Roy Orbison said it best when he sang, “crying, crying, crying, yeah crying, crying, over you,” because I am without a doubt shedding tears (of joy) for Ashnikko right now. This is the apex moment of any young artist’s level… Read More
Love is a terrifying, beautiful thing. On the one hand, it’s the most powerful feeling in the whole world. The kind that makes you want to give up everything in order to physically, emotionally, and intellectually devote yourself to another… Read More
In the early hours of 3 March 1991, George Holliday, a citizen of Los Angeles, California, filmed the arrest of Rodney King. Unbeknown to the four LAPD officers involved, Holliday’s camera captured an apprehension that saw 56 baton blows, six… Read More
Boyz II Men – “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” There is no better song that captures the tumultuous year of 1991 than Boyz II Men’s iconic cover of “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”. The dolorous… Read More
Don Bryant’s third full-length LP You Make Me Feel is one that does just that. Feel the opening salvo of horns and salvation on “Your Love Is to Blame”, soul-fired straight-right to the frontal lobe, the first of a one-two… Read More
There are a lot of threes in rock and roll. There are lots of groovy three-piece bands, like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer. There are lots of wonderful triple albums, including the original Woodstock soundtrack,… Read More
Though it seems contradictory to search for the ethereal in genres as utterly human-made as synthwave and video game soundtracks, there’s no shortage of modern artists doing just that and succeeding. Independent artists mainly drove the vaporwave craze that peaked… Read More
Synesthesia is a condition where a second sense is triggered in unison with another. The most common example is seeing colors upon listening to music. Sure, smells have a taste and tastes have a smell, but I don’t think those… Read More
It’s a strange world where Jason Mraz becomes a target of critical derision. Granted, “I’m Yours” became the earworm of 2008 and followed the trajectory of summer hit to overplayed single in due course.Yet it’s his positivity, laid out in… Read More
It feels inaccurate to call Phoebe Bridgers’ latest record, the consistently great Punisher, her sophomore album. Doing so brushes over two significant releases — 2018’s boygenius, an EP alongside Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus that plays to all three of… Read More