Music
Dirk Jeffrey: The Prolific Polymath Piloting Wasteland Records
Dirk Jeffrey is the founder and record producer for Wasteland Records, but he’s more than just a sound engineer and entrepreneur. … read more
Review: Ethel Cain — Perverts
In spite of its massive runtime, this is an album with no fat to trim — it’s not some bloated prog epic or exercise in time wasting. … read more
Top Five Soundtracks of 2024 for Being Where You Already...
Here are five soundtracks that helped me learn life’s most timeless — and obvious — lessons. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2025
No cultural references in this intro, just the music. January’s picks are notably mellow with contemporary big band, hip-hop and winding electronic tracks. … read more
Localized: John Elwood Morgan
At first glance, John Elwood Morgan appears particularly familiar with the undercurrents of folk. … read more
Localized: Fur Foxen
The quartet has managed to conceive an anti-genre that uniquely describes their blended sound of country with alternative elements. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 for Latinx People Entering Their...
If you notice yourself picking up some of your mother’s or grandmother’s habits in your adult life, you are officially entering your señora era. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 for Ethereal Weird Girls Feeling...
We’re entering a cultural renaissance where ethereal weird girls again hold increasingly valuable social capital. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 To Speed Run the Stages...
Spanning from ‘90s synth pop to retro psych-punk, each of these albums ushered in a new emotion—listed here in the sequence of the traditional therapeutic model. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 for Thought Daughters
For the femmes who analyze everything and have a good time doing it, this one’s for you. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 To Kill Your Colonizer
From Niger to Palestine to Haiti, there are many people living under brutal imperialist powers. It’s impossible not to witness and it’s important to tune in. … read more
Top Five Albums of 2024 for a Lost World
These five pensive, melancholy records of 2024 might be just what the doctor ordered. … read more
