Category: Features

  • The Music of 8 Mile: 20 Years Later

    In the 2000s, it became a blend of the 80s and 90s–we got dance dramas and bleak and realized music dramas that contain violence and more realities of the streets, like pimping and drug slanging, amongst other life choices based on nature. From Honey and Step Up to ATL, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and…

  • Musicians I’m Diggin’: Telenova

    Some of my favorite discoveries have been on a series from Australian DJ & Radio Host Triple J called, Like A Version. Within his show, the artist he interviews deliver two live performances, one original and one cover they want to do. And one artist that captivated me on both ends is Telenova, an Australian…

  • Hip-Hop 50, Vol. 1: A Triumphant Start To 50

    Man. It felt like just yesterday; I heard my first Hip-Hop/Rap record, and it shifted my musical taste and eventual side wishes in high school, like becoming a rapper. It was an impression unlike no other, and it took me through crazy musical journeys in life. I’ve gone to underground shows, and I’ve gone to…

  • We Vibin’ – Live DJ Sets To Listen, and View.

    Over the past few weeks, I’ve heard and read conversations on house music and its re-emergence into the mainstream, highlighting Drake’s latest album and Beyoncé’s latest single as primary examples. And I get it, but house music is far from really breaking that mainstream barrier again like it did in the late 80s and early…

  • The Weekly Coos: Top 15 Albums of The Year So Far

    15. Wet Leg – Wet Leg “Wet Leg captures you with melodic mysticism and lush instrumentations morphing beyond surface layer cohesion between drum patterns and electric guitar riffs, especially when the band steers toward pop-rock instead of post-punk overtures.” – LINK TO REVIEW 14. 070 Shake – You Can’t Kill Me “You Can’t Kill Me isn’t like…

  • Gushing Over Norah Jones’ Debut Come Away With Me: 20 Years Later

    Come Away With Me has been part of my weekly rotation for the longest, as it embodies sentiments that become begotten when the sun shines, and some of your worries scurry into the shadows. But that isn’t necessarily the case with every song, as some bridge a line of twinkling hope – one of my…

  • Top 20 Albums of 2021

    Rating Updated: Went from 9/10 to 8.5/10. Digital Meadow is unlike most debuts. Dora Jar comes full force, attacking every part of her senses and letting that inner mythical brain explore the depths of her songwriting. She shifts on a dime, taking intricate themes and playing with them like empowerment on “Wizard.” By creating this…

  • The Weekly Coo’s – Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums of 2021

    All reviews are linked to the album title. Baby Keem came from under the shadows of his superstar cousin Kendrick Lamar to properly define himself after a few test tapes in swampy waters. Hip-Hop isn’t always the kindest, but the niches have allowed any artist to strive – to a certain point, sometimes – and…

  • The Many FACES Of Mac Miller

    When Faces came out in 2014, the ethereal levels Mac Miller imposes on himself has given the title a more direct meaning — opposed to forcing his hand with what works, though it’s been somewhat similar since Macadellic. Watching Movies saw Mac Miller juxtaposing his aspirations with themes that embrace the broken humanity inside, despite…

  • Playlist: A Portrait For Tony Bennett

    A Playlist Dedicated To Tony in conjunction with the release of his final album, Love For Sale.