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Tag: music commentary

Power Pop Is Camp

Music
By Mo Troper | November 3, 2021
By Mo Troper | November 3, 2021

Power Pop Is Camp

Mo Troper offers a treatise on the hotly debated subgenre.

Deerhoof’s New Record is the Antidote For All Our Troubles

Music
By Eric Slick | October 27, 2021
By Eric Slick | October 27, 2021

Deerhoof’s New Record is the Antidote For All Our Troubles

Eric Slick (Dr. Dog) on the magic of Actually, You Can.

What Count Me In Gets Wrong About the History of Drumming

Music
By John Colpitts | October 20, 2021
By John Colpitts | October 20, 2021

What Count Me In Gets Wrong About the History of Drumming

John Colpitts reviews the new Netflix doc.

New York, New Music, 1980-1986

Music
By John Colpitts | September 1, 2021
By John Colpitts | September 1, 2021

New York, New Music, 1980-1986

John Colpitts’s review of the new Museum of the City of New York show.

HXXS Has Zero Interest in Coddling You

Music
By Sam Goblin | August 19, 2021
By Sam Goblin | August 19, 2021

HXXS Has Zero Interest in Coddling You

Sam Goblin (Mister Goblin) on how CHANNELER could change the way you anticipate music.

Woodstock ’99, or How To Do a USA in Late Capitalism

Music
By Greg Saunier | August 10, 2021
By Greg Saunier | August 10, 2021

Woodstock ’99, or How To Do a USA in Late Capitalism

Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) on late capitalism, Limp Bizkit, and the polarizing new doc.

Strange Negotiations Is a Record About Small Compromises

Music
By Caleb Cordes | June 1, 2021
By Caleb Cordes | June 1, 2021

Strange Negotiations Is a Record About Small Compromises

Caleb Cordes (Sinai Vessel) on the 10th anniversary of David Bazan’s “hard-hitting” album.

Richard Thompson Isn’t Just a Boomer Folk-Rock Guitar God

Music
By Kip Berman | May 25, 2021
By Kip Berman | May 25, 2021

Richard Thompson Isn’t Just a Boomer Folk-Rock Guitar God

Kip Berman (The Natvral) dives deep into the folk legend’s new memoir.

Celebrating 20 Years of India.Arie’s Acoustic Soul

Music
By Personal Space | March 25, 2021
By Personal Space | March 25, 2021

Celebrating 20 Years of India.Arie’s Acoustic Soul

Personal Space’s Jesse Chevan makes a case for the neo-soul album’s renaissance.

Revisited: I Guess a 30-Year-Old Beastie Boys Record Is My Best Friend Now?

Music
By Josh Gondelman | December 25, 2020
By Josh Gondelman | December 25, 2020

Revisited: I Guess a 30-Year-Old Beastie Boys Record Is My Best Friend Now?

Writer and comedian Josh Gondelman on his deep love of Paul's Boutique, an NYC album that has added resonance during the pandemic.

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