by Topher Parks | Dec 29, 2022 | Lists!
Keeping with the pattern I started in 2020 and continued in 2021, I had an awfully tough time narrowing down my 2022 albums of the year to just 22, but here it goes: my best attempt at doing so. 22. Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers The latest chapter...
by Topher Parks | Jul 30, 2022 | Single Reviews
KOPPS – “Planet Bitch” Releasing their second single in as many months this past Friday, “Planet Bitch” is the title track from Rochester natives KOPPS’ forthcoming EP. The bouncy, blazing banger is quite literally “bombastic, fantastic, and intergalactic,” just as...
by Topher Parks | Jul 14, 2022 | Premieres, Single Reviews
I’ve been impressed with Ty Bush’s voice from the moment I first heard it on an Antlerhead song. His ability to go from soft crooning one minute to emphatic screaming the next is a testament to the incredible amount of control he has over his own vocal chords. The...
by Topher Parks | Jul 11, 2022 | Concert Reviews
Recently Los Angeles indie pop collective Fitz and the Tantrums wrapped up their co-headlining leg with St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Although it’s already been a little while since that’s been in the books, I thought I’d take a brief look back since I had the...
by Topher Parks | Jun 23, 2022 | Album Reviews
It was five years ago this month that I discovered Making Movies for the first time. Their groundbreaking 2017 single “Spinning Out” instantly caught my attention, and ever since then the Kansas City-based quartet has remained one of my steady favorites. After...