Category: Thoughts, Essays, Etc.
Diversion and Perversion: Some Thoughts on Reactions to Ethel Cain and Her Latest EP
I don’t think of Ethel Cain as a pop star, but it seems that some people do or at least want to. I’m not the first to note her complicated
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Favourite Releases of 2024
My favourite albums, EPs, and demos from the past year. List is unranked because I’m a coward. … Continue readingFavourite Releases of 2024
Favourite Songs of 2024
My favourite songs of the year … Continue readingFavourite Songs of 2024
Zine Announcement: Our Application to Heaven
A couple friends and I just launched a zine, and our first issue is now available to read in paper copy. … Continue readingZine Announcement: Our Application to Heaven
“Never Let Your Guard Down”: Volume, Emotion, and Destroying the Voice to be Heard
Unless you’ve also spent probably too much time on the internet exploring the intricacies of various niche punk rock subgenres, the words “screamo” or “emoviolence” might mean nothing to you,
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MP3 Archaeology: Rook Milo – 4 Horsemen Shop Sounds Mix
4HorsemenShop · 4 Horsemen Shop Sounds by Rook Milo Some things last a long time. Some things don’t last as long as you thought they would. Some things that you
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Long on the Song: UGK – One Day (Chopped and Screwed)
A closer look into what makes one of the greatest hip hop songs ever so compelling … Continue readingLong on the Song: UGK – One Day (Chopped and Screwed)
What’s Really Good: September 1, 2023
The school year is right around the corner. With coursework and a couple jobs lined up for the next eight months or so, it’s highly possible that my activity on
Just Throwing This Out There: Thoughts on Concert Behaviour, Fandom, and the Musician as “Star”
Like many people, I’ve found the recent trend of fans throwing objects at musicians to be fascinating and bizarre. It happened to Steve Lacy. It happened to Drake. It happened