Maybe it's because I'm a child of the 1990s and came of age at a time when people were trying to make music that sounded like it was the future (because the future was "now"), but one of my new-music-bloodhound tendencies is to seek
Ah, another edition of Music Moots, where I ask someone I know (either from IRL or URL) to recommend me a song they've been listening to lately, and then I listen to it and I write about it. Fion, aka sadstab, is an artist, tattoo artist, record store
We all know what music is. One way to think about music is "a collection of sounds that happen over the course of some period of time." But some of those sounds at certain periods of time are especially interesting, and this type of blog post — a music
"You are a human being and you deserve this." So intones saxophonist Justin Comer before kicking off a performance...a live performance...a live jazz performance...a live experimental jazz performance...a live experimental jazz performance in Iowa City this past spring, as part of ensemble BCJsPs. “Thanks,
While visiting the Frogtown Flea Market recently, I found myself sitting outside at Zebulon, sipping a delicious Diet Coke and scrolling through Zebulon's upcoming show calendar to see if anything looked groovy. One promo photo stopped me in my tracks: it was of The Side Eyes, a band
Going to the beach is one of the best things in life. My ideal beach strategy in NYC involved packing snacks (some combination of healthy [hummus/vegetables, or simply some fruits] and unhealthy [sea salt kettle chips for a meta flavour experience]) and a flask of vodka, going to Coney
I moved to Los Angeles five weeks ago, and I still kind of can't believe it. I am a New York City garbage weed that has been transplanted into the California chapparal, every day is all smiley-faced sun and taco trucks and cacti on every street corner. I
When I saw Macon, Georgia rapper jak the act sharing his new album in the Alternative's Discord, I was intrigued. I pressed play on the opening track "Have A Seat" and after a twinkling, tour guide intro, he went in: "Named one of my cats
Yesterday I blogged about Sheffield band ABC, today I blog about Sheffield band Forum Friends! I interviewed them for The Alternative and their self-titled album is out today and I really dig it. Forum Friends are named Forum Friends because they are friends who met on a forum. Literally, they
Last week I went to see Asteroid City with some buds. It was a great movie. I was going to go home and tweet "if you don't like Wes Anderson, fuck you" and then I decided not to do that (so I'm blogging it
Friends, it's been a short and strange trip, watching The Idol. This show, despite being only five episodes in length in its first season, has revealed so much to me about The Way We All Watch Television Now. We have the moral panic zone, where if you depict
Fall Out Boy released a new rendition of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire" today. Is this a tongue-in-cheek joke band ploy a la Weezer's cover of "Africa"? A cheap grab at social media watercooler chatter status that will