Austin McCoy
Books
Ain’t Hip To Be Labelled A Hippie: The Suburban Origins of De La Soul
The origins of hip hop may be indelibly associated with New York's Five Boroughs – and the South Bronx, in particular. But in the 1980s, Long Island's De La Soul – and near contemporaries like Biz Markie, Public Enemy and Rakim – brought a new suburban sensibility to the genre. In an exclusive extract from his new book, Living in a D.A.I.S.Y Age, West Virginia University Professor Austin McCoy recounts the group's early years
Books
Ain’t Hip To Be Labelled A Hippie: The Suburban Origins of De La Soul
The origins of hip hop may be indelibly associated with New York's Five Boroughs – and the South Bronx, in particular. But in the 1980s, Long Island's De La Soul – and near contemporaries like Biz Markie, Public Enemy and Rakim – brought a new suburban sensibility to the genre. In an exclusive extract from his new book, Living in a D.A.I.S.Y Age, West Virginia University Professor Austin McCoy recounts the group's early years
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No Ordinary Thing: The Momentous Life & Times of Dory Previn
On the release of a new documentary on Dory Previn, Adelle Stripe explores an artist who learned to live with voices in her head, despite societal and institutional pressure to ignore them, and whose experiences demonstrate how female artists can seek a fulfilled creative life against the odds
A Quietus Interview
Life Beyond Paradise – Richard Youngs Of AMOR Interviewed
Following two sublime singles, the debut album from Glasgow-based dance music collective Amor captures timeless dancefloor melancholy and Paradise Garage-referencing rhythm, amid twenty-four channels of anaogue bliss. Founding member and acclaimed experimental musician Richard Youngs catches up with John Thorp, and tries not to overthink the groove
The Quietus International
North American Music: tQ in New York City, by Maxelle Talena
New York isn’t dead, says Maxelle Talena in the latest of tQ’s dispatches from the North American underground. It’s being killed. From jumpstyle to hardcore punk, from hip hop to garage rock (for those who can’t afford a garage), she introduces five key artists keeping the flame alive
