Because when there really wasn’t a coherent thread, why force one? Here’s a look back on the one day of Sasquatch! Festival that I trekked out to this year, complete with color pictures. Caribou is exactly the type of band that should play the first set of a festival day. The group was the first [...]
Top 50 Albums of 00s (50-41)
So as someone that writes about music, it turns out I’m contractually obligated to make a “Best Albums of the Decade” list. I was unaware such fictitious contracts existed, but I fear the faux, so here we go. A quick explanation on the ranking criteria: This list is very much my own. You be able [...]
Best Albums of 2008 Revisited
So as the year winds down I always like to take a look back at my Top 10 Album list from the previous year and see how things have changed with said list over a year’s time for one reason or another. The Original Top 10 Albums of 2008 1. Delayer – The Heavenly States [...]
3 Balloons – Stephen Lynch
A disappointing album most often comes when a work seems uninspired and substantially less creative than previous works. They seem like the artist isn’t invested and is just putting out more music because, well, that’s what they are supposed to do. Stephen Lynch’s newest, 3 Balloons, is the textbook example of this. Lynch has been [...]
Bo Fo Sho – Bo Burnham
Bo Burnham is a musical comedy prodigy. Taking advantage of the all-powerful YouTube, Burnham was able to take video of him singing his own songs and turn it into internet and stand-up fame. Now he’s only 18 is getting his own Comedy Central special. His debut album, a digital EP entitled Bo Fo Sho showcases [...]
