The word “desamor”, in the Spanish language, is so rich yet it’s virtually untranslatable in English. It describes something that is the opposite of Love, but it’s nowhere near Hate; it is a feeling that is lived with a certain…
Album Review: Fifth Harmony – Fifth Harmony
We want Fifth Harmony to do well. We certainly do. Not only because they’re a group of talented young women of color in a music industry that still engages heavily in white-washing and people like Dr. Luke still roam free,…
From The Record Crate: Albert King – “Born Under a Bad Sign” (1967)
I’ve been teaching guitar for a few years now, and one of the most exciting aspects of the job is the opportunity to introduce kids to the work of the legends and some of the more underrated players, but most…
Album Review: The Chris Robinson Brotherhood – “Betty’s Blends Vol. 3”
One of the main problems of jam-band albums, especially of those that are essentially collections of live performances extracted from various concerts, is the difficulty to create an overall cohesive work; which is ironic considering that the most exciting element…
Album Review: Dua Lipa – “Dua Lipa”
In a time where the fate of up-and-coming pop artists is pretty much determined by streams numbers and different kinds of PR/Social Media schemes, and album roll-outs are difficult even for well-established music figures, we can understand why it took…
From The Record Crate: Frank Zappa – Waka/Jawaka (1972)
When it comes to artists as prolific and diverse as Frank Zappa, finding a point in their discography that could serve as a good introduction to newcomers is kind of difficult. Frank was an iconoclast in every sense of the…
