Pioneering crate-digger, sampler, mixmaster, and producer DJ Shadow comes through to break down his new record “Action Adventure,” nostalgia, baseball and more. Pioneering crate-digger, sampler, ...

Known as the godfather of instrumental hip-hop, DJ Shadow (real name Josh Davis) has proven himself with groundbreaking, genre-defining solo output on such respected labels as Solesides and Mo' Wax.