Colin DempseyThe Porcupine’s Dilemma (Through the Eyes of a Jackal)I made a man today. He looked just like me, with a full head of hair, a protruding frontal lobe, and teeth without a speck of food. He…Oct 22, 2020Oct 22, 2020
Colin DempseyThe Gold Standard Of Assessing An AlbumJacob Geller’s video essay “The Future of Writing About Games” posits an alternative method of critiquing video games. Spitting in the…Oct 15, 20201Oct 15, 20201
Colin DempseyI will pay for Joe Talbot to hire a ghostwriterI’ve no interest in reviewing the entirety of Ultra Mono. Musically there’s little to complain about. It’s not an evolution of their tight…Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Colin DempseyKing Buzzo with Trevor Dunn — Gift of Sacrifice | Album ReviewTo expect an acoustic album from Melvins’ Buzz Osborne and bassist Trevor Dunn (of Mr. Bungle fame) to sound like anything resembling an…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Colin DempseyImperial Triumphant — Alphaville | Album Review2020 has hosted a fair share of metal albums confronting the futility of the individual in the face of larger powers. Pyrrhon’s Abscess of…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Colin DempseySprain — As Lost Through Collision | Album ReviewThough the days of artists getting branded as “sell-outs” for softening their edges are mostly relegated to the past it’s not yet uncommon…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Colin DempseySprain InterviewWith their debut album As Lost Through Collision set to drop next month, we chatted with Sprain vocalist/guitarist Alex Kent and bassist…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Colin DempseyHiperson — Bildungsroman | Album ReviewAs a medium albums occupy a space where their singular parts are analyzed as a cohesive unit beyond the wishes and/or origins of said…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Colin DempseyIress — Flaw | Album ReviewEarlier this year Hum clawed their way out from the graveyard to release Inlet, an album that rekindled the overlapping aesthetics of…Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Colin DempseyTrophy Scars — “Mother” Track ReviewMonths after releasing a re-recorded version of their 2006 track “Artists.Artists.”, American blues/post-hardcore hybrid band Trophy Scars…Jul 30, 2020Jul 30, 2020