Booker T. in the Studio and Playboy

Booker is the subject of a feature profile in the June 2009 issue of Playboy magazine, on newsstands and behind convenience-store counters now. Written by Robert Gordon, the music historian and author of the book It Came From Memphis, the piece finds Booker reflecting on his life, career and new album, Potato Hole.

Of the new album, Gordon writes: "Potato Hole is as funky as most anything he has done, and as soulful, but the mass of rocking guitars is new territory and thrilling"

After recording the acclaimed album with the snarling guitars of Neil Young and Drive-By Truckers, Booker T. has assembled his own band of crack musicians for his upcoming tour dates through 2010. The guys assembled in a remote studio to rehearse, and Spookie Films was there with an HD camera or two. The video was synched to a multi-tracked recording of the rehearsal session, and you can check out the result below.

Stock Tip: Booker T. in WSJ

Wall Street Journal rock and pop music critic Jim Fusilli interviewed Booker at the Coachella Music Festival in April and combined the interview with his review of Booker's new album Potato Hole (ANTI-), which was released April 21, 2009 and is currently #135 on the SoundScan Top 200 albums.

Fusilli writes: "But on most [of Potato Hole's]tunes, out of the organized chaos comes Mr. Jones's Hammond B-3 organ, a rich, distinctive instrumental voice and a bedrock of American soul music."

You can read the full piece here.