Japanese ‘City Pop [シティポップ]’: A Dreamy Trip back to Japans Capitalist Fantasy of the 1980s
Unfortunately like all good things must, City Pop, which very much married to Japan's momentarily thriving economy of the 1980s, came to an end.
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Where Are The Negative Music Reviews? | How The Lack Of Negativity Is Killing Journalism
Aaron The Audiophile takes a look at the lack of negative music reviews and how it's having a negative effect on music and non-music journalism.
Riot Grrrls: The Unabashed Tale | Placing Bare Breasts Up Against Rock Music’s Glass Ceiling
Abstract The Riot Grrrl movement of the early 1990’s began around the same time as the Grunge movement;...
Sylvan Esso asks “What Now”? and I Say: We Dance
I need you to go see Sylvan Esso live this summer. I need to you blast What Now in your room and dance. I need you to fall in love with someone.
Jesu / Sun Kil Moon: 30 Seconds to The Decline of Planet Earth | The Artist Hates His Life
Kevin hates his life so he decided to write some Kozelek fan fiction and to the new Sun Kil Moon / Jesu album 30 Seconds to The Decline of Planet Earth
Record Store Day: The Battle of the Vulture and the Poseur
Record Store Day should be Christmas for the audiophile. Instead, it's a battle ground between the vulture and the poseur. RSD Sucks!
Kong: Skull Island | The Comfort of Music Used in Vietnam War Films
Aaron The Audiophile uses Kong: Skull Island to explore the correlation between monster movies and Vietnam War era classic rock.
Sun Kil Moon: Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood | The Artist Continues to Take a Piss
Sun Kil Moon's Common As Light and Love Are Red Valleys of Blood barely resembles music. Mark Kozelek continues to use your ears a toilet.
Views from an Old at a Kanye West Show
At 35 years old, Mike Scherf, found himself as The Old Guy at a Kanye Show. And, he writes, the kids are alright and so is Kanye's Saint Pablo 2016 tour.
Radiohead: A Moon Shaped Pool is a Devastatingly Dejected Break Up Album
Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool is a devastatingly dejected, spine tingling take on a break up album. The soundtrack to a divorce and a new beginning.