samuel sandoval tells you everything in ‘current pretender’
this has been a long time coming for Samuel Sandoval. it's so easy to say that an album has been a "lifetime in the making"; art comes from influences (known,…
this has been a long time coming for Samuel Sandoval. it's so easy to say that an album has been a "lifetime in the making"; art comes from influences (known,…
this one is different. let's break the rules and judge this book by its cover. Reduction Plan's (Ae) Maeth has a captivating photograph donning its front sleeve: a larger-than-life explosion, a…
here's a record that has me thinking a lot about performance. as i write this, it is just a day after Sarah Golley's release festival for her new album, As We…
if all art is communication (or all communication, art) it is interesting to think about the seemingly arbitrary languages we have made for ourselves. in the same way that vocal…
any time i have a conversation with someone about Mandala (stylized as "mandala."), it's only a matter of minutes until their fans get brought up. their fans -- the fandalas…
it's not just what you say, but how you say it. yeah, that might seem like obvious advice, but you'll often hear people argue [me included] about "style" and "substance",…
listening to Mercy Choir's great new album Upturned in Everest has had me thinking a lot about what the phrase "DIY" means. the album was written, arranged, performed, recorded, and…
ceschi's second album of 2019 is a wild, beautiful detonation of genre and style.
yeah -- this is the second eel people post this week. you got a problem with that? just two days ago, i posted about eel people's new ep and new…
one of my favorite quotes* ever comes from roger ebert: "...for me, the movies are like a machine that generates empathy. it lets you understand a little bit more about…