Bells & Whistles, Vol. 12: Time for spelunking!
Featuring reviews of the R.A.P. Ferreira album ‘5 to the Eye with Stars,’ a Xaviersobased show and the music of 7Nightz and Sayako.
This is corecore (we’re not kidding)
In a particularly fried corner of TikTok, creators are tagging chaotic cat compilations and alpha wolf edits “corecore.” It’s genre clickbait at its finest.
Rx Papi has a lot on his mind
In his first interview since his prison sentence, Rx Papi talks about recording “12 Stout Street,” the art of punching in, his cult-like fanbase and more.
Cracking codes with Girl Talk
Girl Talk on the hyperdrive of modern life and all these damn cheat code samples.
Raw Thoughts #1: Dadaism and 1dada4ever
Millan and Mano react to September’s round of reader submissions: Wiki, 1dada4ever, Nintendo arm wrestling, techno-feudalism and more.
The familiar flavors of RRR
Rajamouli’s RRR has had a massive impact in the U.S. One screening in L.A. suggests that Tollywood is still far from true acceptance by the West.
Beyoncé’s Renaissance, dance diluted
One dance music head argues that the album is a fashion statement rather than a dance floor paradigm shifter.
Waiting for Yeat
We made a video about the rise of Yeat, talking to some of his fans and collaborators.
Never mind the EPA, here’s Extinction Rebellion
At a climate change protest in London, Jamie Richards talks music and politics with an eccentric crowd.