Carminho Expresses Her Passion for Life Through Song
For Portuguese singer Carminho, fado is more than a genre of music; it’s a language through which she expresses her spiritual growth.
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20 Music Videos of the 1980s That Have Aged Well
In this installment of our retrospective of 1980s music videos, we focus on 20 promos that have, remarkably, stood the test of time.
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of November 2024
In November’s best metal, the Body corrode all sound, Defeated Sanity balance immediacy and complexity, and Djevel relish the Scandinavian black metal spirit.
The Blood Brothers’ ‘Crimes’ Retains Its Malevolent Relevance
The Blood Brothers Crimes is a pitch-black satire and critique of its time showing how little has changed. It would be depressing if the music weren’t thrilling.
The Dismemberment Plan’s Pre-millennial Tension: ‘Emergency & I’ at 25
Post-punk band the Dismemberment Plan’s Emergency & I is a landmark about loneliness, confusion, and isolation and how to bounce back from them.
Digging Deeper with Denver Emo Band A Place For Owls
Denver’s A Place For Owls discuss their new album, their relationship to emo, and the dual forces of suffering and hope in life and creative work.
The Rhythmic Remembrances of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas: “Attention spans are so short now. Records need a story to stand out from the rest. There is a deep intentionality in this record for me.”
20 Music Videos of the 1980s That Have Aged Terribly
These 1980s music videos have not aged well, bearing a distinctive look instantly tagging them as a product of their time
Spiritual Sonic Expression: An Interview with Surya Botofasina
Surya Botofasina’s new LP is a reflection on the Ashram where he was raised, which was founded by jazz legend Alice Coltrane. It is an exhilarating journey.
How Bob Dylan Reinvented the Blues Highway for Contemporary America
Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” captures America at the peak of the civil rights struggle when African Americans were forced to fight for a country that had left them impoverished and disenfranchised.
Alanis Morissette and the Division and Commodification of Women in 1990s Rock (excerpt)
This excerpt from the forthcoming book, Why Alanis Morissette Matters leaves a most righteous “trail of carnage” in its wake.
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of October 2024
In October’s best metal, Blood Incantation explore the cosmos, the Bug disfigures the techno sound, and Oranssi Pazuzu contine to transform.