post

Nevermind the Music

Six years ago, I started my album review of Kanye’s (sorry, Ye’s) Jesus is King with the line “I love Kanye. I love the old Kanye. I love the new Kanye”. Well, who would’ve thought that six years later we would be where we are now with the maverick artist? Unfortunately, Ye is just one of a litany of musicians afflicted, and often unsupported, with mental illness.

Continue reading
post

The Pitfalls of the Pidgeonhole

Somewhat lost in ‘Beatlemania‘ was the sheer musical genius of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. The problem was Wilson’s attempt to run from the pigeonhole of songs about surfing and poppy tunes about girls into more meaningful art was met with opposition. As his bandmate Mike Love put it, “keep to the f***** formula!”

Continue reading