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Album Review: The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die – Dreams Of Being Dust

Allen Hale·August 21, 2025

Having outlived many of their since-disbanded scenemates, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer...

Ethan Reis·August 20, 2025

With five Dilated Peoples records and three solo albums under his belt, LA underground rap mainstay Evidence hit...

John Amen·August 19, 2025

The Youth Play’s debut EP, 2023’s On Fire, showcased an affinity for smoky melodies, driving rhythms, and lavish...

Mary Chiney·August 15, 2025

The Aces have always thrived in the tension between suburbia’s small-town glare and the glitter of self-invention. Raised...

Ray Finlayson·August 13, 2025

The past few years have been some searching ones for Alexandra Levy (aka Ada Lea). Years spent touring...

Mary Chiney·August 12, 2025

By the time JID slipped into the Dreamville fold in 2017, two underground projects in, he was already...

Chase McMullen·August 11, 2025

Raise your hand if you wish DJ Premier would lock in more often. One can’t fairly say work...

John Wohlmacher·August 8, 2025

Memories are fascinating. We base most of our life on the perception of what occurred behind the present...

John Amen·August 6, 2025

The Armed’s early albums, notably 2015’s Untitled, explored a punk/hardcore meld and leaned toward math-y/prog-y instrumental breaks. With...

Allen Hale·July 31, 2025

Drag City has long been home to present-day troubadours chronicling the dusty crevices of America’s physical and psychic...