Author: Jason Gross

Funk Hip Hop Rap Soul 

Return Of The “G”: OutKast’s Aquemini at 25

September 29, 2023September 29, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 25th Anniversary, Andre 3000, Aquemini, Big Boi, Carl Perkins, Dre, Goodie Mob, Iron Butterfly, LaFace Records, Organized Noize, OutKast, Raekwon, Super Mario Bros.

Looking back at a sprawling, exhilarating rap tour de force

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Alternative Rock North Americana Rock 

Get Off This: Cracker’s Kerosene Hat at 30

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 Jason Gross 1 Comment 1993, 30th Anniversary, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, David Lowery, Euro Trash Girl, Johnny Hickman, Kerosene Hat, Low, Mark Linkous, Sparklehorse

Reflections on the band’s breakthrough second album

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Folk Rock 

Hesitating Beauty: Billy Bragg & Wilco’s Mermaid Avenue at 25

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Billy Bragg, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Mermaid Avenue, Wilco

Looking back on a sonic monument to legendary folksinger Woody Guthrie

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Alternative Rock Dance Dance Rock New Wave Post-Punk Rock 

We All Stand: New Order’s Power, Corruption & Lies at 40

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Age of Consent, Bernard Sumner, Depeche Mode, Gillian Gilbert, Ian Curtis, Interpol, Joy Division, LCD Soundsystem, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Hook, Power Corruption & Lies, Stephen Morris, The Cure, The Killers

Looking back on the Manchester greats’ transitional second album

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Dream Pop Electronic Hip Hop Soul 

Inertia Creeps: Massive Attack’s Mezzanine at 25

April 20, 2023April 23, 2023 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, 3D, Angel, Daddy G, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Mezzanine, Mushroom, Robert De Naja, Teardrop, Tricky, Virgin Records

Looking back on the Bristol greats’ darkest album

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Video 

The 30 Best Music Videos Of 2022

December 27, 2022December 28, 2022 Jason Gross 1 Comment Alessandro Michele, alt-J, Andy Warhol, Beton, Chance the Rapper, Chapel Hart, Congregation of Drones, FIFA, Grimes, Ho99o9, Jack White, Jenna Ortega, Joe Strummer, Joni Mitchell, Kvantum Káosz, Lil Wayne, Lonnie Holley, ODESZA, Otoboke Beaver, Perfume Genius, Pink Siifu, Sadie Sink, Scott Bradlee, Stranger Things, Swizz Beatz, The Kids In The Hall, the Weeknd, Tony DeSare, Wednesday Addams

Counting down the most interesting sonic visuals of the year

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Music Journalism 

Best Music Journalism of 2022

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Jason Gross 0 Comments Arhoolie Records, Ashanti Mutinta, Bob Dylan, Chris Strachwitz, Conde Nast, Consequence of Sound, Creem, David Letterman, Ed Sheeran, Entertainment Weekly, Motörhead, Music Journalism, Noisey, Sleng Teng, Taylor Swift, Uproxx, Vice, Warren Zevon

Looking back on the 24 best stories beyond our pages

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Soul 

Ann Peebles and the Romance of the Rain

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Jason Gross 0 Comments Al Green, Ann Peebles, Archie Turner, Charles Hodges, Fat Possum, Hi Records, Howard Grimes, Leroy Hodges, Mabon ‘Teenie’ Hodges, Willie Mitchell

An exclusive, career-spanning chat with the Queen Bee of Hi Records

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Video 

2021: The Year In Music Videos

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Charlotte Adigéry, Combo Chimbita, Gerald V. Casale, Gjon Mili, Iggy Pop, Kim Gordon, Maynard James Keenan, Music videos, Nellie McKay, OutKast, Phoebe Bridgers, The Cramps

From TikTok to YouTube to SNL, the evolution was indeed televised

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Music Journalism 

Best Music Journalism of 2021

December 27, 2021December 29, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 2021, BandCamp, Best Music Journalism, Billboard, Britney Spears, Consequence of Sound, Eartha Kitt, Greg Tate, Michael Gonzales, New York, Rolling Stone, Tavi Gevinson, The Grammys, Vanity Fair

Scribes still do the write thing in COVID times

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Holiday 

A Rock & Roll Globe Guide to Holiday Music V. 2021

December 19, 2021December 20, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Bad Bad Hats, Billy Idol, Busy Signal, Christmas, Christmas Albums, Disco People, Hanukkah, Kat Edmonson, Kelly Finnigan, The Beaumonts

We could all use the cheering up, right?

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Beatle 

‘Laughing and Angry’: Phony Beatlemania Hasn’t Bitten The Dust

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021 Jason Gross 3 Comments 1970, Disney, documentary, film, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Paul McCartney, Peter Jackson, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, Yoko Ono

Revisiting the original “Let It Be” movie the night before the new Peter Jackson doc hits Disney+

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Funk Psychedelics Rock Soul 

The Odyssey of Funkadelic and Eddie Hazel

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments 1971, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Jimi Hendrix, Maggot Brain, Mike Watt, P-Funk, Parliament-Funkadelic, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ween

Released 50 years ago, Maggot Brain gave a psychedelic groove to psychic pain

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Music Journalism 

Anti-Asian Violence As Seen By Asian-American Musicians, Part 2

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Asian, Asian-American, David Pajo, Ellisa Sun, Lyrics Born, Money Mark, Simon Tam, Stop Asian Hate, The Slants

“Try being an amplifier… turn up their message”

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Music Journalism 

Anti-Asian Violence As Seen By Asian-American Musicians, Part 1:

April 26, 2021April 28, 2021 Jason Gross 0 Comments Custo, Darro Chea, DJ Jester The Filipino Fist, Jason Chiu, Lyrics Born, Money Mark, Peelander-Z, Stop Asian Hate

“We Are Seen As Lesser Humans”

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