Repackage albums aren’t as common in K-pop as they used to be, but I’ve always liked them. They give artists a chance for an ultra-quick comeback and extend the promotional life of a project. CRAVITY’s Dare To Crave was already a very strong album with… Read More »Song Review: CRAVITY – Lemonade Fever
ITZY released a strong single this spring with Girls Will Be Girls, but that album’s club-heavy b-sides pointed toward an even more promising avenue for the girls. Their charismatic performance style feels perfectly suited to the kind of talk-heavy dance music that’s currently in vogue… Read More »Song Review: ITZY – Tunnel Vision
“Most people see their life flash before their eyes when they’re dying,” Harley Flanagan tells me. “I’ve been watching mine on a movie screen, night after night, in front of strangers.” The film in question, Wired for Chaos, doesn’t follow the usual rock doc template.… Read More »Interview: Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan: Wired for Chaos, Built for Survival
A decade ago, Kevin Parker might have told you he considered himself a drummer. The once-long-haired psychedelic rock aficionado started […] The post Album Review: Tame Impala – ‘Deadbeat’ appeared first on The Alternative.
Though I would prefer to fall in love with every song I ever hear, sometimes it’s fun to have songs you hate as well. It’s like an arch-nemesis designed to irk you at every turn. In a strange way, I have a special fondness for… Read More »Song Review: Fifty Fifty – Skittlez