Oliver Wang
Oliver Wang is an culture writer, scholar, and DJ based in Los Angeles. He's the author of Legions of Boom: Filipino American Mobile DJ Crews of the San Francisco Bay Areaand a professor of sociology at CSU-Long Beach. He's the creator of the audioblog soul-sides.com and co-host of the album appreciation podcast, Heat Rocks.
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Since the singer's first single became a breakout hit in 1971, he's recorded nine albums, and all of them are now available on a new box set. -
Carly Rae Jepsen and Kanye West both released albums today that double down on their summer success. -
The New York group was best known for a series of crossover pop hits recorded with everyone from The Beach Boys to Chubby Checker. Fat Boys had faded from the spotlight by the 1990s, but a new reissue makes a case for the group as more than just a gimmick. -
A 1970s explosion in affordable music gear, particularly synthesizers and drum machines, yielded fascinating experiments by amateur artists. A new compilation collects electronic soul gems from that era. -
Producer Robert Williams and his studio Red, Black and Green Productions were behind some of Washington's biggest R&B hits in the 1970s. -
Toronto-based philosopher Marshall McLuhan's 1967 musique-concrete LP gets a second look. -
Profile Records never meant to get into the rap game, but the label launched the careers of groups like Run-D.M.C.
