by Alex Dye | Apr 13, 2023 | Album Reviews
Black Thought has entered his prime as an artist. I know that’s an audacious thing to say about the prolific emcee who has been on the scene since the early 90’s and has released many critically acclaimed albums with his group The Roots. And he has become a household...
by Alex Dye | Apr 7, 2023 | Album Reviews
-Scowl Happy Good Friday y’all. Despite the holiday weekend, there were still plenty of great releases that dropped today. The following piqued my interest. What are your favorites? What did we miss? What’s your favorite Easter Candy (mine are...
by Alex Dye | Apr 6, 2023 | Album Reviews, Lists!
Somehow, we’re at the end of the first quarter of this year, and it’s time to share our favorite releases of the first three months of 2023. I know I know, you’re still trying to get used to writing ’23 instead of ’22 when dating...
by Alex Dye | Mar 31, 2023 | Album Reviews
“Hardcore’s for f***in’ freaks, that’s it.” Those words close out the spoken word track “Calling Card,” a manifesto for the intent of this band and this album if I’ve ever heard one. New Jersey’s GEL are part of the new wave of hardcore, including bands like...
by Alex Dye | Mar 31, 2023 | Album Reviews
-Kaiser from GEL GEL-Only Constant New Jersey hardcore freshmen GEL have released their first proper LP, and it’s a banger. On its blistering 16-minute runtime, the band grooves and screeches like 90’s hardcore never went out of style. Which if...
