The Blueprint: Vinyl LP Beverly Glenn-Copeland They built a studio inside

They built a studio inside and then they made music and lived off pots of coffee and chili and cases of Miller High Life as they played guitars

the band’s latest runaway train-ride through the flames is the perfect album for these most imperfect of times

a song co-written alongside his friend and long-time hero Jolie Holland

a record that heals by providing space for recognition

The Blueprint: Vinyl LP Beverly Glenn-Copeland They built a studio insideThe Blueprint may be Jay Z's most captivating record since Reasonable Doubt, but its predictably detached mood reflects the master hustler's superior ability to trick out lackluster subject matter with lyrical complexity and brief flashes of manufactured introspection. The Blueprint, a solid mix of preprogrammed radio hits ("Izzo," "Girls, Girls, Girls") and better than average mid tempo compositions ("Never Change," "Song Cry"), confirms the Brooklyn