Similarities between the apartheid system in South Africa (from 1948 to the early 1990s), and the “Jim Crow” era in America, (late 19th and early Continue Reading
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The 10 Best Cream Songs
Here’s my take on the ten best Cream songs. This list is offered with one caveat: it’s mostly going to avoid the ones everyone knows, Continue Reading
Nancy Sinatra's Outstanding Music Is Re-Released on 'Start Walkin' 1965-1976'
Nancy Sinatra consistently released outstanding records during 1965-1976, the period from which this double vinyl anthology was drawn, but critics consistently underrated her. Because of Continue Reading
Why Work Doesn't Work
Sarah Jaffe, the author of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt (2016), recently released a new book in her body of “class war” work. In Work Continue Reading
Top 20 Hip-Hop Bangers To Add To Your 2021 Playlist
Adding this list of 20 tracks to your 2021 playlist will ensure you have the most trendy hip-hop banger music to enjoy this year (so Continue Reading
Nazanin Shares Her Marvelous Vocals On New Single “Red Light”
NYC-based singer-songwriter Nazanin, of Persian-Jewish descent, has just followed-up on her debut single “Infatuation” with a new release, “Red Light.” She hits the sweet spot Continue Reading
Visionary Rapper Rowe Rowe Is The Creator Of The New Spotify Playlist Chill Vibes
LA-based visionary rapper Rowe Rowe is also the creator of a trending playlist on Spotify named Chill Vibes. His initiative has been praised by industry Continue Reading
Famish Release Lo-Fi Bedroom Pop Debut EP “Famished”
Famish is a new project from Dominik Kozacek that began from the frustration and bitterness of pandemic-induced isolation. Joined by Miette Esteb, Nathan Clark, and Continue Reading
K Michelle DuBois Relies on 'Fever' Pitch for Striking Return (interview + premiere)
It seems entirely appropriate that Atlanta alternative/indie rocker K Michelle DuBois is surrounded by a fortress of cardboard containers on 27 January while chatting about Continue Reading
Danny Kaye Is the Most Motley Fool Ever in 'The Court Jester'
The Court Jester (1956), a just-about-perfect example of a Danny Kaye vehicle, arrives on Blu-ray for the first time in the Paramount Presents line. It’s Continue Reading
The 10 Best Wynton Marsalis Albums
Trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis: love him or resent him. But Marsalis is one of the most prolific instrumentalists of the last 40 years. A Continue Reading
James Yorkston's 'The Wide, Wide River' Is Warm, Cozy, and Expansive
By the time he released The Route to the Harmonium in 2019, Scottish folksinger James Yorkston had long transcended the humble troubadour spirit of his Continue Reading
Depeche Mode's Martin Gore Gets Primal on 'The Third Chimpanzee'
The conventional wisdom on Martin Gore’s role in Depeche Mode is well-established. Gore is the primary songwriter, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and guitar player. Continue Reading
Foo Fighters Hit the Dance Floor on 'Medicine at Midnight'
KISS released their Dynasty album on 23 May 1979. The band incorporated disco rhythms and pop melodies into the songs, resulting in a huge hit Continue Reading
Philip B. Price Wonders If We're "Scarred For Life" (premiere)
Oceans Hiding in Oceans is the latest release from acclaimed singer-songwriter Philip B. Price. The album arrives on 19 February via Signature Sounds, following his Continue Reading
Greek Women Are Mighty Lively in Haynes' Pandora's Jar
Recent decades have seen myriad ‘retellings’ of classical mythology centering women protagonists. Bestsellers like Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (2006); Madeline Miller’s Circe (2018); Pat Barker’s Continue Reading
Giacomo Sartori's 'Bug' Melds Whimsy and Substance
Giacomo Sartori is adept at creating worlds that are difficult to characterize. In his prior novel, I Am God (2019), he created a world in Continue Reading
Rare Monk Release New Album “Never Really Over”
Following singles ‘Statistic Vandals’ and ‘Goodbye’, Portland-based indie rock outfit Rare Monk shares their new album, Never Really Over. Written in the years prior to Continue Reading
What You Want, Baby, Aretha's Got It
It was only with Aretha Franklin’s death in 2018 that the American public — prompted to listen to her songs that we hadn’t heard in Continue Reading
Good Bison's 'Scattered Storms' Is Positively Sun-Splashed
The debut EP from the Pablo Alvarez project Good Bison is titled Scattered Storms, but a more accurate name for it might be Not-So-Scattered Sunshine. Continue Reading