Another Look Sing It Out By Yussef Cole • October 30th, 2020 Lovers Rock, one of the films in Steve McQueen’s brilliant new “Small Axe” anthology about the UK’s West Indian community from the 1960s through the 1980s, is full of a palpable and irresistible energy.
Powerslave, Side A By Stu Horvath • October 30th, 2020 Don’t look now, but there are only two minutes to midnight!
World Tour Indonesia By Oluwatayo Adewole • October 23rd, 2020 That’s why Gone With the Wind is/was revered and why we’re inundated with period pieces that refuse to meaningfully interrogate the class/colonial violence that this splendor is built upon.
Piece of Mind, Side B By Stu Horvath • October 23rd, 2020 From the band’s classic, “The Trooper,” to the bonkers lyrics of “Quest for Fire,” to the book report about Dune that is “To Tame a Land,” this album side is all killer, no filler.
The Beat Box Noteworthy Hip Hop – October 2020 By Noah Springer • October 21st, 2020 Last year, I was overwhelmed by all the quality drops over the full season, and this year, September 25 seemed to mark the beginning of the season with an amazing selection of releases I just can’t do justice.
Piece of Mind, Side A By Stu Horvath • October 16th, 2020 Eddie gets a lobotomy, Icarus gets torched and Iron Maiden sees their best response in the US so far.
The Number of the Beast, Side A By Stu Horvath • October 2nd, 2020 Six! Six six! The number of the beast!
Killers, Side B By Stu Horvath • September 25th, 2020 KILLER! BEHIND YOU! *wiggedy-wiggedy-wiggedy-wiggedy-wiggedy-woooooo*
The Beat Box Noteworthy Hip Hop – September 2020 By Noah Springer • September 23rd, 2020 In honor of the new old Tony Hawk game, we’ve got hip hop to grind to.
