Direct From Dakar: Red Vinyl LP The Mountain Goats and THE MARS VOLTA guitarist

and THE MARS VOLTA guitarist OMAR RODRÍGUEZ-LÓPEZ

ancient and anguished

As The Love Continues shows that Mogwai are still offering solace from the mundane

2 is now reissued featuring Richard Young’s iconic original photography

“This one is for someone else

Direct From Dakar: Red Vinyl LP The Mountain Goats and THE MARS VOLTA guitaristSenegalese vocalist Omar Pene was at the height of his powers when, with his group Super Diamono, he arrived at Real World in 1996 and gifted a live session that blew everybodys hair back. By then Pene had been with Diamono for over two decades, assuming a captaincy in the 80s that saw the band jousting for popularity at home with the mighty Youssou NDour. Both acts were rooted in mbalax, Senegals explosive, syncopated dance music. Both were pivotal