Category archive for ‘Editorials’
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Looking Through The Lens of a Music Blogger
This image is an homage to Susannah Breslin, a journalist who had the right mind to tell me to stay the fuck away from journalism. ”In the past, I’ve written my response to aspiring writers: Don’t. It’s just that simple,” she explained. Well, Susannah, I didn’t listen. My experiences were never as cool as Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. I’ve hung out on [...]
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T.I. “Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head” Interview
Tomorrow marks the release of T.I.’s new album, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head. We were fortunate enough to catch up with T.I. for a listening session in San Francisco a few weeks back. In an interview with Meredith from SF Critic, T.I. talked to us about how he finds collaborators and the projects he’s working on.
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Best Albums of 2012 – Fabian Molina’s Picks
Oh 2012, where have you gone? In the span of another year, time has aged us, helped us grow into better people, and led the way for relationships to develop. Whether you stuck to your New Years resolution or tossed it out with your spring cleaning, there’s no doubt that you probably had some motivating music to help [...]
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Best Albums of 2012 – Angela Bacca’s Picks
It’s easy to hate New Year’s because it forces you to reflect on time passing—and personally 2012 was the best and worst of times. Musically, I started something a little different this year—I kept month-by-month playlist diaries on Spotify. I created a new playlist on the first of every month and dumped every track I felt the urge [...]
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Toro Y Moi “Anything in Return” Album Review/Preview
At first glance, the drawings at the Toro y Moi album preview for his upcoming album, Anything In Return, at Public Works seemed a little disjointed. The new songs themselves are new, and different, but they are still very Toro—layered and complex, evocative of internal emotional dialogue. The drawings, on the other hand, are flat, graffiti-like line drawings [...]
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Frank Ocean Channel Orange Album Review
Just before Channel Orange’s release, Frank Ocean announced his homosexuality in a note posted on his Tumblr. Like a crashing piano, the noise of support and criticism blurted out at once. Rarely has anyone, certainly not as recognized as Ocean, come out to the largely homophobic hip hop and R&B community. The admission was powerful in its simple truth: “I don’t [...]
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Photos of Justice at The Warfield and Review
Walking out of The Warfield Theater on Sunday night I proudly proclaimed myself a Justice veteran. This was the sixth time I witnessed the French electro duo perform behind their monolithic glowing cross. For a band that should be commended for their consistency, repetition and a mastery of their style, it’s an an injustice to just say their [...]
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Earl Sweatshirt – Chum (Review)
When sixteen year-old prodigy rapper Earl Sweatshirt became a music sensation amidst his mysterious disappearance from the world in 2010, hip hop gained itself a new icon to replace his presence. His face and previous tracks grew in popularity as well as mystique, leaving fans in patient anticipation for the return of their demigod. Maybe it was the [...]
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Lights and Arkells at Great American Music Hall
The opening band for Lights, the Arkells, did more than play their part perfectly, teasing the young crowd in preparation for the main show. The Canadian indie rock band, which carried the Great American Music Hall stage well, deserve more credit. Their music could easily play in a coffee shop or blast live at a house party. Though [...]
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Photographs of St. Vincent and David Byrne at The Orpheum
Mixed in between grungy and disgruntled homeless people on Market St. last night, St. Vincent and David Bryne played to a rapt crowd at the Orpheum Theatre. As a plush theatre intended for musicals and plays rather than concerts, the venue was a huge hindrance. Adoring fans so energized by the show had to take to the aisles [...]
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