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And that's two. Whew, glad I can get these out of the way before Billboard BREAKDOWN tomorrow - stay tuned!

When I reviewed Arca's debut album Xen  last year, I went in expecting dissonance. I was prepared for harsh blasts of abrasion and int...

You know, I wish this record had turned out a bit better, but I can see myself going back to it a fair bit, especially considering how st...

If we were to flash back to about eighteen months ago, before the release of the collaboration project between Freddie Gibbs and Madlib ti...

Again, I have to say I'm thrilled that so many of you have continued to support me and this channel over the past few years. It's...

Man, I'm so thrilled I was able to finally cover this. Such a great record, definitely has me enthused to check out more black metal ...

So one of the things I've discovered in my expanding exploration of atmospheric black metal is that while there's a pitch-black co...

Goddamn, I'm happy that I was able to do this. Next up, Panopticon - and yes, then I'm going to be covering Arca, Alessia Cara, a...

So here's one of my favourite things about this semi-professional music critic thing: the research. There's very few things that r...

Well, this took way too long to finish. So, now for a complete change of pace, that black metal that I said I was going to be talking a...

We are now beginning the second year of chronicling the Hot 100 charts in detail - starting in December because Billboard is weird like th...

Well, it's good, but I see this review being controversial still. Gah, whatever. Next up... oh god, Billboard BREAKDOWN and all of ...

The year was 2011. The club boom was nearing overexposure in the mainstream, and flashy electro-pop artists were ruling the airwaves. Coun...

This one hurt a lot. Really wished it was better, but eh, it happens even to our favourites. Next up, Adele - stay tuned!

So here's a fun question for you all: you're a reasonably popular artist and you catch wind that your genre's shifting in a ne...

Well, this was a pretty quick review, but that happens when there's not a lot to it. Next up, Chris Young, and then since I forgot ...

It's rare I talk about titles when I review albums. Mostly because the title of an album only occasionally operates as a picture into ...

I need a break from pop for a bit. Next up will be a few country reviews and then I want to talk Arca and some black metal (FINALLY)... w...

You know, there's a running joke among music critics that even if you don't like Justin Bieber, he's easy enough to ignore tha...

To quote one of my favourite comedy groups, we had some... well, we had some times. Yeah, that's it. Times. But for real, thank you...