

Deja Entendu: In Defense of Emo
originally published january 18th, 2019 Emo was an epochal yet fleeting moment in the meta-consciousness of American suburbia in the...


Quarantine the Quarantine: a Review of 4 Albums Getting Me Through This Shit
I've heard a lot of people say things like "ahh shit I was THIS close to getting my life together. thanks corona..." I have had a very...


"I Feel Bad For You. I Feel Bad For Me": Enjoying the Restless American Spirit of Kim Gord
Vibes: Unease, Restless, Cynicism, World-Weariness, Hypnotic, Gothic, Dark, Contemplative Similar Artists: The Pop Group, Suicide, The...


Life Without Buildings: An Ode to 'Childish' Singers, Short Lived Bands, and Hopeless Artist
The rise of the internet has fundamentally distorted how we experience music. Sure, it makes a vast archive of music's past available to...


My Mixtape to Emo
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/42zK5892y13w7BwIlHmej8 Is this Emo? Anyone who knows me will tell you that I'm the mixtape guy. In high...


The Replacements: Beer, Midwestern Culture, and Rock Rebellion
My favorite Replacements' songs: Today I wanted to talk about the Replacements and the ways they mean more than the number of records...


Cassette Culture and the Great American Mixtape
In finally settling in to discuss mixtapes, I wanted to write about something both historical and personal this time. For me the mixtape...


Simpsonwave, because Why the Hell Not?
So for the second blog post, I had a tough time finding the right sort of album, artist, genre, or cultural movement to write about. I...


Blonde on Blonde and Okey Dokey, a Review(?)
Also if you'd like a primer on country-rock, check out a playlist I made just for you Growing up in the early 2000s, when alternative...