25 Years of UK Garage
What should have been an illuminating and entertaining look at an influential and beloved strain of dance music is instead a sloppily-made and myopic waste of time.
Category: Music
!!!’s Nic Offer: “Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting boring.”
The dance-punk mainstay’s frontman on keeping it fresh a quarter-century in, the thrill of live performance, and the banalities of social media promotion.
beabadoobee – Beatopia
Beabadoobee’s sophomore album has many the same drawbacks as her debut, but succeeds greater on its particular terms.
The Beths on Pandemic Releasing, the Realities of Current Touring, and Their New Album: Expert in a Dying Field
The New Zealand power pop quartet discuss the belated reaction to their 2020 album, the chaos of pandemic touring, and the newly announced Expert in a Dying Field.
Confidence Man – TILT
The Australian dance-pop quartet’s sophomore album indicates they’re in it for the long haul, only sacrificing some of their prior identity in the process.
alt-J – The Dream
alt-J’s big comeback record sees the group continue to monotonously shuffle in place.
Callie Petch’s Top 50 Songs of 2021: #10 – #1
The A-list playlist.
Callie Petch’s Top 50 Songs of 2021: #30 – #11
Deep cuts.
Callie Petch’s Top 50 Songs of 2021: #50 – #31
Time to mark a decade of this annual tradition by inducting another 50 into the annals of history.
Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.
Freakscene is little more than a curio for both Dinosaur Jr. fans and the non-converted.
Callie Petch 