Complaining about L.A.’s traffic is about as tired as, well, complaining about L.A.’s traffic. I’m aware. Regardless, last week I found myself on multiple occasions making the east-west commute. For those of you unfamiliar with the layout of Los Angeles, the trek is—at its best—45 minutes up to an hour and a half (and we’re [...]

The good news: The Indestructible Beat of Soweto, Vol. 1 is now available at eMusic — I can promise you it is well worth the 12 credits.  A must for Afro-pop enthusiasts, at twelve tracks, this is a concise measure of the pulse of the regional radio and clubs of Soweto in the late ’70s [...]