Holly Herndon – Movement (RVNG Intl.)
Movement is an auditory feast. It’s no Bob Dylan but then John Lennon was no Kraftwerk, you know what I mean?
A list of 20+ performances that have shocked
I drew the line at coprophilia.
Neil Young covers 'God Save The Queen'. Yes, that Neil Young. Yes, that 'God Save The Queen'
Nice drumming. Nice backing vox.
Ignorant Fantasies | Race and Class Delusions From David Thomas
The fantasy world that David Thomas inhabits reeks of privilege and conceit. Perhaps I expected a bit more intelligence, a bit more individuality, a bit more adventurousness to his thinking. Then again, he is a white middle-class American male. We can’t expect too much.
Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery (Hot Charity/XL)
There’s a righteousness at the heart of these songs, a riveting freedom that makes Contemporary Indie — cute, smug, obvious, self-obsessed, eager to please — seem hilariously and stupidly irrelevant.
Why Pop Music Matters (No Matter What Age You Are)
Pop outflanked all of its critics by making them extreme traditionalists or anti-populist cranks.
THE ALTERNATE REVIEW: The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions (Capitol)
The Smile Sessions is a candle made out of wax collected from the melted wings of Icarus
why Bob Dylan is wrong
I guess Bob Dylan broke one of your rules.
Both Sides, Now! – How Women are Denied Universal Appeal as Songwriters
Men demand that women be natural and unaffected, and nowhere more so than in the world of music.
