Category: Culture

Going into this year’s albums of the year list, I knew two things for certain: I wanted a list of at least 20, but I could only name five off the top of my head that were absolute locks to ...

Going into this year’s albums of the year list, I knew two things for certain: I wanted a list of at least 20, but I could only name five off the top of my head that were absolute locks to ...

It happens to me almost every year – I fret that I’ve only been listening to the same five artists on repeat, and that I won’t be able to put together another Top Songs or Albums of the Year list. ...

It happens to me almost every year – I fret that I’ve only been listening to the same five artists on repeat, and that I won’t be able to put together another Top Songs or Albums of the Year list. ...

Way back in 2021, Politics Editor Lars Emerson and I launched Watching Mates, a podcast that discussed the films we thought best represented each post-war presidency. The final episode, about the then nascent Biden administration, dropped in February of 2022, ...

Week 15 Week 16

Cover music long enough, and you come to accept that there are plenty of artists that will never make the big time – they’re too harsh, too niche, too goofy, too intense. But every once and a while you come ...

Oh, it seems like just yesterday, but it was really last summer when Drake was on top of the world. I had gone to see him at Capital One Arena and it was probably one of the most energy laden ...

There might not be a hotter indie rock subgenre among the Zoomers than shoegaze. For whatever reason, the under 28 crowd is flocking to bands whaling away at ludicrously distorted guitars, abusing their whammy bars, and cloaking their vocals deep ...

Just like I’ve done a few times before, I’m writing about two weeks in one post: Week 10  Week 11

I kept hearing from news outlets that Tyler, the Creator’s new album CHROMAKOPIA was going to be released on Monday, October 27 instead of the now typical new release date of Friday, and thatTyler stated he watned people to “live ...

We’re breaking down two weeks in one post again today… Week 5 Week 6