A review of Frank Zappa’s seminal album Hot Rats. I’m reviewing some of my all-time favorites this week in celebration of the YouTube channel hitting the 50K subscribed benchmark. Woot! WATCH THE REVIEW
California hip hop collective Odd Future finishes off the year with a new release from the Internet. This ain’t the same angle you’d expect from most OF albums, but it’s not exactly restoring my faith in the outfit. WATCH THE REVIEW
One of my favorite albums, which I’m reviewing in celebration of the YouTube channel hitting 50K. WATCH THE REVIEW
The new Cass McCombs album, though I did find it to be a little middle-of-the-road, is a nice change of pace for this singer-songwriter. A good handful of the songs here have a harder rock edge to ’em, and some pretty interesting stories laced into the lyrics. WATCH THE REVIEW
The Needle Drop and Dead End Hip Hop collaborate on a brand new review of the Roots’ latest effort, Undun. WATCH THE REVIEW
Considering it’s a posthumous album, Nujabes’ Spiritual State has some pretty great tracks on it. Still, I think it’s best to leave this one to the fans. WATCH THE REVIEW
Jacaszek’s latest release is an eerily beautiful blend of classical instrumentation, indescribable noises, and interesting edits. Oh, yeah, there’s some ambient influences in there, too. WATCH THE REVIEW
Comet Gain doesn’t sound too unlike your average indie rock group, but they manage to lace their songs with some extremely memorable hooks and passionate vocals. Even though it’s nothing new, it’s difficult for me to deny. WATCH THE REVIEW
On Oneohtrix Point Never’s latest album, producer Daniel Lopatin casually saunters into the field of sample-based music, and kicks total ass. WATCH THE REVIEW
The new Red Horse album is a little front-loaded, but it still showcases some pretty intriguing noise and free improvisational sounds. WATCH THE REVIEW