Acceptance is a hell of a thing. There’s something about meditation that is accepting each breath for what it is in the present moment and releasing it. It’s supposed to serve as practice for when […]
Category: Music Reviews
Album and song reviews
Czarface Gives MF Doom A Hero’s Ending With ‘Super What’
Crossovers in comic books are always a big deal. I actually own a copy of “Archie Meet The Punisher.” I was always more of a fan of the team-ups, like when the Harlem Globetrotters would […]
The Alchemist Steps Into The Spotlight For ‘This Thing Of Ours’
The Alchemist is a mysterious figure. He appears on tracks that I love and sprinkles his magic before disappearing back into the ether. From his work with Eminem to Action Bronson and beyond, The Alchemist […]
New Music Friday, June 4, 2021
June is here and New Music Friday is getting hot! Restrictions are easing, concerts are coming around and music is officially back! It never left, but you heard it here first folks, music is back! […]
Sufjan Stevens Gathers Sounds For Collective Mourning With ‘Convocations’
No matter who you ask, dealing with the loss of a loved one is hard. As a reporter, my absolutely least favorite job was to talk to a grieving family member. I would rather sit […]
Porter Robinson Builds His Musical Safe Space With ‘Nurture’
The lush, welcoming sounds bursting from “Nurture” make it easy to fall in love with the latest album from Porter Robinson. It opens with gentle piano and violin strings of “Lifelike.” There are subtle synth […]
Parker Millsap Finds His Place With ‘Be Here Instead’
Going with the flow sounds so easy. Especially when someone else says it. I don’t care if it’s listening to Ram Dass while walking on the beach, surfing, or just running errands around town on […]
‘Bushido’ Is A Cutting Compilation By Mello Music Group
I thrive on collaboration. There are times when I long for the days of sitting in a buzzing newsroom with phones ringing and exciting energy. The next closet thing in the meta world is probably […]
Breathe Captures Dr. Lonnies Smith In His Element
I love cosmic connections. Being a Smith, I say that ever Smith is my cousin and I find more and more relatives that are not really related to me, all the time. I’ve always felt […]
Ryley Walker Course In Fable Review
I think now more, you have to give a pass to that friend who disappeared for a while and then showed up again. Call it, pandemic forgiveness, if you will. On Sunday I saw someone […]