One thing you’ve gotta know about Oakland’s Iron Front is that these dudes are young. The band was formed in 2020 when they were all teens—like young teens—and I don’t think there’s anyone currently of drinking age in the band. That said, these five—Max Mahmood (drums), … Read More »Track Premiere: Iron Front – “Slam of ’87”
One of the unique features of The Bias List is its “buried treasure” write-ups. I try my hardest to comb through every major K-pop album released each year and when a song catches my ear I highlight it on the blog. This countdown is an… Read More »The Top 40 K-Pop Album Tracks & B-Sides of 2023 (40-21)
Where they from? New Haven, Connecticut. Happy Holidays, everyone. I really love how every year people make such a big fucking deal about the holidays and then two weeks go by and it’s just January, the absolute worst fucking month of the year. Like, all… Read More »Blast Worship: CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP
Hopelessly Devoted To You: The First 30 Years of Hopeless Records is an exhibit that showcases memorabilia, artwork, and milestones from the past thirty years of Hopeless Records‘ history, as well as artists past and present. Some of the memorabilia is being revealed for the very… Read More »Review: Hopelessly Devoted To You: The First 30 Years of Hopeless Records
By now, Bias List readers know that I wasn’t thrilled with this year in K-pop, and part of that rests on the strength (or lack thereof) of albums. I could barely find any full K-pop albums I loved this year, meaning the structure of this… Read More »The Top 10 K-Pop Albums of 2023