Brown Sugar (2002) “I reminisced out the sentimental songs I enjoyed when I was a teenager…. I realized they were written in a language I did not yet speak.” Frank Ocean -Tumblr Letter (2012) There is no better way to capture the emotions and feelings of someone you care for with music. Always, I’ve struggled … Continue reading Sharing Music With Love
Top 25 Albums & Songs of 2022
Yes, it's that time of the year again. Music lists are a great organizer for learning what others have been listening to over the past year. In the first major year with pandemic-free restrictions, it has been great getting out there to see concerts, festivals, and DJ Sets with others. As the music industry has … Continue reading Top 25 Albums & Songs of 2022
Favorite Things 2022
Running list of music and music-adjacent things I came across this year. Channel 5 O Block Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPnQbKgotOw&ab_channel=Channel5withAndrewCallaghan Love Andrew Callaghan's videos with Channel 5 and formerly All Gas No Breaks. Sheads a differnet light on Chicago's O block formally know as Parkway Gardens when the rap subgenre drill music got its start with musicians … Continue reading Favorite Things 2022
‘Owbum’ to Maturity
Chance's newest album represents how artistic growth and creativity is a laborious and fraught process.
Best Music 2025
*Year-End Lists are the intersection between a Third Space and Endless ConsumptionThe end of each year brings a lot of year-end lists to put a bow on the soundtrack our lives. In a year of much anxiety, personally in my life and throughout the world, music in its many forms was a solace from that … Continue reading Best Music 2025
On Mixtapes and Friendship
For several months, I have allowed myself to embrace the nostalgia of music from my time in high school in the early 2010s. Artists I typically derided, such as Black Eyed Peas and Pitbull, I have newfound joy and reminisce as I grew into becoming a music lover. All the music on the radio at … Continue reading On Mixtapes and Friendship
The Song of the Summer is a Myth, and That is a Good Thing
At summer’s end, a collective dialogue takes over to determine what people have been listening to from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Summer months have everyone out at the park, at the beach, connecting with friends and strangers while our ears pick up tunes emanating from car stereos, portable speakers, and backpack boomboxes. In the … Continue reading The Song of the Summer is a Myth, and That is a Good Thing
Musical Moments 2024
2024 is gone, and 2025 is already shaping to be a hectic year. 2024 was such a busy and exciting year in music and wanted to share some things I witnessed and observed over the past year. Zack Fox Not Like Us Tracy Chapman/Luke Combs BBL Drizzy Gum.MP3 Questlove Cypress Hill Vampire Weekend Breakin @ … Continue reading Musical Moments 2024
Best Albums & Songs 2024
In a year with a lot of ups and downs both personally and throughout the world, I found a lot of solace and fun with finding new music and sharing with friends. I admit, the increasing use of algorithms have made songs and albums come at a steady full clip which can be hard beyond … Continue reading Best Albums & Songs 2024
The Typecaster 