Dystopian New Year’s Party Podcast: Our Favorite Songs of 2016
So we're a few days late, but better late than never, right? Here, finally, is our annual New Year's Party podcast, in which we summarize our favorite songs of the last year...
Je Suis Kanye: The Kanye West Oeuvre – Part 7: Welcome to Heartbreak (2007-2008)
Editor's Note: Well, here we are: my Least Favorite Kanye West album, 2008's 808s & Heartbreak. Coming into the project, this was the only album in Kanye’s oeuvre that I hadn't already listened...
Kanye, Beck, Beyoncé, and the Crisis of the “Real” (Rock) Artist
Being a fan of Kanye West isn't always easy. The same heart-on-sleeve, unfiltered passion that makes his artistic output so remarkable--and yes, you can count me among those who proudly...
Dystopian Dance Mix Vol. 8: Work That Fat
It happens to the best of us. The stress of the holiday season, the cold weather keeping us indoors, the omnipresence of candy, cookies, and other seasonal treats; the months...
Introduction to Jheri Curl June
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a new form of predominantly African American popular music began to take shape. Rooted in soul and funk music, but largely stripped of...