| TV on the Radio’s “Seeds” and the Content Journey | November 25, 2014 |
Brian Josephs still thinks “DLZ” was that “heat for the streets.” It’s tough describing TV on the Radio without bordering hyperbole. For almost a decade, the group has been making very familiar, yet complex concepts — death, love, carnal fucking — an articulate focus through a sonic expanse. Rock is a genre of catharsis and […]
The Curious Case of the Chain-Less 3 Migos
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: The Civil War of Parquet Courts and “Content Nausea” | November 19, 2014 |
Douglas Martin examines the band with more aliases than Method Man, Parquet Courts, and their new album as their pseudonym Parkay Quarts
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Grouper “Ruins” | November 14, 2014 |
Douglas Martin pines over the latest dish from Liz Harris' pseudonym
| The Corrections: Choubi Choubi! “Folk & Pop Sounds From Iraq” | November 13, 2014 |
Pete Holslin revisits the Sublime Frequencies re-issue of Iraq's technicolor compilation
| Think Big, Win Big, Lose Big: Serengeti “KD LP III” | November 12, 2014 |
Paul Thompson cooks brats and curses Shaq while listening to the new Serengeti record
In light of his reissue on LA Club Resource, a look at forgotten Memphis rap pioneer, Shawty Pimp
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Iceage Plows Into a Brave New World | November 10, 2014 |
Something's still rotten in Denmark.
| Wiley climbs ladders, mostly avoids Snakes on new album | November 10, 2014 |
On Snakes and Lad.ders, Grime’s godfather bats way above average, delivering an album that stays true to the sound he’s created while celebrating its success.
| The Apocalyptic Funk of The Budos Band | November 4, 2014 |
Peter Holslin subsists entirely on decaf and Halloween candy. One of these days somebody needs to put together a Venn diagram outlining the similarities between doom metal and psychedelic soul. From a superficial standpoint these two genres seem completely different, but there’s a lot more overlap than you might expect. They both have roots in […]
