As far as long-running festivals go, few carry more prestige in the experimental, psychedelic and doomed/stoned world than Roadburn Festival. Hosted annually in Tilburg, Netherlands, the fest is known for its curated lineups, one-off collaborative sets and many live albums recorded at Roadburn. Washington state… Read More »Track By Track: Mos Generator – “Live at Roadburn Festival (2008)”
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In addition to actual debuts, “pre-debuts” have become a thing for K-pop idols. I’m not entirely sure what the point is apart from building hype without taking a huge financial risk, but the more music we get the better so I can’t complain. I.MET.U is… Read More »Song Review: I.MET.U – Velvet Trigger
Despite emerging from a K-pop agency I have a lot of respect for, I’ve struggled to get into any of ARrC’s material so far. Their overall sound hasn’t been for me as most of the songs have relied on chanted or rapped hooks. Still, I… Read More »Song Review: ARrC – SKIID
There’s a certain type of song that’s hard to rate on this blog. It’s a piece of music that sounds objectively good but would never come close to being part of my own playlists. Such was the case with Miyeon’s pre-release Reno. I appreciated the… Read More »Song Review: Miyeon (i-dle) – Say My Name