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Rock ‘n’ Roll Femicide

Geordie Greep’s Vancouver misconduct shines a light on why the rock star archetype, in all its hedonistic form and romantic pities, is a toxic ideal.
M.I.A – M.I.7 (Record Review)

Simply put, Mathangi Arulpragasam’s gospel art-rap album is the embodiment of everything wrong with the return to religion.
Under the Label: Shoegaze (Part 2 – The Scene that Celebrates Itself)

Because shoegaze’s bombast comes entirely from the music alone and not from the public acts of its musicians, its commercial appeal is zilch even back in its first wave during the 1990s.
The Agony of Sheeran

15 years ago, Ed Sheeran’s ‘The A Team’ portrays the harrowing experience of poverty. We’re never getting anything like it from him again.
Gamifying Democracy: Edifying Positech’s Political Sim

Positech’s flagship political simulation series sought to capture the essence of electoral politics. Instead, it oversimplifies the decisions that led to change.
Manufacturing Love Songs

Love is one of the biggest themes in music for its relatability, but its use in practice oversimplifies and reinforces obsession and codependency.
Lambchop – Punching the Clown (Record Review)

The Tennessean alt-country band’s latest record contains weird productions and rambling lyrics; its direction feels too “modern” for its own good.
Hesse Kassel – Morir Saltando (Record Review)

Punchier, rawer, thirstier, more political, stickier, cataclysmic, better than its debut from last year in more ways than one.
Charli XCX – Music, Fashion, Film (Record Review)

In a left turn away from conventional electropop through guitar usage, the British diva eschews slick quality in favour of rocking authenticity.
Artificial Intelligence Can’t Make Art (Because It Can’t Think)

Creativity compliments the fluidity of the mind so when AIs like ChatGPT are asked to generate creative works, it lacks intent and adaptiveness.