By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor In the pantheon of music, non-Western countries have been neglected due to language barriers and the lack of media channels available in other nations. This has been changing because of the massive impact of K-Pop, but it still doesn’t have the type of thematic depth and relevance of say a…
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Album Review: Destroyer – ken
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [Merge; 2017] Rating: 5/10 Key Tracks: “Tinseltown Swimming In Blood”, “A Light Travels Down The Catwalk” Let’s get one thing straight; this album is not as good as “Bay of Pigs”. Theoretically, that’s a downer to start the review on, however, Dan Bejar’s magnum opus deserves to be appreciated by the…
Group Feature: Our Favorite Spooky Tunes
Jon Fuchs, Music Director: The Fog by John Carpenter There’s no denying that John Carpenter is one of the masters of horror (just look at his own Twitter handle). He’s also an underrated pioneer of both film scores and the electronic genre as a whole, with several excellent horror film scores under his belt, from…
Interview: Carter and Jack on Station 116
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor Station 116 has been an Athens staple ever since it was founded last year for primarily artistic purposes. But now, it has built its status as a house of reaction, resistance, and revolution against the caustic norms we take for granted. I talked to the principal owners and showrunners for…
Album Review – Machine Girl – ...BECAUSE I’M YOUNG ARROGANT AND HATE EVERYTHING YOU STAND FOR
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [Orange Milk; 2017] Rating: 9/10 Key Tracks: “FUCK UP YOUR FACE”, “SAD CLAPS”, “うずまき” Orange Milk Records has an overarching aesthetic; garish colors, unspaces and a tribute to the vanished art styles of yesteryear abound. In the middle of all this hyperrealism sits Machine Girl, a black anomaly in face…
Live Review: Jawbreaker at Riot Fest, Sept. 17th
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor Imagine seeing your favorite band. Maybe it’s Grizzly Bear or Haim. You would be ecstatic, of course. Now imagine the band was reuniting for one last go. The hype is amplified, it’s a nostalgia trip and an experience seldom seen by those of the generation. Then, add on the fact…
Album Review: Ariel Pink – Dedicated to Bobby Jameson
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [Mexican Summer; 2017] Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: “Feels Like Heaven”, “Time To Live”, “Bubblegum Dreams” Doting on the dreams and haunts of personhood is the specialty of Ariel Marcus Rosenberg, a.k.a. Ariel Pink. He lives in the spaces wherein rapid eye movement produces unreality and a sense of lost ontology, and…
Album Review: Lil B – Black Ken
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [Self-Released; 2017] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “Wasup Jojo,” “Free Life,” “Getting Hot” Lil B is an enigmatic superstar that thrives on the unique mindset of “How can I render something normal completely bizarre and visionary?” Throughout his “Based God” mantra and lifestyle, he has completely changed the rap game in…
Album Review: Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [TDE; 2017] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “HUMBLE.”, “XXX.”, “FEAR.” The rap wunderkind Kendrick Lamar has once again captivated the music masses with DAMN. It is difficult to dissect a record that has omnipresent attention, yet once the dust clears, a cursory listen can show how packed of quality this album…
An Evening With Milo
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor Usually, before a show, there’s some mild preparation: Freshen up, put on a clean fit, eat and drink, a reliable cycle before getting lit with friends. My preparation before Lobsterfest was hanging out with the headliner, one Milo from Milwaukee, aka Rory Ferreira. It’s a pretty cool sight when an…
Album Review: Drake – More Life
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [OVO Sound; 2017] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “Sacrifices,” “Gyalchester,” “Portland” Drake really wants to sound like he’s from East London, South Africa, Kingston, and Houston all at the same time: Also, he really misses Rihanna. These are the themes of More Life, a strange yet satisfying rebuttal to the stasis…
Album Review: ANOHNI – Paradise
By Eli Schoop, Copy Editor [Secretly Canadian; 2017] Rating: 4/10 Key Tracks: “Jesus Will Kill You,” “She Doesn’t Mourn Her Loss” ANOHNI doesn’t deal in the subtle. Her new EP, Paradise, is a companion piece to the dread that inspired HOPELESSNESS, insofar as its global standpoint on suffering and modern mayhem. Relaying the emotions of…
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