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The Setlist
A review of Mega Bog’s “Happy Together” and Sam Skinner’s “Danny Through Junior EP”
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Soul Music
Hundreds of people are crammed into a tiny room and the room is pulsating—not in a figurative, metaphorical sense, but literally. Bodies bounce against each other, arms and legs thrash out angularly, and heads bang in unison.
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Grandkid Cudi
The following is a blow-by-blow of my impressions of the songs on the album, with some comments from my step-grandmother, who admits that she is a Kid Cudi neophyte.
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A Tribute to Lou
On November 8, Titus Andronicus, a New Jersey punk band, finished their set at Terminal 5 opening for Lucero with a cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Sister Ray” as a tribute to the late and great Lou Reed.
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“Marry Me” St. Vincent
When Pitchfork asked Annie Clark, better known by her stage name St. Vincent, how she celebrated winning a Grammy for her self-titled album St. Vincent, she responded, “I just took a shower. [Laughs.] I’m having a coffee with cocoa.”
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Download G.O.O.D. Fridays
Kanye West divides and provokes and resides like few entertainers suspended in the stratosphere of fame. His skill as a musician is indubitable, but so is his misbehavior. To some, he is a prophet of the heavens, speaking Truth to the ignorant masses without regard for dumbass industry mores (and screwing with the industry’s prim…
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Like Shooting Stars
Wherein a Nass writer reflects on his myriad relationships with music.
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“There’s this rich guy, he wants to be famous”
Close your eyes. Are they closed? No, good point, I guess you’ll need to keep them open to read the Powerpoint. Okay, close them when you can, and otherwise close your inner eye, or eyes. The number of inner eyes may depend on the species of your spirit animal—mine, for instance, is the spider (or,…
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Beautifully, Golden: Marigold by Pinegrove
In which Pinegrove’s new album softens the New Jersey winter.
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