Tag: #music
Taj Mahal at the Vogue
Posted on September 30, 2025While I’m catching up on posts… Another friend asked if I was interested in going to see Taj Mahal on August 12th. Me, being a philistine…
Aqua at the Orpheum
Posted on September 30, 2025Early this month I got a message from a friend: “Totally forgot I got a ticket to Aqua for you”. I knew the concert was sometime soon, but I…
Lana Del Rey - Mariners Apartment Complex
Posted on August 29, 2025I first heard of Lana Del Rey when “Video Games” came out in 2011. Pop music at the time was loud and meant for the clubs; it was the age of…
Matthew Good - Your Rainy Sound
Posted on August 27, 2025I was a huge fan of the Matthew Good Band. Beautiful Midnight came out when I was developing my taste in music, and it was a big part of my…
Blinky Bill - Bills to Pay
Posted on July 30, 2025Back when I was on Spotify, I used to listen to a curated playlist of African pop music. My education didn’t go any further, but I get to…
Yaïr - Toronto
Posted on July 18, 2025Probably the coolest song to ever mention Toronto. Speaking purely musically, of course — I haven’t spent the time to decipher the lyrics…
12tone - Understanding That Rat in a Cage Song
Posted on June 25, 2025I want to change my website to make it easier to share little things: capsule book reviews, or random thoughts, or anything else that I…
What We Love: "Omobolasire" by Prozzäk
Posted on April 10, 2025There’s a channel called in one of the Discord servers I lurk on. It’s a place for people to share whatever they’re passionate about, like…
Devours
Posted on March 16, 2025Last weekend was the release party for Devours’ new album, Sports Car Era. My first concert of the year! Devours was the second opening act…
Ranking the Pop Girlies of 2024
Posted on February 01, 2025Pop music had a banger 2024. In particular, female pop stars had a moment: Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter went from unknowns to…