Power Pop Is Camp
By Mo Troper | November 3, 2021
Power Pop Is Camp
Mo Troper offers a treatise on the hotly debated subgenre.
Tag: music commentary
Deerhoof’s New Record is the Antidote For All Our Troubles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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.