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Album Review of "Tha Carter VI" by Lil Wayne (8/10)
Young Money/Republic Producers: Various Tha Carter VI marks Lil Wayne’s first entry in the iconic series in seven years, and it’s a bold, eclectic return. ... -
Album Review of "Solitude" by Meltem Ege (7/10)
Self-released Producer: Meltem Ege On Solitude, Turkish-American jazz artist Meltem Ege bridges Turkey and Los Angeles. Ege’s agile voice dances nimbly between English and Turkish, ... -
Album Review of "Ten Bones From a Virgin Graveyard" by Hannah Marcus (8/10)
Bar None Records Producers: Thierry Amar, Efrim Menuck Slowcore icon Hannah Marcus conveys a series of complex feelings and experiences via gothic ambient melodies and ... -
Album Review of "Home" by The Ting Tings (7/10)
Wonderful Records Producer: Jules De Martino Manchester, U.K. duo the Ting Tings is back with its fifth album. There’s certainly been some growth; what started ... -
Album Review of "Adventure Club" by Laura Jane Grace & In The Trauma Tropes (8/10)
Polyvinyl Records Producers: Laura Jane Grace, Jacopho Fokas & the Onassis Foundation Against Me! musical maven Laura Jane Grace came out as transgender 13 years ... -
Album Review of "Concurrence" by EMER (8/10)
Camerata Records Producers: Emer Kinsella, Brandon Seliga Emer Kinsella, stylized as “EMER,” knows her way around the classical front and brings unspoken narratives to life ... -
Product Profile: EarthQuaker Devices Ghost Echo V3
In a market flooded with do-it-all reverbs and algorithm-heavy ambient units, EarthQuaker Devices (EQD) continues to refine its niche— offering original design effect pedals that ... -
Book Store: "Cypress Hill: Black Sunday" by Noah Callahan-Bever and Gabriel Alvarez
With July marking the 30th anniversary of seminal hip-hop group Cypress Hill’s multi-platinum album Black Sunday, writers Callahan-Bever and Alvarez take on the trio’s history ... -
Vinyl Minded with Baby Huey
Baby Huey The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legend (Rhino) Recorded 55 years ago in 1970, this is the only solo album by funk icon ... -
Book Store: "Richard Manuel" by Stephen T. Lewis
The tagline to this weighty volume is, “His life and music, from The Hawks and Bob Dylan to The Band.” That’s a fair synopsis. Additionally, ...
