The Homo Neanderthalensis Issue
Shitgazers United
Psychedelic Horseshit coined the turn "shitgaze," formed on a whim at a party and made up their name on the spot because it was the first thing that sprang to mind.
Locked Off
People still try to make out that grime is based in three highrise blocks in Bow, when in reality other parts of London, particularly north, are home to a lot of the more productive MCs such as Chipmunk, Skepta, JME, Scorcher etc.
Branches And Roots And... Pinecones
Tall Firs are a Brooklyn band that has really calming vibes but also a low-level heaviness sort of thing going on. If I were a really lazy writer who relied on clichés, I would say that Tall Firs' music has a "sense of hushed intensity."
Fuck Confucius
Most countries outside the English-speaking world have some sort of "father of rock" figure. Cui Jian is China's.
Electric Independence
For the second month in a row we're over in New York, in a manner of speaking, talking to a couple of guys who've made an incredible record that perhaps a few hundred people might think about buying.
Documented Mind- Wandering
Tickley Feather is the nom de plume of a 29-year-old woman named Annie Sachs. She lives with her four-year-old son, Aiden, out in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When she has some time off from doing motherly stuff, she writes and sings these...
Climb Every Mountain
Ryan McPhun is an American living in New Zealand. He moved there five years ago and as you can imagine, his accent is a bit strange.