Whether your seasonal depression is kicking in when the sun goes down at 4:50 pm or the impending doom of our political system has you upset, or maybe it’s the residual sadness from isolation in a never-endi...
Can you ever go wrong with Dua Lipa? After releasing her second album Future Nostalgia (2020) in March, Dua released a remixed version just five months later featuring Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Mark Ronson, and J...
In the last quarter of the 20th century, the strength of punk-rock’s influence began to wither away. The caustic demeanor embodied by the genre’s forefront lead singers left something to be desired among Am...
November is almost over, which means if you are anything like me, you are tired. If you’re a student, you are nearing the end of the semester. Procrastination, lack of motivation, and fatigue are beginning to...
It was New Year’s Eve on the Rooftop of the Ace Hotel. There were crowds of people at the bar, chilling on chairs and couches, and quite a few others dancing. Unfamiliar with DJ-ing and house music at this ti...
Harvey Bassett is one of the few DJs in the world that you could reasonably call a “rockstar” — Rolling Stone once described him as the “Keith Richards of the DJ world.” It might be his charming grin,...
This past week, I was blessed to see Con Funk Shun at Yoshi’s in Oakland. If you don’t know who Con Funk Shun is - AKA if you aren’t obsessed with funk or born in the ‘50s or ‘60s - they are an old-sc...
Oh man. What’s up with all the good psych coming from Australia?
Tame Impala, Sunbeam Sound Machine, Moses Gunn Collective, Pond, King Gizzard, and The Babe Rainbow all hail from the mysterious land in th...
As one of the early headlining acts for this year's Noise Pop Festival, Flight Facilities transported the crowd to elevated heights last Tuesday at The Regency Ballroom, the second US stop on their Down ...
Shit Robot
Irish producer Marcus Lambkin, aka Shit Robot, creates club dance tracks with late twentieth-century throwback sounds. His nostalgic style fits perfectly with the aesthetic cultivated by his label, ...