If their trio of albums have taught us anything, it’s that Killer Mike and El-P are fired up. Actually, “fired up” might not even be a strong enough term – these guys are downright angry. Not since Zach de la Roche’s charged-up vocals on those ire-filled Rage Against the Machine albums in the early 90s… Continue reading 35 – Run the Jewels
The year was 2014 – riots flooded the streets of Ferguson, MO in retaliation to the shooting death of Michael Brown, the United States finally resumed diplomatic relations with Cuba, Justin Bieber was famously arrested for driving under the influence in Miami and one of the most auspicious young indie bands in the world, Smith… Continue reading 34 – Whitney
Imagine, folks – the future! Picture a world where we don’t see any of those big antennae hanging off the side of our neighbor’s homes, because they pay $7.99/month for commercial-free digital services instead. Our cell phones are hardly phones, more like little tiny computers capable of everything from doing taxes to recording music.… Continue reading 33 – Podcasts
HO HO HO everyone! We made it, the holiday season is finally upon us! For weeks, we’ve been subjected to near-constant, nausea-inducing advertising on our television and billboards on the drive home. Each day, we’ve been fighting a losing battle as we try to avoid picking at the leftover food delivered to each of… Continue reading 32 – Christmas Songs
2017! What a YEAR ladies and gentlemen… We laughed, we cried, we bought fidget spinners and blinded ourselves by staring at the solar eclipse. Some people probably did all four of those things at the same time. We’re rounding home here and heading into the holiday season which means one thing: lists! Yes folks, it’s… Continue reading 31 – Favorite Albums of 2017
LCD Soundsystem is a textbook example of a band who has found unlikely music super-stardom. Nothing about the group and their rise to glory has been traditional in the slightest. The songs themselves, often 6 or 7 minutes in length, alternate between electronic, riff-driven dance and noisy punk rock. Their blend of… Continue reading 30 – LCD Soundsystem
Gotta love October! Fall (not autumn. DON’T YOU DARE CALL IT AUTUMN) is upon us folks – the leaves are starting to change colors, pants and jackets are replacing shorts and flip flops, football season is in full swing and overpriced pumpkin spice lattes are being ordered by every girl in our great… Continue reading 29 – Halloween
