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So it looks like the charts have settled down for a bit heading into the summer months, and that means for me, things seem fairly normal. ...

You know, I was expecting to pull a Rae Sremmurd on this project... but no, it actually has a few decent moments. Points where they'r...

I think there is a misconception surrounding why certain critics - particularly those who like oldschool hip-hop - are a little... let...

Well, this happened... I'm honestly not sure how the response is going to be to this, but we'll see... anyway, it's undoubted...

Oh, I've been looking forward to this one - because sometimes when you listen through an extended backlog in preparation for a review,...

Man, I wish I liked this more. It's not bad, per se, but it's so inconsistent and lacking in impact lyrically... eh, it happens. ...

There's a part of me that's surprised by this... but it's counterbalanced by the part of me that has known this was kind of in...

Well, this happened... man, I wish I liked this album more. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad, and I think if it's your thing ...

So I've always been very upfront with the fact that when it comes to me and electronic music, I can feel a little out of my depth, esp...

Man alive, I enjoyed the hell out of this record, and I really do think this is one of my better reviews too. So thrilled I finally got t...

Well, this was an interesting week at least... eh, fun stuff all around, enjoy!  Next up, though... whoo boy, I've been waiting for...

So this is one of those weeks where I expected a lot of activity... and I didn't get it. This was supposed to be a week where Harry St...

So this was a ridiculously fun record. Not a huge amount to say about it, and a pretty simple record to discuss, but man, what a great on...

So I've talked before about the idea of a 'silent majority' act, groups that critics tend to treat indifferently or ignore for...

So there's a critical preconception about singer-songwriters that the more layers of instrumentation they add, the less intimate their...

So this happened... eh, from the looks of the early response most people are coming down even harder, but that doesn't quite surprise...

So recently Linkin Park made some headlines in probably the worst way possible: telling their fans to 'move the fuck on' from thei...

So this blew - but thus far the reception to the review has implied that everyone already expected this. Eh, no surprise there. Next up...

So let's talk about selling out, because while I've opened up reviews with this topic before, I think a refresher is in order. To ...

So yeah, pivot back to comfortable territory, I just wish I liked it more. Oh well, it happens. Next up, though... it's gonna be ba...