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The K-Pop Bulletin: January 2018

 South Korea has one of the fastest-growing and most sonically exciting Pop scenes in the world, so we have decided to bring you “The K-Pop Bulletin”, a column highlighting some of the hottest K-Pop singles of every month.

Oscar Nominations 2018: The Best Foreign Language Films

We break down the Oscar nominees for Best Foreign-language Film along with the Academy’s most indignation-provoking snubs and some honorable mentions.

Strange Hits: System of a Down – “B.Y.O.B” (2005)

Welcome to Strange Hits, a new column about songs you may forgot or simply not know hit the Top 40, acts whose very appearance in the charts is odd or intriguing, or just tracks that are too damn weird to…

The Best Metal Albums of 2017

Metal will never, ever die; Not only because it’s a genre that constantly champions innovation and compositional evolution, but because it has served as a platform for marginalized perspectives and unorthodox voices throughout the entire globe since its creation. Besides,…

Album Review: Mavis Staples – “If All I Was Was Black”

Mavis Staples is a national treasure. The 78-year old singer’s voice has been an important spiritual companion in America’s struggle for equality and dignity since the 1950s; that unique, deep tone possesses a connection to the most profound of human…

From the Record Crate: Sigur Rós – “()” (2002)

Post-rock, whatever the term means, both musically and aesthetically, was one of the most interesting parts of growing up as a music fan in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. It was somewhat of an umbrella tag to describe a…

From The Record Crate: Genesis – “Foxtrot” (1972)

When I was 12 years old, I discovered progressive rock. I had been a musician, and an all-around music geek all my life — I come from a long family tradition of salsa and cumbia musicians from my mother’s side.…