“Is Hyperspace Inherently DISPOSABLE?”
Oh, how different of a time December of 2019 seems like now! This Beck album came on me out of nowhere (actually making me revamp my “best albums of the decade list” slightly) whilst my present ideal was Wilco’s Ode to Joy and those rocking Eat Fire Spring romps. And, while having proclaimed myself a … Read more“Is Hyperspace Inherently DISPOSABLE?”
“Taking Note of the Eternal Flame”
I used to not get the 2pac line “How can the devil take a brother if he’s close to me?” I remember when that song came out — I was a freshman in high school, doing freshman things in my comfortable, white upbringing. Hip-hop skill spoke through to me fine but some of the lyrical … Read more“Taking Note of the Eternal Flame”
“AFI’s Sing the Sorrow Still Stands as the Last Great Statement in American Punk Rock”
In 2003 I was in college and all of a sudden lot of people started talking about this AFI band. I envisioned them as kind of a snotty entity deliberately designed to pi** people off or make them uncomfortable, like their fellow Cali brethren NOFX and No Use for a Name. I was pleasantly surprised, … Read more“AFI’s Sing the Sorrow Still Stands as the Last Great Statement in American Punk Rock”
“Mapping the Musical Trajectory of Beck’s Career as Elliptical and Not Linear”
Something hit me recently about “Loser,” Beck’s big single from 1994 that put him on the map. It’s like a trick you can only do once. I mean, if an artist were to issue “Loser,” and then another song that was that overtly suicidal (obviously I know the lyrics are meant tongue-in-cheek but the very … Read more“Mapping the Musical Trajectory of Beck’s Career as Elliptical and Not Linear”
“Nothing Kanye West Said Was Antisemitic”
* “You have the right to free speech As long as you’re not dumb enough to actually try it” – The Clash .. Now, please let me preface this post by stating that, for a long time, Kanye West has been engulfed in a money grind the stature of which is something I can barely … Read more“Nothing Kanye West Said Was Antisemitic”
“The Creepiest Album I Could Think to Listen to on Halloween Was The Dandy Warhols’ Why You so Crazy.”
There’s typically a point in a listen to any Eminem album when you have a little conference with yourself and come to grips that you’re just existing in a dirty sort of realm. On The Slim Shady LP, this probably comes on “As the World Turns,” with Bizarre’s skit on “Amityville” probably accomplishing this task … Read more“The Creepiest Album I Could Think to Listen to on Halloween Was The Dandy Warhols’ Why You so Crazy.”