Podcasts

  • beat

    Check out this glorious hour-long mix that Nicolas Jaar made in honor of John Lennon for the 33rd anniversary of his death. There are many standout phases Jaar goes through here, opening with an interview with Lennon; going on to string together various clips of drones, film scores, and experimental

  • 2012

    On record, Nicolas Jaar, to put it frankly, strikes me as one of the most interesting figures in electronic music to emerge throughout the past few years. His blend of elements of spacious house music, vivid sample collages, and sultry atmosphere, topped off with his own baritone vocals, hit home

  • The Needle Drop: “Serving up audio reviews like they’re pizza slices or something.” Eh, that’s a really terrible slogan we’re beta testing right now. Let it seep in. See what happens. Anyway, my friend Derek and I have another review for you this week, and we’re

  • Awesome! Another audio review where I’m accompanied by my good friend Derek. He’s the best. Number one! Anyway, in the last episode of this series, we were talking about some friggin’ death metal. That’s all well and good, but you can’t be listening to extreme stuff

  • audio

    My good friend Derek accompanies me yet again for an audio review. Yes! Awesome! Excited! Thankfully, the sound quality on this review is much better than the previous one, which I stilly APOLOGIZE humbly for. Sorry, seriously. Sorry. So, me and Derek dude go way back. We’ve been sharing

  • New audio album review! Yes! Just like the Big Troubles review, I’m accompanied by my good friend Derek Ljongquist. First off, I want to APOLOGIZE for the terrible quality of this audio recording. I had technical difficulties recording this Skype conversation, and I find it funny that I review

  • Singer-songwriter Devonté Hynes drops and picks up musical projects like bad habits. His latest is Blood Orange, which has a new record out on Domino Recs titled Coastal Grooves. I’ve received a lotta requests to touch down on this one, and I could see why. Some of the grooves

  • Podcasts

    I’ve gotten tons of requests on this new release from the Weeknd, Thursday. Though I’m not exactly excited to dive into this Canadian, experimental R&B project again, I figure I’d at least touch down on one track to let y’all know how I feel.

  • Considering I touched down on this band’s debut EP earlier this year, at least reviewing one track from this new All Pigs Must Die album, God Is War, was simply a must. As far as I can tell, the band is still working with Kurt Ballou of Converge to

  • gotye

    It’s a review of the track that seems to be shining a lotta light on Australia’s independent music scene right now: Gotye’s “Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know.” Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy checking out this track as much as I did.