Album Review: FIDLAR – DIYDUI EP Ryan Studer·March 13, 2012It’s only fitting that FIDLAR would garner such considerable recognition in the year 2012. While eschatologists continue to...Album Reviews
Live Review: Shigeto, February 15, 2011, Low End Theory – Los Angeles, CA Ryan Studer·February 17, 2012The prospect of performing at L.A.’s Low End Theory was an exciting one for Zach “Shigeto” Saginaw. A...Live Reviews
Album Review: The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies Ryan Studer·January 27, 2012Odd Future are shocking, but not without their moments of ingenuity. 2011 saw the group releasing a plethora...Album Reviews
Track Review: The-Dream – “ROC” Ryan Studer·January 13, 2012The cover art of The-Dream’s “ROC” depicts a wildly luminous Egyptian pyramid. Considering the song’s erotic lyricisms, one...Track Reviews
Track Review: Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood and DOOM – “Retarded Fren” Ryan Studer·November 17, 2011When Thom Yorke released an iTunes “celebrity playlist” in 2007, hip-hop enthusiasts rejoiced over the fact that he...Track Reviews
Album Review: Mikal Cronin – Mikal Cronin Ryan Studer·November 15, 2011On the opening track of his eponymous debut, Mikal Cronin correlates garage-rock aesthetics with a feverish flute solo....Album Reviews
Track Review: T.I. – “I’m Flexin'” (feat. Big K.R.I.T.) Ryan Studer·October 20, 2011No Mercy revealed T.I.’s “expression of regret” – a man whose altercations with the law continued to jeopardize...Track Reviews
Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – Ἀποκάλυψις Ryan Studer·October 4, 2011Chelsea Wolfe embodies the crumbling morale of an ill-fated world. On her debut record, Ἀποκάλυψις, the singer-songwriter illustrates...Album Reviews
Track Review: Feist – “How Come You Never Go There” Ryan Studer·September 12, 2011How Come You Never Go There is exactly what you’d expect from a Feist track: crisp production values,...Track Reviews
Track Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – “The Death of You And Me” Ryan Studer·August 18, 2011Noel Gallagher faces the scrutiny of a world that’s ready to crush him. His outspokenness causes quarrels on...Track Reviews
