Kevin Press
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I don’t write a lot about rock music. Early in my career, I covered the indie scene for exclaim!*@#, Chart and a number of other magazines, and I hosted a radio program on the subject for Toronto’s ckln-fm. I met some great people and heard a ton of incredible alt-rock. But it’s not an overstatement…
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sōzuproject – Ascent – 0:30 to 21:27 Jean D.L. & Karen Willems – Real Time Travel – 20:11 to 28:13 DJ Zevzek – Concentrix – 27:58 to 34:23 I Heart Noise – The Bible – 30:32 to 34:58 Petridisch – Side A – 34:12 to 49:12 Lee Yi – Momentary Desolation – 47:29 to…
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Baseball superhero Yogi Berra claimed to have originated the expression “the future ain’t what it used to be.” While it may be true that he put his own unique spin on the line, the saying does in fact predate him. According to quoteinvestigator.com, a version of the line “was published in 1937 in a journal…
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References to the drone genre have always struck me as a bit funny. For (almost) all intents and purposes, describing something as droning is hardly complimentary. It suggests a lack of imagination; a lack of creativity. Obviously, the best drone compositions are anything but that. Certainly they are minimalist, but close listens always reveal multiple…
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It’s not polite to draw a distinction between musicians and artists. Most, if not all, musicians consider themselves as such. The unfortunate truth is that genuine artistry is no more common in modern music than it is in 21st century arts reporting. Take Cairo, Egypt’s Omar El Abd (omrr) as an example. The 34-year-old self-taught…
