“Cyclades” is the sort of song Buck Meek could spend the rest of his life writing. A rollicking country-rock rambler, it opens with a verse about Meek’s father crashing a motorcycle into an elk and […]
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Key!: Marquis
Key! has been one of underground Atlanta’s best-kept secrets for years, a stylistic chameleon with a golden ear for emerging talent. For over a decade, he’s released solo projects and single-producer collaborations at a wicked […]
Horrendous: Ontological Mysterium
Unless you’re a band with 14 years of mind-meld chemistry under your belt, under no circumstances should you attempt what Horrendous are going for on their fifth album. The Philly death metal vets have a […]
Suspect Identified in Killing of Store Owner Over Pride Flag
Identified Laura Ann Carleton was allegedly killed for hanging a Pride flag outside her store near Lake Arrowhead The suspect in the murder of Laura Ann Carleton has been identified. The beloved California store owner […]
Twitter Isn’t Being Overrun with Porn — People Just Don’t Like Sex Workers
In theory, the “community notes” feature on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter till it was inexplicably renamed by owner Elon Musk), is intended to refute or provide more context for a given tweet, […]
Why Are the Girlies So Into Phrenology?
Somehow, amid a culture war backlash against Rachel Zegler, the actress starring in Disney‘s forthcoming live-action Snow White remake, the conversation turned to her appearance. That in itself is no surprise: both famous and unknown […]
DeYarmond Edison: Epoch
Epoch begins with a dilemma. To explain why the avant-Americana quartet DeYarmond Edison is worth remembering, the box set would have to start with the recordings they made closer to the end of their mayfly […]
cumgirl8: phantasea pharm EP
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EASYFUN: ELECTRIC EP
Although less of a name brand than his PC Music buddies A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle, Easyfun has played just as significant a role in pushing modern pop to its extremes. The debut […]
Paul Feig, Bridget Everett Pay Tribute to Lauri Carleton Who Was Killed After Hanging Pride Flag
Director Paul Feig, actress Bridget Everett, and other friends and allies are remembering Laura “Lauri” Ann Carleton, who was allegedly shot and killed for hanging a Pride flag outside her store near Lake Arrowhead in […]
Lyle Lovett: Pontiac
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The Big List of Elon Musk’s Hyperbole, Evasions, and Outright Lies
Recent weeks have witnessed the stupid saga of Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg dancing around the prospect of a mixed martial arts “cage match.” Nominally predicated on Zuck’s newfound passion for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and […]