-
-
-
Women of Hyperdub
In a genre ostensibly centered on themes of inclusion, liberation, and progressivism, the disregard for the remarkable role of women in both the development and advancement of the Electronic avant-garde is unfortunate, and even antithetical to the cultural aspects of electronic music that I find most appealing.
-
Beautifully, Golden: Marigold by Pinegrove
In which Pinegrove’s new album softens the New Jersey winter.
-
“But You May Stay Here, With Me”
Oscar Hyde having provided you, in his nefariously multifarious style, with all the juicy historical context you could possibly desire [see prior article], I find myself relieved of the standard duty to explain that “Newsom has two parents” and “Newsom plays the harp,” and in rather the unique and enviable position of being able to…
-
“Like we’re just as young as we used to be”: The Maturation of Taylor Goldsmith
A profile of the lead singer and songwriter of Dawes in anticipation of their album coming out October 2nd.
-
-
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.
-
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.
-
Remembering Dre
Brian introduced me to rap music on bus #177 in what I think was fourth grade. I know it was 177 and not 181 or 161 because this memory is accompanied by a host of other unique sensory inputs: the distinct smoky smell of the beloved driver Larry that wafted throughout the bus; the smooth…
-
The Setlist (2)
A review of Brokeback’s “Illinois River Valley Blues” and Hand Habits’s “Wildly Idle (Humble Before the Void)”
-
Fuck Tha Police
The next song is very, very deep, but if I want to translate it, it’s fuck the police.” So Da Arabian Mc’s (DAM) introduced one of their final songs on Thursday.