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Dima Midborn and The Secrecy Reviewed
January 23, 2025
Dima Midborn – Cher Vivo
The history of the world is dominated by clubs, societies, and fraternities, all filled with people wearing the same funny hats. Histories had no room for tall poppies and no acceptance for those who didn’t conform to the rules and went…
VIDA and Stale Reviewed
January 22, 2025
VIDA – Jump in Whole
There’s a kid right now in a bedroom somewhere that’s just created a barricade around the front door. Whenever that kid’s able to keep the mom and dad from entering by brute force, whenever they’re able to avoid doing homework, eating…
Dead Horse and GiGi Abbott Reviewed
December 26, 2024
Dead Horse – Silver Spoons
Success in the music world has hardly ever been achieved fairly and squarely. And now that there’s not much left to share, only a fool would leave it up to chance when they could call upon a rich father or wealthy patron to do the trick…
Avalanche Party and Bethlehem Casuals Reviewed
December 13, 2024
Avalanche Party – Shake The Slack
Nothing is more unpredictable than a large congregation of people brought together by pleasure. A dance floor can quickly turn into a riot, and a protest easily shifts into a revolution. People who know this and who’ve learned to…
DIAMØND SNAKE and David Delbridge Reviewed
December 2, 2024
DIAMØND SNAKE – V.
Expect the unexpected is no longer a viable option. If Alfred Hitchcock was still around and making movies, the great English director would need to alter his strategies. Sure, he’d likely still be able to find great ideas. But the element of…
SKLOSS and Notre Noise Reviewed
November 26, 2024
SKLOSS – The Pattern Speaks
It’s a year when most countries have hosted elections. We’ve learned a lot, and because of that, most of us are brokenhearted. But it’s not the politicians or the system pushing behind them that ought to surprise us. That’s never…
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - “Henry’s Dream” Reviewed and Revisited
November 22, 2024
Nick Cave, early into his career, presented himself as a demon with style. His band, The Bad Seeds, were the devils tasked with doing his bidding. The band’s recordings and live shows contained violence, and Cave sang words like a preacher talking straight out of The…
Motherhood and Lazy Daze Reviewed
November 21, 2024
Motherhood – Grow High
Nobody owns anything anymore. Regular folks don’t own the computer software they use; they use a carsharing app to go to work and live in a house that they rent out. It’s bad for the big guys, too. Where once they could hold a stranglehold…
figaro and Supermodel Reviewed
November 19, 2024
figaro – All I Know
For a few years now, music fans on the internet have had a new obsession with obscure 80s music. But it’s not just the songs that failed to reach the top of the charts that thrill them. It’s the songs that nobody knows anything about other…