Smashbomb

Search

Search results

All (1147)

Content

The General: The Ordinary Man Who Challenged Guantanamo

Ahmed Errachidi and Gillian Slovo

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed. He...

The Rough Guide to Istanbul

Rough Guides

(0 Ratings) Rate It

Book

The new-look Rough Guide to Istanbul is the perfect travel guide to one of the world's most popular...

Billy Gibbons recommended E.S.P by Erick Sermon in Music (curated)

E.S.P by Erick Sermon

(0 Ratings)

Album Favorite

"I rekindled a fondness for hip-hop having spent so much time in Houston, Texas, which lately has been revealed as the unexpected destination to make rap and hip-hop records. That's due largely to the presence of the Geto Boys and Bushwick Bill, Scarface and even Destiny's Child. When ZZ Top were recording the album Rhythmeen our studio was undergoing a facelift so we went into an alternate studio, John Moran's Digital Services, where many rap records have been made. There was the left room and the right room, adjoined with the shared group lounge area. I was trying to figure out how the hip-hop guys and rappers got such great-sounding backbeats. And of course what they didn't have was this kinda bluesy guitar. To this day ZZ Top aspires to keep some crunch and grit as part of the fabric. What started the ball rolling back in that direction was the movie Straight Outta Compton. All of a sudden I'm watching the genesis of NWA and what really started such a robust scene. I'd watch that movie ten times. And I probably will [again]!"

Source

Kudos