Top Steppa

When I started this blog, in 2008, I had no real concept, plan or ambitions for it. I certainly wasn’t planning to amplify new artists, feeling very sure that there was more than enough to be said about the artists I already knew. Well, writing …

Too Late Now

I remember once, many years ago, I was on the bus, seated behind a pair of hipsters who were having a conversation about the band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. The entire point of the conversation was clearly just to have an excuse to say Godspeed …

Too Late

One of the most aggressively hyped emerging artists of 2022 was Solana Rowe, aka SZA, and her second album SOS. She seriously flew from being an unknown with a promising debut to a major mainstream pop star in a blink of an eye. Actually, it …

Too Bad

Keeping up with the influx of new artists is increasingly challenging, as the internet gets bigger and the plasticity of my brain gets weaker. But I’m still trying! I take recommendations. I was told that King Princess is gathering hype, ever since her debut in …

Toni

I wasn’t expecting to see an Interpol video with a West Side Story-style dance-off. I would say that’s a pretty corny concept, and that it’s been done. But Interpol have consistently been impeccable in their coolness, so I’ll take it. I do think it’s odd …

Tongo Barra

Who’d have guessed the the world music MVP’s of the past few years would be from Texas? Since their 2015 debut, Houston’s own Khruangbin have made a name for themselves for seamlessly incorporating funky R&B with a globe-spanning array of genres, and attracting an equally …

Tomorrow Today

As the memories of 2022 float away in the rearview, only a few pieces of pop culture have stayed on the surface while the rest disappear down the memory-hole never to be seen again. I’m still barely grappling with 2023, but at least on 2022 …

Together

Who, or what, is Sault? They are a musical collective, directed by a producer named Inflo, whose members and collaborators are anonymous. Despite a policy of no public appearances, no interviews and no promotion, they have emerged to wide acclaim. Any attempt to categorize them …

Today

So, you may ask me, you said your favorite rapper is Michael Eagle; who else would you recommend for people who are getting into hip-hip but aren’t impressed by the stylings of Lil Wayne? I would recommend that you check out Angel Del Villar II, …

Tissues

I have seen Yungblud and he may just be the future of punk rock, and… I’m not sure I like it but I also don’t not like it. It’s weird for me that there’s a whole generation of grown-ass adults who cite early-2000’s era punkpop …