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Isn't it crazy that not a single person on Earth's life is exactly how it was a year ago? 2020 has taken a lot from us, all of us. Nobody is unscathed by this tsunami-sized, somehow-flaming-hot-and-ice-cold (much like a Hot Pocket), tipped-over-port-o-potty, disaster of a year. I could wax unpoetically about how outrageously hard this … Continue reading Top 20 Albums of 2020
By Bryce Horowitz If you haven't heard of the band "Glass Animals", then get on it! I hadn't heard of them till this past weekend in Chicago. I was just chilling on a boat with my boy Matt Robinson when this song came on and I knew from the beginning that there was something special … Continue reading Glass Animals Are On Fire
With normalcy tough to find these days, it helps to be able to turn on the television and watch some of the best athletes in the world dunk, shoot and pass our worries away for a couple hours. That's why I was glued to my TV last night as Zion, LeBron and even Alex Caruso … Continue reading Welcome Back Basketball!
Bedroom-pop teenage wunderkind Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell just released her latest single "my future." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm9Zf1WYQ_A&feature=emb_title “we wrote this at the very beginning of quarantine. it’s a song that’s really really personal and special to me. when we wrote this song, it was exactly where my head was at – hopeful, excited and a craaaazy amount … Continue reading Billie Eilish returns strong with new song, “my future”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DPHiZoCykE After releasing their first album in 22 years earlier in June, the shoegaze greats Hum are back and stronger than ever before. If you haven't listened to their triumphant comeback album Inlet, boy are you in for a heavy, good time! This fan-captured show from 1998 showcases the power that the Illinois space-rock band can … Continue reading Hum – Live @ Theater Of Living Arts Philadelphia,Pa 2/28/98
The New York Health Commissioner said that the Chainsmoker's Hampton's party "Mocks New Yorkers' attempt to flatten the curve." On Saturday, The Chainsmokers threw a $25,000 per ticket, promotional party to support FuckJerry's tequila release. The CEO of Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, performed as a DJ, opening the show. How, you may ask, did we … Continue reading The Chainsmokers’ Throw a Deadly Party
Imagine, if you will, you're inside of a dank basement or an underground warehouse full of sparks and sweat, so humid you can see the moisture and fear in the air. Two men stand toe-to-toe, locked at the eyes, with nothing but fire and tension between them. The moment builds, the crowd of anxious hyenas wait … Continue reading Rap Battles in the Age of Covid
One of the joys in music is how brutally it can strip away all ego. I've seen grown men cry at Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On." I've seen a band of young Japanese girls play the hardest metal you'll ever hear. When it comes to music, the feeling you get when that song … Continue reading Phoebe Bridgers Invites the Apocalypse in Her Epic “I Know The End” Video
With the announcement of the 2020 Mercury Awards came the typical debates over which albums got snubbed. But one notable record, Rina Sawayama's incredible debut SAWAYAMA, was omitted for a particularly strange reason. According to the Mercury Awards rules: "Artists must be of British or Irish nationality. Artists are of British or Irish nationality if … Continue reading Mercury Uprising
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpfpYTmohAk Let's face it: these are strange and chaotic times that we're living in. I don't know about you but I've been finding comfort in loud, wild and energetic music, much to the dismay of my neighbors and eardrums. That's exactly why this NPR Tiny Desk show from jazz-funk greats The Comet Is Coming has been hitting … Continue reading The Comet Is Coming: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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