Jack White would probably like to be thought of as this generation’s Lead Belly, but really, he’s more likely to go onto to be like this generation’s Lou Reed-an obsessive but eclectic madman dedicated to his art and reinvention. Like Reed, White is also unafraid of failure or ridiculousness (see: Lulu and “Leck Mich Im Arsch”). Boarding House Reach sees White leaning into his own experimentation on the weird, sloppy, boring wreck of an album. Continue reading
Coffee Date is back! Coffee Date is a column where we cover coffee and tea trends. This week we’re covering The Crystal Ball Frappuccino from Starbucks.
Those Starbucks guys are marketing geniuses. They can pump out crappy, sugar-loaded Frappuccinos every few months, and they sell like crazy. When I remember to, I try them, but I’m always disappointed. Marketing stunts like The Crystal Ball Frappuccino act as a reminder to a bizarre sense of curiosity and brand loyalty.
Yesterday Panic! at the Disco released two singles from their upcoming album Pray for the Wicked. Sunday marks the tenth anniversary of their second album Pretty. Odd., an album that never really gets discussed. We decided to talk about it. Continue reading
This is all terrible to write about. Last year’s A Crow Looked at Me was a career-defining album for Phil Elverum. That’s terrible to say, because it’s an album so rooted in the tragic loss of his wife, Geneviève. It’s also somewhat ignorant, because Elverum had been working as a musician for over two decades. While a popular artist in his own rite, A Crow Looked at Me was the sort of album that propelled him into a certain level of mainstream success. His near-immediate follow-up Now Only should not be nearly as good as it is, but it’s a similarly haunting and honest album. Continue reading
James Crowley and Marisa Winckowski discuss Pulp Fiction this week. They touch on everything from Tarantino’s gratuitous profanity, the dope soundtrack, and other Tarantino masterpieces. Go listen to the Burger-A-Day Podcast on Apple podcasts now! Check out our sponsor: The Good Taste Podcast
Thoroughbreds is only a mildly exaggerated representation of the elite of suburban Connecticut, or Westchester, New York. Greenwich is filled with beautiful yoga moms and their children dressed in matching blazers, designer-bred show dogs and cars worth more than your house. This is an expose of the young and privileged, who both comfortably occupy the bubble they’ve grown up in and desperately long for freedom from it. They’ve grown up financially secure but emotionally neglected. Privilege is a necessity and empathy is a weakness. Continue reading
To say I wasn’t really looking forward to Titus Andronicus’ new album wouldn’t be right. I really wanted to hear it, but I also planned to dislike it. In the interview that was released with “Number One (In New York),” Patrick Stickles declared that A Productive Cough would have no “punk bangers.” Those were my favorite Titus songs, and now Stickles wanted to get rid of them? These fears evaporated upon listening to “Number One.” A Productive Cough doesn’t have the same sort of gritty, shout-along songs like “Dimed Out” or “A More Perfect Union,” but the songs aren’t any less punk bangers. Continue reading
Camp Cope has positioned themselves as a hyper-political pop-punk band that will fight against sexism, gun rights, sexual abuse, and so much more, but the Australian trio is so much more than that. While Camp Cope utilize their platform to speak about equality and representation, their best songs are deeply personal. The band writes numbers that rage and songs that can let your entire world break around you, and How to Socialise & Make Friends really makes way for both of those worlds. Continue reading
This week, Burger-A-Day writers James and Marisa discuss the teen comedy Juno. They dive into teen pregnancy, The Moldy Peaches, Kimya Dawson, Diablo Cody, and teen pregnancy. Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/burger-a-day-podcast/id1347757542?mt=2
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