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Ras_G isn’t from this world—he’s just passing through. His newest album—the double 10” Spacebase is the Place, named after the part of the world where you’ll most often find him—contains the crushing bass-is-actually-the-place songs any Ras_G fan has been seeking on vinyl for years, and L.A. RECORD welcomes this true citizen of the universe as he settles in for another day at his Spacebase.This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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King Tuff recorded every song on his new record all by himself in the dead of night. It’s one of the best freak-in-full-freak-mode albums of the decade. Find it, buy it, cook it, eat it. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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Mike Watt somehow knew that Thundercat was coming. When he said people thought the Minutemen were Martians from planet Jazz, well … that is pretty much exactly what we get with Thundercat’s The Golden Age of Apocalypse, made by a kid who played bass for Stanley Clarke and Suicidal Tendencies both. Thundercat speaks now about the sublime and the ridiculous, but not in that order. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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This is the reissue equivalent of finding an untouched cheeseburger atop a trash can at the pier. (Don’t act like you’d be too proud.)

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Dale Crover of the mighty Melvins will do a special DJ set at Big Freak tonight, so in honor of this momentous occasion, we are redeploying our gigantic Melvins interview by Chris Ziegler.

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