I was a bit drunk when I heard that Neil Peart had passed away. It was a Friday. I’d wrapped up work early, and I thought I’d have a Bloody Mary before hopping on the train to meet my two old roommates for dinner. For most of my train ride, I’d been engaged in a
It’s officially #WCW, when we honor some badass boss ladies in today’s music scene. Your Spotify playlist needs nurturing, and yes, I’M LOOKING AT YOU COACHELLA HEADLINERS! “No female headliners are you f*cking serious?!” *Chugs wine.* Here are the bangers you didn’t know you needed. Don’t worry, you can thank me later. Cue Olivia O’Brien:
Is there anyone on Earth with more grace and poise than Alicia Keys? On a difficult day of worldwide mourning she somehow managed to say the perfect thing in her beautiful opening tribute to the memory of Kobe Bryant and his daughter who tragically passed away this morning along with seven others. https://www.cbs.com/shows/grammys/video/JWThExn6TFIj3VuKAnu_A8QHDsl7did9/alicia-keys-pays-tribute-to-kobe-bryant-in-2020-grammy-awards-opening/ – EDIT:
In his autobiography, Miles Davis opined very specifically about what kind of music he likes, saying, “… I like raw shit, live, raunchy, get down, get back in the alley shit…” On their fifth LP, Gold & Grey, Baroness were most likely not making a conscious effort to please the late jazz titan. However, were
Anybody else feel old when you search for Jojo and this pops up: Instead of this: I’m scared. WE MUST NOT LET OUR ICONS DIE! What happened to our beloved Jojo? Where did she go? A battle with Jojo’s record label forced her into the abyss, and it’s our collective responsibility to bring this superstar
It was a summer’s eve in 2016 when I stumbled upon Anderson Paak, performing to a Paak-ed house at Coachella’s Mojave stage. Truth-be-told, I was chasing Kendrick Lamar. My entire weekend setlist revolved around where Kendrick might pop up, and once again, I was right. Sweat drenched and sardined between scantily clad festival goers, I
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2019 was a year brimming with new lyrical marvels each week, just waiting to splatter us with sound waves. Here are my top 35 songs of the year, bundled into a home. I put them in an order that could do their rhythm’s justice. This is a playlist of songs I love, in non-sequential order.
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