Christopher R. Weingarten
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Steve Albini’s 10 Essential Recordings
The musician and audio engineer, who died on Tuesday at 61, gave artists including Nirvana and PJ Harvey an authentic representation of their work at...
Rico Wade and Organized Noize’s 10 Essential Songs
The producer helped shape and boost the sound of Atlanta rap starting in the mid-1990s. His death at 52 was announced last Saturday.
Metro Boomin Is Headed to No. 1 (Again). Here’s a Guide to His Music.
The producer has helped shape rap for the past decade, providing moody beats for Atlanta’s biggest stars and beyond. His latest LP, with Future, arrived...
Punk Producer Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett’s 10 Essential Recordings
As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at...
Punk Producer Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett’s 10 Essential Recordings
As the house producer for SST Records, Lockett shaped the sound of hardcore from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. He died last week at...
Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul’s 10 Essential Songs
The Long Island rapper David Jolicoeur, known for his freewheeling rhyme style, has died at 54, just weeks before his trio’s catalog arrives on streaming...