For more than 30 years, Stinking Lizaveta have pushed the boundaries of multiple genres of heavy music with their doom-jazz-punk style, releasing 10 records since 1994. Their latest record, Cassandra, Prophet of Doom, comes out September 18 but you can tap in to a new single now. “Champion… Read More »Video Premiere: Stinking Lizaveta – ‘Champion of My Mind’
There are a number of acts who have debuted in the past few decades and have dozens of song ratings on this blog. I thought it would be fun to lay these ratings out in chronological order, line-graph style, and take a macro view of… Read More »SON DAM BI: A Career In Song Ratings
Last month, i-dle’s Soyeon pre-released her track Star off her upcoming full length solo album. Today, that album finally materializes alongside title track I’m Gonna TOESA (퇴사할게여). For those curious, “toesa” is a romanization of the Korean slang for “quitting a job.” In my line… Read More »Song Review: Soyeon (i-dle) – I’m Gonna TOESA
VERIVERY have enjoyed a second life after members appeared on Boys II Planet, though they haven’t been particularly busy since that time. One comeback came and went at the end of 2025 and now, nine months later, they’re finally back with a new album. The… Read More »Song Review: VERIVERY – Don’t Panic!
SHINee released one of the best albums (and songs!) of the year back in June and seemed to snatch all of K-pop’s momentum going into an underwhelming summer of releases. Now, Minho is back with his own track and album, playing to his strengths on… Read More »Song Review: Minho (SHINee) – Make It Hot