Read more3 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Ariana Grande – Positions With her third album in a little over two years, Grande brings forth a collection of sultry R&B…byWesley McLeanNovember 10, 2020
Read more2 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Gorillaz – Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez Damon Albarn’s cartoon quartet is back with an impeccable assortment of singles that come together to form their…byWesley McLeanNovember 6, 2020
Read more2 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Benny the Butcher – Burden of Proof The Buffalo-bred MC teams up with super producer Hit-Boy for his biggest album to date. Griselda Records has…byWesley McLeanOctober 27, 2020
Read more5 minute read MusicExploring the needle drop: the underrated art of soundtrack curation While an original score can capture the tone of a film, the proper placement of licensed songs can…byWesley McLeanOctober 22, 2020
Read more2 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Future Islands – As Long As You Are While the Baltimore band’s latest LP might retread themes and sounds found on their past records, it can’t…byWesley McLeanOctober 21, 2020
Read more3 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: 21 Savage & Metro Boomin: Savage Mode II The Atlanta rapper and St. Louis super-producer team up once again and deliver a more-than-worthy successor to 2016’s…byWesley McLeanOctober 13, 2020
Read more4 minute read MusicBlog era erasure: How streaming services are erasing hip hop history While platforms like Spotify and Apple Music facilitate access to music, they’re also erasing a big part of…byWesley McLeanOctober 9, 2020
Read more3 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Machine Gun Kelly – Tickets to My Downfall The middling Midwest rapper has veered into pop punk on his latest LP and the outcome is better…byWesley McLeanOctober 6, 2020
Read more3 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Alicia Keys – ALICIA On her seventh LP, Keys shows an adventurousness that results in one of her best releases yet. At…byWesley McLeanSeptember 29, 2020
Read more6 minute read MusicThe perfect swan song: when should musicians retire? In such a creative field, can there really be a right time for musicians to call it a…byWesley McLeanSeptember 23, 2020
Read more2 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPIN: Conway The Machine – From King to A GOD The Buffalo MC comes through with his third release of the year, and his best solo work to…byWesley McLeanSeptember 22, 2020
Read more2 minute read MusicQuickspinsQUICKSPINS: Big Sean – Detroit 2 The Motor City rapper’s latest highlights his personal and artistic growth, but suffers from a bloated tracklist. Over…byWesley McLeanSeptember 15, 2020