Gabriela Montero: Beyond Interpretations
Nowadays, improvisation is virtually non-existent in classical music and we accept jazz as the ‘improvised’ music, often forgetting that the composers we worship today were also known as virtuoso improvisers in their time.
Album Review: Everything Is A-OK by Violent Soho
When Violent Soho tells you Everything Is A-OK, prepare to be pacified.
Song Review: ‘Take Yourself Home’ By Troye Sivan
“For a song that’s supposed to be a pep talk, it feels much more like the internal monologue you’d have with yourself in the shower after a day you’d rather forget.”
Live Music is Dead, Long Live Live-Streamed Music
The arts industry might be in a state of lockdown and the future of live music in limbo, but through the magic of the Internet the community is keeping the flame alive.
Album Review: 03.15.20 by Childish Gambino
Not many people in 2005 would have guessed that an up-and-coming comedian attempting to remix Sufjan Stevens in his dorm room would headline Coachella.
Album Review: Everything is Beautiful / Everything Sucks by Princess Nokia
Across two jarringly-seperate yet inextricably-linked albums released together as a double, Princess Nokia displays their sensibilities as both musician and human as two sides of the same coin.
G Flip’s ‘Lady Marmalade’ Like A Version Is A Girl Power Dream
She didn’t have to go that hard, but she did. She did it for us. Yeah the girls.
Album Review: Man Alive! By King Krule
Man Alive! is a reworking of King Krule’s familiar woozy and aggressive sound, with an added touch of tenderness.
Concert Review: Steve Lacy @ The Metro Theatre
Gaining critical acclaim for his collaborations with Denzel Curry, Solange, and the production of ‘Pride’ off of Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-award-winning album, DAMN, Lacy’s resume seems to be an endless list of production skills and an overflow of musicality.