Aly & AJ: Ten Years | New and Improved or Slightly New & Repackaged? Aaron Cooper·November 27, 2017As stated in my “Where Are The Negative Album Reviews” article a while back, I refuse to review releases...Album ReviewsFeaturedRants·5 mins read
Jackie Shane: Any Other Way | Out of the Shadows Roz Milner·November 22, 2017With Numero Group's new compilation Any Other Way, it's high time to rediscover Jackie Shane's compelling, trailblazing, and all-too-short career.Album ReviewsFeatured·4 mins read
“What the F**** is Vaporwave?!” Part 2 Safiyah O·November 15, 2017This is very much going back to a Vaporwave core ideal of a rejecting mainstream commercialism by parodying and poking fun at it.FeaturedRants·5 mins read
“What the F*** is Vaporwave?!” Part 1 Safiyah O·November 14, 2017Vaporwave as a genre is hard to define musically it would more fitting to link it to an ideology reflecting a rejection and satire of commercialism.FeaturedRants·5 mins read
Quicksand: Interiors | on ‘post-hardcore,’ instant nostalgia, and aging gracefully Kevin Krein·November 13, 2017For a band that defines itself as ‘post-hardcore,’ I’m uncertain that the members of Quicksand would want their...Album ReviewsFeatured·4 mins read
Frank Zappa: Playlist | Top Seven Essential Zappa Albums Eddie Carter·November 6, 2017The top 7 essential Frank Zappa albums. This isn't a best of list of Zappa albums, but rather a list of some Frank Zappa's finest musical moments.Dedication PostFeaturedRants·8 mins read
Jessie Ware: Glasshouse | Relationship Advice in Song Form Adam P. Newton·November 6, 2017Jessie Ware's Glasshouse is a classy and clear-eyed ode to building and strengthening her relationship through a series of frank, yet caring love songs.Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
METZ: Strange Peace | Mental Health Warning: Think for Yourself Eddie Carter·November 3, 2017Mental Health Warning, Strange Peace, the new album from Metz might make you think for yourself and turn off that reality TV crap.Album ReviewsFeatured·3 mins read
The By Gods: Move On | Rock Is Not Dad Aaron Cooper·November 2, 2017Guitar rock has been in the hands of Dads for far too long. With "Move On", The By Gods are proving rock n roll is not Dad.Adopt This AlbumAlbum ReviewsFeatured·2 mins read
Nostalgic Songs of the Month: Pre-Internet Music Discovery Jeremy Erickson·October 26, 2017We list out some of the best bands / songs / music that existed before the Internet made finding and consuming both super easy and super overwhelming.Best of ListsFeaturedNostalgic Songs·9 mins read