Bon Iver is a legend of the unknown, and a relatively unknown legend. In 2006/07, Justin Vernon went into the forested wilderness of Midwest America and came back with an album so chilling, melancholy, and soberingly lonesome that it would…
Album Review: Bon Iver -“i,i”
There’s an pulsing impatience to i,i, the latest album by Bon Iver which continues on with the plight to explore musical deconstruction and expression in ways that implode while imploring its listeners to see beyond the scattering notes. It isn’t…
Album Review: Big Red Machine – “Big Red Machine”
Derived from the eponymous track the duo contributed to 2009’s Dark Was the Night benefit compilation, the Big Red Machine project finds indie rock heavy-hitters Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner sifting through timeless metaphysical dilemmas over…
10 Musicians Who Really Need Biopics
The past few years have given us some incredible behind-the-scenes looks into the lives of history-making musicians. From the world seeing Ray Charles’ humble beginning in Ray to watching Johnny Cash’s struggle in Walk the Line, musical biopics give audiences…