Black metal/doom trio Cultic hail from the far lands of York, Pennsylvania and worship at the altars of Celtic Frost, Bathory and Conan, proclaiming their style “dark dungeon metal.” In recent years, the trio began to explore worldbuilding in their music, telling a dark fantasy tale in… Read More »Video Premiere: Cultic – ‘Nomad’
Throughout her historic career, BoA has tried her hand at just about any K-pop sub-genre you could imagine. Having started in the industry so young, she still feels like a contemporary to many of this era’s groups despite being one of K-pop’s most respected elder… Read More »Song Review: BoA – Crazier
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At the end of each month, I compile my top three K-pop title tracks and list a ton of honorable mentions. In 2025, I thought I’d try something new and add a weekly feature to supplement my monthly round-up. Each Sunday, I’ll offer a compendium… Read More »THIS WEEK IN K-POP: Ranking the New Releases from July 27 – August 2
In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that… Read More »New & Noteworthy J-pop of the Week (August 3, 2025)