Retro Review / Run D.M.C.’s Proud to be Black: A Groundbreaking Hip Hop Track from the 80s.
One of the most socially activist hip hop records ever made was Public Enemy’s 1988 record It Takes a NationContinue Reading
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Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter Tour 2024: The Lightening and Rain Could not Stop the Love
There were threats of the show being cancelled, but after a two hour delay the lightening and rain stopped…because evenContinue Reading
Being Dead’s Van Goes: Austin Indie Punk Goes Surfing
Being Dead is a very difficult band to describe. They are mainly a duo made of Falcon Bitch (Juli Keller)Continue Reading
Retro Review / Evanescence’s My Immortal: Amy Lee’s Gothic Metal Opera
For me, Fallen by Evanescence is on the short list of historic metal records. In a 2000’s metal landscape dominatedContinue Reading
Retro Review / Living Colour’s Cult of Personality: Bringing Punk to the Masses
Before bands like Ministry, Nine Inch Nails and Nirvana broke through and conquered radio pop with punk / industrial music,Continue Reading
Tyler the Creator’s Chromakopia: A Kaleidoscopic Masterpiece
I have not written an album review in some time. The last one may have been Taylor Swift’s The TorturedContinue Reading
Tyler the Creator’s Noid: Channeling his Inner Taylor Swift
Tyler the Creator’s new record Chromakopia is one of the most anticipated records of 2024 and will be the focusContinue Reading
Missy Higgins’ The Second Act: The Rebirth of an Australian Singer Songwriter
In Australian indie folk / singer songwriter circles, Missy Higgins is royalty. She burst onto the scene as a teenagerContinue Reading
King Stingray’s Cat 5 (Cyclone): A Surfy Aussie Thrill Ride
Aussie band King Stingray is braking new musical ground with its fusion of classic surf rock structures with Indigenous instrumentsContinue Reading
Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso: The Summer Hit of 2024
Every year there is a big song of the summer. Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) was that summer hit song,Continue Reading
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