music commentary
Cameron Crowe’s Roadies is Basically a Baby Boomer’s Fantasy
John Colpitts (Oneida, Kid Millions) finds the show to be nostalgic, pandering and disingenuous about its core: anxiety about the boomer’s relevance.
Minor Victories’ Debut Album Reminded Michale Graves (formerly the Misfits) of Working with a Death Row Inmate
If you are able to make a higher sort of connection with the person you are being creative with, magic might happen.
Mitski’s Puberty 2 Captures the Love and Sadness of Growing up
Marissa Nadler can’t stop quoting her favorite lyrics from this summer standout.
Thin Lips’ Riff Hard Refuses to Let You Run from the Truth
Anika Pyle (Chumped, Katie Ellen) found the Philly band’s debut record to be almost too real.
Luke Haines Deems the Monkees’ Good Times! the Album of the Year
Sorry Radiohead. Sorry Bowie. It’s all about those fantastic Monkee voices.
Was Ariana Grande’s Feminist Twitter Manifesto More Dangerous Than Her Album?
Nite Jewel’s Ramona Gonzalez delves into Grande’s Dangerous Woman.
Terry Allen’s Juarez is an Ode to the Road that this Musician Finds Unnervingly Accurate
Haley Fohr (Circuit des Yeux) finds the parallels between touring and Allen’s classic concept album.
Luke Haines (the Auteurs, Black Box Recorder) Really Wanted to Like Richard Ashcroft’s These People
Sadly, it was cockless and weak as a runt child's piss.
Will Butler (Arcade Fire) Talks Radiohead’s A Moon Shaped Pool
He also drew some pictures to (literally) illustrate his thoughts on standout track, “True Love Waits.”
White Lung Breathes Life into Characters Both Dark and Bright on Paradise
Marissa Nadler talks some of the best modern lyrics she’s heard in ages.
On How Fandom Can Be a Lonely Business
Dale Eisinger has spent more than eight years waiting for Fog’s For Good. Is he the only one?
See the Coathangers’ Nosebleed Weekend in Manicure Form
Rapper/nail artist Clara Bizna$$ channels this record’s sassy yet grownup vibe into some sassy yet grownup nail art.
