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Fingerprints of Future Funk: Sailor Moon and Takanori Arisawa

Fingerprints of Future Funk: Sailor Moon and Takanori Arisawa

Yung Bae’s debut album ends with a track that aptly summarizes future funk’s infatuation with Sailor Moon.
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Brandon Johnson
Jan 17
I Took Gwen Stefani’s New Single as a Career Advice

I Took Gwen Stefani’s New Single as a Career Advice

It’s bananas
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Harry Male
Jan 15
George Duke’s Capricorn Brought the Cosmos Back to Earth

George Duke’s Capricorn Brought the Cosmos Back to Earth

Duke’s ode to his birth sign took a downtempo interpretation of the 1970’s astrophilia.
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Brandon Johnson
Jan 3
MF Doom’s “Raid” Sent Me on a Musical Scavenger Hunt

MF Doom’s “Raid” Sent Me on a Musical Scavenger Hunt

The fifth track off of 2004’s Madvillainy eluded me for years, just as Doom himself outwitted fans for decades.
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Brandon Johnson
Dec 31, 2020
My Top 10 Heavy Metal EPs/Singles from 2020

My Top 10 Heavy Metal EPs/Singles from 2020

I’m not saying these are the best, but they are
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J.P. Williams
Dec 30, 2020
6 Songs that Pay Homage to H2O

6 Songs that Pay Homage to H2O

There must be something in the water
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Harry Male
Dec 20, 2020
My Top 10 Metal Releases of 2020

My Top 10 Metal Releases of 2020

When the going gets weird, the weird get metal
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J.P. Williams
Dec 17, 2020
Terrace Martin Lays 2020 to Rest: Village Days Album Review

Terrace Martin Lays 2020 to Rest: Village Days Album Review

In lieu of the traditional sounds of Christmas, Terrace Martin dropped the fittingly introspective Village Days to quietly usher out 2020.
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Brandon Johnson
Dec 16, 2020
The Best Band You’ve Never Heard Of

The Best Band You’ve Never Heard Of

People thought the Beatles were back
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J.P. Williams
Dec 9, 2020
Brightest Future, Darkest Days

Brightest Future, Darkest Days

Jazz-rocker Donald Fagen’s futurescape is only utopian on the outside
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J.P. Williams
Dec 2, 2020
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