Massive Attack’s Blue Lines depeche mode David Ensminger delves underground to

David Ensminger delves underground to explore the oft overlooked community of badass women who shaped the punk scene

the gear-grinding crunch of the music signaled that the gay civil rights movement could no longer be suppressed

A complete understanding of TTWOTW also necessitates an awareness of American racial dynamics and changes in the popular music industry in the 1960s and '70s

the epic themes of the Pogues' second full length record have been overlooked by both critics and biographers in favor of two things: the band's penchant for combining Celtic folk with punk rhythms ("the sound") and the excesses of Shane MacGowan ("the creator")

Massive Attack’s Blue Lines depeche mode David Ensminger delves underground toIn 1991, a loose knit collective released a record called Blue Lines under the name Massive Attack, splicing together American hip hop and soul with the sounds of the British underground. With its marauding bass lines, angular guitars, and psychedelic effects, Blue Lines built on the Caribbean soundsystems and nascent rave scene of the 1980s while also looking ahead to the group's signature blend of epic cinematics and lush downtempo. In the process,