Hello and welcome! For those reading my column for the first time, these monthly playlists which I’m re-visiting (and continuing to create) came about as a result of an idea I had back in January of 2010: an idea that woud see me create one 80 minute playlist a month. The reason for doing this
Welcome to 2+2 with BPMHill and George Folz. Thanks for coming back or joining in for the first time and hope you will continue to check out our posts through the year. We’re expecting a lot of new tracks/albums to come from the summer through fall 2021 as bands start to unleash what they’ve been
There’s something old-school about MyKey. Maybe it’s the fact he doesn’t really know how TikTok works, despite being on the Gen Z cusp age of 24 (and almost 25). Or maybe it’s because when he hops on our video call, he informs me that he’s on his grocery store weekly tour, checking out what four
Philly native and Nashville lingerer Ben Kessler is making indie pop music that melds two inherent truths of today: as humans, we are looking inwards more than ever before, while in music, our sonic landscape continues to push boundaries with digitized, vibe-y production. Fold one into the other, or vice versa, and that’s the avenue
Hello and welcome! For those reading my column for the first time, these monthly playlists which I’m re-visiting (and continuing to create) came about as a result of an idea I had back in January of 2010: an idea that woud see me create one 80 minute playlist a month. The reason for doing this
It’s no surprise that hyperpop has manifested itself as more than just a maximalist, torqued-up version of pop. The genre has found a way to merge with alt, hip-hop and punk sounds, among others, perhaps most notably by artists like 100 gecs working with Fall Out Boy, or via the emo musings of newer names
STORY TIME: So, I’m out here in my hometown of Chicago (Go Bears) and it’s been a little wild. It’s Saint Patrick’s Day weekend, and people are getting “Fuck the Monarchy” drunk. If there’s anything you need to know about Chicago during the month of March it’s that we love dying shit green and getting
I was scrolling through my iTunes (‘member?) and came across some old bangers. ‘Chi Don’t Dance’ – BBU When I was in college we overplayed this to DEEAAAAAAATH. I forgot how hard this goes. ‘Oh! (The Good Girls Gone Gooder)’ – Miro Belle I have a special bond with this song, because it was in
Hello and welcome! Damn… haven’t missed a post here since last year, but it was SO, SO, NICE yesterday that I had to walk for about 3+ hours, and… well. In any case, for those reading my column for the first time, these monthly playlists which I’m re-visiting (and continuing to create) came about as
Dasha is BACK in the music game with this gorgeous new track ‘Just Us Two’, and I’m down! If you’re not familiar, Dasha Dorlandt amassed a loyal and not insignificant-sized fanbase almost ten years ago with a series of covers on YouTube, and her fanbase, especially in Korea, has been eagerly awaiting her return. Seriously,