduating from Wilberforce University with a biology degree.Continue Reading
Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” was a part of her fifth album, I Remember Yesterday. The project was conceptual and it combined sounds of the past (’40s and ’50s) with contemporary disco and a musical direction for the future. Longtime collaborators Giorgio Moroder and producer Pete Bellotte co-wrote the song withContinue Reading
Flying Lotus drops the quirky electronica track “Ingo Swann” as he slowly refocuses on releasing new music. Back in August, he shared “Garmonbozia” after being away since 2022. He hasn’t been visible with music as a solo artist because of writing, directing, and scoring the horror anthology V/H/S 99. TheContinue Reading
Rico Nasty’s HARDCORE DR3AMZ EP with Boys Noize is heart-rate-raising club music. They previously released the techno single “Arintintin” and the video. Nasty’s usual lyrical fury is tossed in exchange for a popish delivery and steady upbeat energy. The rapper and German-Iraqi producer have successfully taken their chemistry into EDMContinue Reading