by David Wilikofsky Ben Varian latest album ends with a startling assertion: there is no Ben Varian. “Good news / There is no Ben Varian…
Exploring sounds of the past, present and future
by David Wilikofsky Ben Varian latest album ends with a startling assertion: there is no Ben Varian. “Good news / There is no Ben Varian…
by David Wilikofsky One of my favorite artists of all time is Peter Voulkos. Arguably the most important ceramicist of the 20th century, Voulkos’ work…
by David Wilikofsky Queercore as a genre has always been near and dear to my heart. As a gay kid growing up in the Bible…
by David Wilikofsky I saw Shame live on their first American tour, about a month after the release of debut album Songs of Praise. It…
by David Wilikofsky Do you remember the last concert you attended before stages went silent? For me, it was a Bethlehem Steel show at Trans-Pecos…
Around mid-September, I had an idea pop into my head. I’d pick a random year, listen to a bunch of music released within those twelve…
by David Wilikofsky To aficionados of underground pop, Blanche Blanche Blanche are legends. A rotating cast of musicians centered around the core duo of Zach…
I’ll spare you too much broad meditation on the year twenty twenty. Anything I went through this year is a tiny piece of a much…
I’ve split this year end roundup into three sections. First, you’ll get a rundown of the albums that I returned to the most over the…
This is by no means an exhaustive list. I can’t imagine who would want to read an exhaustive list, anyway. The albums featured here are…