Back in the celebrated and white-washed era known as ‘back in the day,’ I played my fair share of house shows. In fact, even though I barely have my ear to the ground about anything anymore, when my old ears connect with bits of obscure… Read More »Video Premiere: Yellfire Find Peace in House Show Chaos with “Wabi Sabi”
It’s pretty much an unimpeachable statement to say that the first four Danzig records are completely flawless and by the time they made Danzig: 4 that they were possibly the greatest quartet in rock. And, like all good things, that was that. The “classic” lineup… Read More »Justify Your Shitty Taste: Danzig’s “6:66 Satan’s Child”
The Topfoto Archive has been a bastion of photographic history for nearly a century, preserving millions of authentic images from the 1840s to today. Yet, the advent of photo-realistic AI image generation now poses an existential challenge, threatening not only Topfoto’s mission but also the… Read More »Topfoto Archive’s Reality Checked Campaign: A Call to Preserve Authentic Imagery in an AI Era
Greek outfit Eldingar may profess to play black metal, but the message conveyed on their second full-length, Lysistrata, is less church-burny and more why-can’t-we-all-get-along. That doesn’t mean that the music is soft or lacking in intensity, though. Lysistrata is laced with pagan folk metal influences, but there’s plenty… Read More »Full Album Stream: Eldingar –Lysistrata
One song. Every day. Alphabetical order. Keep up with GFriend’s A-Z reviews here! Flower (from Fallin’ Light – 2019) What I said then: “As with many J-pop tracks, Flower’s melody is pretty long-winded, taking several different refrains and melding them into one intricate chorus. Because… Read More »K-Pop A-Z Review: GFriend – Flower