In recent years the pop cultural landscape has been shifting to a point where it is becoming more accessible for queer people in the digital age to tell their own stories through art. But if you think that this is…
5 Great Movies With Anachronistic Soundtracks
Anachronistic: belonging-to-a-period-other-than-in-which-it-exists. Anachronistic soundtrack: the sexiest kind of film score. Almost every movie uses its soundtrack to create emotion, feeling, tone, and texture. Historical films usually involve music the same way they do costumes: to help transport us to another…
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
In a decade that saw the rise of streaming, the album came out of the 2010s alive and well. The LP rose again, dwarfing the dying compact disc by the end of the decade, and some of the biggest artists…
From the Record Crate: David Bowie – “Diamond Dogs” (1974)
“Future Legend” preludes the titular track of the album, introducing Bowie’s nightmarish carnival ride after retiring his glam alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Bowie’s voice is distorted through an ancient and bureaucratic speaker as he relays a scavenger’s wasteland prowled by…
Interview: Holly Henderson
Pulling inspiration from trailblazing artists like Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac, and David Bowie, Holly Henderson was never destined for normalcy. After immersing herself into writing and releasing her own music, she found a fan in Pete Thorn, a producer and guitarist…
The Dungeon Folks Session 7: Quoteunquote Heroes
In addition to our Twitch channel, you can also find the weekly installments of this campaign in video form on YouTube and Facebook video, and in audio form on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and android’s Pocketcasts! Behind on the story, or…
From the Record Crate: Lou Reed – “Transformer” (1972)
After his self-titled debut, released just seven months prior, had all but slipped under the radar, Lou Reed was ready to make his grand statement, demonstrating to the world what he had already proven to so many of his fellow…