Planet Money Records Vol. 1: Earnest Jackson

Contributor Nate Chinen interviews the three musicians behind the new improvisational supergroup Love In Exile about their new album, the mysteries of how songs emerge from improvisation and most crucially, how the music they create is an expression of how they listen to each oth ...  Show more

In our latest episode of Louder Than A Riot we break down legacy: who gets to leave one in hip-hop and who gets left out. Decades before hip-hop's current renaissance of women rappers, there was MC Sha-Rock. Despite her influence on future generations, her contribution to the cra ...  Show more

We try to start a real record label. Just to put one song out there. It's a song about inflation, recorded in 1975... and never released. Until now. This is part one of the Planet Money Records series. Here's part two and part three. Update: We now have merch! We released a line ...  Show more

Since we started Planet Money Records and released the 47-year-old song "Inflation," the song has taken off. It recently hit 1 million streams on Spotify. And we now have a full line of merch — including a limited edition vinyl record; a colorful, neon hoodie; and 70s-inspired st ...  Show more

We got our hands on the long-lost "Inflation" song, and now it's time to put it out into the world. So, we started a record label, and we're diving into the music business to try and make a hit. This is part two of the Planet Money Records series. Here's part one and part three. ...  Show more

In today’s episode we’re recommending songs and albums that are turning 10 years old in 2023. We spoke about new hip-hop releases such as Mac Miller’s Watching Movies With The Sound Off, Childish Gambino’s Because The Internet, as well as songs and albums from other genres lik ...