Des Moines, Iowa, has long been best known to Midwesterners for its luxurious truck stops and proliferation of corporate restaurants, which line the fertile interstate terrain that wraps itself like a thick blanket around the city’s fringes. There is also,… Read More
Like Prop Joe in his last moments, I found myself at a loss for words as the static shot of the Baltimore city skyline faded into black at the end of “—30—”, the series finale of The Wire. (Or as… Read More
Last year, Fat White Family and Sleaford Mods took a few shots at fellow Brits IDLES, accusing them of appropriating a "working class voice" (Sleaford Mods) and calling them "self neutering middle class boobs" (Lias Saoudi of Fat White Family).… Read More
Not that you need reminding, if you're anything like us, but Election Day, on Tuesday, November 3, is drawing nearer, and it can't be overstated how crucial your vote is. To vote, of course, you need to be registered, and… Read More
Rolling Stone originally published their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list in 2003, and then updated it in 2012, but now they've entirely redone the list from scratch. The new list was voted on by over 300 artists, producers,… Read More
The first beats of “Ngavele Ngagaxela” are crisp and bare; the vocals atop them nimble and bold. Such straightforward musical bones are the foundation of Durban-based Phelimuncasi’s signature brand of gqom, a plugged-in musical genre with minimalist aesthetics and high… Read More
We are currently living in unusual times. The only sane response is to get strange. The Band of Heathens understand this and have taken things a bit further. Hence their latest record is called Stranger, which contains ten weirdly wonderful… Read More
Sevyn Streeter is right up my street, and has stayed there ever since 2013’s standout “It Won’t Stop.” Scratch that: since her RichGirl days. He ain’t wit me now (tho), nor is she with that group anymore, so. Sevyn’s not… Read More
Emo veterans Motion City Soundtrack went on hiatus after a farewell tour in 2016, and then frontman Justin Courtney Pierre launched a solo career in 2018, but the hiatus (fortunately) didn't last, and Motion City Soundtrack embarked on a "don't… Read More
Chris Smither’s latest LP, More from the Levee, will be released on 2 October. Produced by David “Goody” Goodrich, the collection is material primarily culled from sessions for the veteran singer-songwriter’s last collection, 2014’s Still on the Levee. That acclaimed… Read More