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Author: Zachary Corsa

Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Hip Hop Rap 

‘Enough To Hold You To The Brightest Of Lights’: Celebrating 20 Years Of Atmosphere’s ‘Lucy Ford’

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2001, 20th Anniversary, Ant, Atmosphere, Husker Du, Lucy Ford, Minneapolis, Prince, Rhymesayers, Slug, The Replacements

Originally intended as a tour-only special release, its national distribution changed everything for the premier Minneapolis hip-hop crewalmost immediately

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Hip Hop Rap Remembrance 

Eulogy For A Supervillain 

January 4, 2021January 5, 2021 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 3rd Bass, ALL CAPS, Daniel Dumile, DJ Subroc, Doom, King Geedorah, KMD, Madlib, Madvillain, Madvillainy, Metal Face Records, MF Doom, Operation: Doomsday, RIP, Viktor Vaughn

Celebrating the life of British American rap icon MF DOOM, gone at 49

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Classical Electronics 

ALBUMS: The Reintegration Loops

December 26, 2020December 27, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2020, 9/11, Lamentations, Ltd., Temporary Residence, The Disintegration Loops, William Basinski

On Lamentations, William Basinski again indicts the concept of recorded sound as deathless zombie-like preservation, revealing instead the inherent impermanence of technology’s documentary mediums,

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Hip Hop Rap 

“Return To The 36th Chamber, Proceed With Caution As You Enter”

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Ghostface Killah, GZA, Inspectah Deck, Loud Records, Masta Killa, Method Man, Nas, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Redman, Return To The 36th Chamber, RZA, The W, U-God, Wu-Tang Clan

Looking back on 20 years of Wu-Tang Clan’s The W

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Hip Hop Rap 

“On This Remote Area We Label Dead Man’s Island”: Liquid Swords at 25

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, Bobby Steelz, CHess, Cold World, Genius, Ghostface Killah, GZA, Killah Priest, Liquid Swords, Method Man, RZA, Shadowboxing, Tony Starks, U-God, Wu-Tang Clan

Looking back at the GZA’s chess rap masterpiece on its silver anniversary

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Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore 

‘Tell Us, Is The Black Box Lying?’ – At The Drive-In’s Relationship Of Command At 20

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, At The Drive-In, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Grand Royal, Invalid Litter Dept, Jim Ward, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, One Armed Scissor

The El Paso band’s third album and sole Grand Royal classic ushered in a new era of aggression for the 21st Century

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"Shoegaze" Alternative Rock Heavy Metal 

ALBUMS: Cosmic Ohms

October 2, 2020October 3, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments

We needed a Deftones LP like this masterful 9th offering from the Sacramento metal-gaze masters

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Alternative Rock Experimental 

‘Seeing The Unseeable’: The Flaming Lips’ In A Priest Driven Ambulance At 30

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, Dave Fridmann, In A Priest Driven Ambulance, Jonathan Donahue, Mercury Rev, Ronald Jones, Steven Drozd, The Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne

Glimmers of future majesty imbue the band’s first collaboration with longtime producer Dave Fridmann

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Alternative Rock Noise Pop Post-Punk 

‘The Guitar Guy Played Real Good Feedback’: Sonic Youth’s ‘Washing Machine’ At 25

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Goo, Kim Deal, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, NYC Ghosts & Flowers, Sonic Youth, Steve Shelley, The Diamond Sea, Thurston Moore, Washing Machine

Looking back at an overlooked but fiercely loved classic from the NYC noise rock giants

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"Shoegaze" Indie Rock Pop 

And You Know There’s Something More, But You Can’t Give It A Name: Luna’s Penthouse At 25

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, Dave Grohl, Dean Wareham, Elektra Records, Galaxie 500, Justin Harwood, Laetita Sadier, Luna, Sean Eden, Stan Demeski, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Tom Verlaine, Wings

Looking back at the last album from the New York band’s classic lineup

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Alternative Rock Experimental Noise Pop Post-Punk Rock 

Put Me In The Equation, It’s Alright: Sonic Youth’s Goo At 30

July 7, 2020July 11, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Chuck D, DGC, Geffen, Goo, Karen Carpenter, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

Their beloved DGC debut has a sense of a band courting the mainstream on their own terms

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Indie Rock 

‘These Are Different Matters, These Are Uncertain Feelings’: Blonde Redhead’s ‘Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons’ At 20

June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 2000, Amadeo Pace, Blonde Rehead, Fugazi, Guy Picciotto, Kazu Makino, Rites of Spring, Simone Pace, Touch & Go Records

A look back at the coolest world party of 2000

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Indie Rock Power Pop 

‘I Took The Wrong Direction From A Shooting Star’: Teenage Fanclub’s Grand Prix At 25

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Bandwagonesque, formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989.[1] The ba Norman Blake, Gerard Love, Grand Prix, Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub

For their third DGC classic, the Fannies put power pop back in the pole position

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Alternative Rock Pop 

“Over My Hot Head, The Wire Was Sparking”: The Breeders’ Pod At 30

May 20, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, 30th Anniversary, Belly, Josephine Wiggs, Kelley Deal, Kim Deal, Pod, Tanya Donnelly, The Beatles, The Breeders, The Pixies, Throwing Muses

Many great albums are defined by a singular theme or context, but finally unleashed, Kim Deal feels everything at once on her quintessential band’s debut LP

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Alternative Rock Blues Dance Rock Electronics New Wave Pop 

Vows Are Spoken To Be Broken: Thirty Years Of Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’

April 23, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1990, Alan Wilder, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Depeche Mode, Enjoy The Silence, Flood, Martin Gore, Personal Jesus, Violator

Looking back at when the world’s biggest synth band plugged in and played the blues

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