MF DOOM has died and it feels unreal because just Wednesday morning I was playing some songs off Madvillainy…
Music Essays
Lana Del Rey: So Far, So Great
I ended up liking Lana a lot more than I originally expected: Lana Del Rey: So Far, So Great
3 Songs That Changed My Life
The first full album I ever listened to on my own was The Beatles’ White Album. It was the next natural step in my Fab 4 fandom at the time, having already obsessed over their most familiar hits. “It is… Read More ›
3 Hip-Hop Artists That Keep It Vital
My new piece on 2010s hip-hop: 3 Hip-Hop Artists That Keep It Vital Pictures taken from this excellent website.
How Aerosmith Got Me Into Music
There’s this scene in the TV-show Freaks and Geeks where Daniel, the thoroughly charismatic high-school outcast, has one of those days in which everything seems to go wrong. After getting into fights with both his mother and his girlfriend he… Read More ›
Why Guns N’ Roses Have Stood the Test of Time
I think we can all admit a good percent of 1980s music has not dated well. At all. When looking back at the decade, one can see a clear distinction between the mainstream and the underground, definitely more than in… Read More ›
How Kanye West Makes Me Enjoy Artists I Normally Wouldn’t
After all the hype and anti-hype dies down, after all the in-the-moment shocking moves and statements lose their relevance, what will we be left with is simply great music. This is a general rule – many artists that we now… Read More ›
Double Albums: Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?
If you’ve ever been on a forum of a band who has released a double album, you’ll definitely be familiar with those topics that involve fans compiling their own single album out of the whole material. And I’ve played this… Read More ›
A Band I Understand, But Don’t Like
Let’s get a few things straight first: I’m not here to talk about bands that I consider overrated. That would imply that I don’t think their music is as good as its fans/critics make it out to be and that… Read More ›
3 Reasons Why You Should Listen To The Ramones
Not being such a big punk guy, I didn’t really expect to like the Ramones much. The occasional song I’d heard didn’t convince me either. However, I decided to give their debut an open-minded listen at some point, because…well, because how… Read More ›
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