I Liked Them Before They Became Popular
When I was thirteen, I was initiated into what people online called "real music." My cousin encouraged me to listen to the Red Hot Chili...
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Gov Ball 2024, Day 3: Kevin Abstract is Still a Gays Only Event
Photo by Anna Downs “It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now...” There are very few artists that could open their set...
Charli XCX Revisits Her Roots and Redefines The "Pop Star" Title on BRAT
"Wondering about whether I think I deserve commercial success, it's running through my mind. Sometimes, I really think it would be cool...
So Horny I’m Bending Time: Indie Sleaze and the Collapse of Culture
Illustration by Taya Welter Coming straight out of 2024’s winter-spring collection of post-niche-micro-macro-trends, and guaranteed to be...
A Day with Gurriers
I meet Charlie, Daniel, and Pierce on a private-ish floor of a bar in the heart of Lille to kickstart the day with pints, as one often...
It's Pronounced Mc-Gee: Two Star & The Dream Police Review
As I'm sure our readers are well aware of now, I'm a sucker for some sappy shit. Give me an album with three instruments and a souped-up...
David Feigelson
- Dec 27, 2023
- 6 min
David’s Favorite Albums of 2023
Check out my favorite releases of the year, ranked, listed, delivered.
Rob Lucchesi
- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
TONITRUALE LIVE: Relationships, Rebounds and All Things Punk Rock w/ Waylin Flaza
Genre, as is the case with all things, is a needless construct. Too often do we find ourselves unwittingly confining ourselves to our...
Rob Lucchesi
- Dec 15, 2023
- 2 min
Can We Talk About You Instead? Liam Sheaffer's Latest Single Reminds Us that Growth is Always Near
Hindsight, as they say, is always 20/20. As one reflects, regardless of their years, they'll look back on events and pivotal happenings...
Rob Lucchesi
- Dec 13, 2023
- 3 min
Is This for Real or Just an Act? Tate McRae's THINK LATER Fails to Impress
The tricky thing about music criticism, and really the medium of art criticism as a whole is that the loudest and more circulatory...
Rob Lucchesi
- Dec 6, 2023
- 5 min
No Kure for Kissteria
December 2nd, 2023, a righteous day in rock n' roll history, as the Kings of the Night Time World, the hottest band in the land, KISS,...
Rob Lucchesi
- Nov 30, 2023
- 7 min
What Your Spotify Wrapped Says About You, 2023 Edition
Another year, another morning of embarrassment and disappointment for everyone who woke up today expecting a Red Rider BB Gun under the...
Rob Lucchesi
- Nov 16, 2023
- 2 min
TONITRUALE LIVE: Jaakko Eino Kalevi's "Chaos Magic"
Finnish experimental pop sensation Jaakko Eino Kalevi has reemerged after a brief hibernation to premiere his first full-length release...
Kora Elms Fleming
- Nov 12, 2023
- 3 min
Liska’s EP It Girl Brings a Messy Bedroom to Your Headphones
On November 3rd, Liska, a Chicago-based musician, released her third EP It Girl. I attended her EP release show at a local music venue,...
Rob Lucchesi
- Nov 10, 2023
- 6 min
DOLLAR WORLD: Scratch! The Crusaders, The Greatest Band of All Time
Welcome back to Dollar World! Always nice to see our season pass holders around the park. Lots has changed since your last visit--...
Rob Lucchesi
- Nov 8, 2023
- 4 min
Joji Dark Thirty: Indie R&B Superstar Causes Mass Hysteria at Charlotte Show
International superstar Joji has been causing disturbances during his Fall tour. Concertgoers who have attended his Pandemonium shows...
Rob Lucchesi
- Nov 2, 2023
- 5 min
The Lion For Real, Re-born: Shimmy-Disc Reissues Double LP of Allen Ginsberg's Spoken-Word Triumph
Legendary beat poet Allen Ginsberg's The Lion For Real has been repressed and reissued as a Shimmy-Disc Double LP, complete with full...
Rob Lucchesi
- Oct 29, 2023
- 1 min
TONITRUALE LIVE: Pony Girl on Work Culture, Nerd Music, and Their New Album "Laff It Off"
Canadian jazz-rock fusion powerhouse, Pony Girl, releases their latest album, Laff It Off, Friday, October 27, on all streaming...
