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Dec 7, 2020
2020: The Year in Tiers - The Worst
With the unrelenting shitshow that 2020 bestowed upon us, it's hard to really pinpoint the lowest of lows. But for me, I think I'll...
Jun 5, 2020
Top 10 Hip Hop Duos of All Time
With both Armand Hammer and Run the Jewels releasing new albums this week, we decided to tackle the Top 10 Best Hip Hop Duos of All Time....
Nov 22, 2019
The Best Albums of 2019: The Top 10
We've finally arrived at the top tier of this year's releases. The Top 10 Records of 2019. The best of the best, undisputed heavyweight...
Nov 21, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2019: The Runners Up
The Second Tier is made up of some truly remarkable records but still aren't quite the best of the best. These are the runner ups. The...
Nov 21, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2019: The Middle
This third tier introduces us to a solid crop of releases that are average or slightly above. These are mostly good records that just...
Nov 19, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2019: Nic Cage
Tier 4 is full of albums that aren't terrible by any means but aren't really that good either. These are records with some entertaining...
Nov 18, 2019
The Best (and Worst) Albums of 2019: The Bottom Tier
With the overwhelming abundance of media being released every passing year, it's hard to definitively say what the absolute best and...
Oct 18, 2019
"Songs You'll Never Sing" by PHONY
It seems like we've been caught in this phase of '90s grunge worship of the late emo revival for a bit. With acts like Rozwell Kid and...
Jul 2, 2019
"Cosmic Thrill Seekers" by Prince Daddy and the Hyena
Let me just start but saying I fucking love this record. But I have to admit, at first listen, I was expecting a little more from "Cosmic...
Jul 2, 2019
"Bandana" by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
A sequel 5 years in the making, there's no getting around how much anticipation has been swirling for Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's return....
May 31, 2019
"ZUU" by Denzel Curry
Denzel Curry has been one of the hottest up and comers in hip hop for some time now and after last year's "TA13OO" I really wasn't...
May 31, 2019
"Natural, Everyday Degradation" by Remo Drive
Remo Drive burst onto the scene in 2017 with their debut record "Greatest Hits" which introduced an infectious blend of indie-pop hooks...
May 30, 2019
Top 10 Music Biopics (that will probably never get made but kinda should)
This week sees the release of the latest landmark musician to receive the biopic treatment - Elton John in Rocketman. And with the recent...
May 24, 2019
"Heavy Banding" by Slingshot Dakota
Slingshot Dakota is a tough band to pin down and with "Heavy Banding" it feels like they're using that to their advantage rather than...
May 24, 2019
"The Furnaces of Palingenesia" by Deathspell Omega
Picking right up where they left off with 2016's criminally underrated "The Synarchy of Molten Bones", Deathspell Omega return with...
May 22, 2019
"I Am Easy to Find" by The National
While Rolling Stone continues to gush over Vampire Weekend as the last surviving indie rock giants, The National shows you why they're...
May 17, 2019
"IGOR" by Tyler, the Creator
I don't know if any major label debut has been accompanied by the kind of hype that Tyler's "Goblin" carried with it in the modern era of...
May 10, 2019
"Here Comes the Cowboy" by Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco has become somewhat of a mythical hipster icon over the past couple of years. His mixture of wavy synth undertones, ultra dry...
May 3, 2019
"Fake Blood" by Heart Attack Man
Fake Blood starts off simple enough, with a fairly formulaic power-pop blend of simplistic heavy guitars underlying vocals that sound...
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