Hip-hop has lost an icon that will never be replaced. Rapper Malik Taylor, also known as Phife Dawg, passed away this past Tuesday at the age of 45. When music loses a visionary like this, every artist knows that their brilliance will never grace music again, and Taylor is certainly no exception. For those who […]

If you’ve been following this blog, you might be seeing a trend by now: I really like the ’90s. And who can blame me? The ’90s were awesome — hair metal faded in favor of grunge, and bands started playing real instruments again. My personal favorite group from that era (and really one of my […]

At a very young age, I already knew one thing for sure: I wanted to be in the music industry when I grew up. Despite being an artist and playing guitar and singing my whole life, I also knew that I never really wanted to be a starving artist. I figured out very quickly that […]

Loveless is My Bloody Valentine’s magnum opus. It is a seminal work that many would say defined the sub-genre Shoegaze. It’s a work so ambitious that it supposedly bankrupted Creation Records. Not to mention, it’s also really weird. Upon first listen, Loveless delivers more questions than answers. Questions like, “Why can I hardly hear a word of […]

For the past few years, many of the entertainment award shows have received extensive criticism over the lack of diversity in the representation of both nominees and winners. A week ago, at the Grammys award show, there was, once again, a huge overhaul of white artists. Album of the Year went to Taylor Swift for 1989. […]