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Wayback Machine

This is where I pull together a list of throwback list of records.

Wayback Machine: Griselda Records
As a young white kid from regional Australia, the dark and grimy world of ghetto rap and hip-hop hustle couldn’t be any further removed from the life I grew up with. Sure, I listened to Eminem, just like every other teenager who grew up in the 00s. But it wasn’t until adulthood that I moved on from reciting corny lyrics and edgy themes to truly apprecia…
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The Nu-Normal

My monthly op-ed column, where I write long-form essays on scene-adjacent culture and whatever seems to be trending on Twitter in that week.

The Nu-Normal #10: Art, Scores and Subjectivity
Well, folks, it finally happened. That crazy sonuvabitch actually did it. Kanye finally dropped his long-awaited tenth studio album, Donda, over the weekend after edging the entire world through a series of grandiose stadium live events that served as de-facto listening parties and instant headline generators.
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Astral Auguries

My recommendations of new—well, new to me anyway—records that are actually old as shit.

Astral Auguries: The Kidnap Soundtrack
At the risk of sounding like the oldest dude on the Internet (excluding political groups on Facebook), it’s weird to think about how shifts in technology and access to media over the last twenty years have drastically changed “consumption” habits for your average music fan.
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Ecstatic Ephemera

My assorted selection of playlists with a vague theme. (They’re good. Trust me.)

Ecstatic Ephemera: For Doom the Bell Tolls
Master of Reality, the third studio album by English heavy metal daddies and doom progenitors Black Sabbath, turns 50 this week. It’s the type of astounding milestone—one already crossed by earlier landmark records in their esteemed back catalogue, such as 1970’s
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In Review

Stuff like AOTY lists and things of that nature.

In Review: Best of 2021 (So Far)
Well, folks, I guess it’s that time once again. I’ve seen plenty of similar lists doing the rounds already, recapping and highlighting some of the best records of the year. So, it only feels appropriate to throw my subjective hat into that digital ring.
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Byte Size

Mini-reviews of film, TV, streaming media, and generally all things film and television.

Byte Size: Disastrophes
I recently watched Roland Emmerich’s Mayan calendar wish fulfilment feature 2012 and then capped it off with a back-to-back viewing of 90s treasures Dante’s Peak and Volcano. Now, I love dumb films. The dumber the better, really. So, I’ve decided to coin a new sub-genre label for an already popular sub-genre that definitely doesn’t need said label. Beho…
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Deep Cuts

Monthly album retrospectives for hidden gems and some of my personal favourite records.

Deep Cuts #09: Gallows – 'Grey Britain'
Artist: Gallows Title: Grey Britain Release: May 2nd, 2009 Label: Warner Bros. Listen here: Spotify | Youtube
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