BAND BINGE: THE STROKES (PART 14URTEEN OF 21ENTYONE)

...Yawn.

Isn't this guy smelly? Is that like a real fact? Regardless of his hygiene, to put it lightly, I have not been a fan of Albert's solo work. To put in bluntly, I fucking hate a good chunk of Alberts solo material.

It's clear the guy can play his guitar, it's clear the guy can write a song by himself, hell, it's clear he can create a good record (case and point Yours to Keep). But ever since ¿Cómo Te Llama?, Albert ... read more

Poor Oliver, man.

Oliver Trees career has been both simultaneously annoying and captivating to watch, like a Ying and a Yang of cool and stupid. It's been captivating because of the strange, meme-like quality of his music videos and overall branding of his content, with mentions of scooters, giant pants and bowl cuts not being far away when talking about Oliver Trees music videos. It clear that Oliver Tree considers himself an artist, and it shows in nearly everything he does.

However, he's ... read more

(THE BUCKET LIST PART 5IVE)

'So look see the days
The endless colored ways
And go play the game that you learned
From the morning' - Nick Drake, 'From The Morning'

Recently, I've been hit hard with a giant case of writers block. Yes, that beast. We all know that infernal struggle. Everytime I go to sit down and write something for this site, or as an extension for Letterboxd or for my own art or for ANYTHING in general, i'm hit in the face with a baseball bat of an document filled to the brim ... read more

BAND BINGE: ARCTIC MONKEYS (PART 2WO OF 12ELVE)

A little quick look at a little quick package!

While not strictly a 'big' release from the band, this little package was released a mere 3 months after their debut record smashed out, apparently to make sure the band wasn't 'bored' only touring with one record. At only 18 minutes (with the opening track being the same opener of their debut record, some believing that this was just an expanded version of the planned 'The View From The Afternoon' ... read more

Gec Get Got.

Usually I don't look deeply into remix albums. And by usually, I mean I never look deep into remix albums. And why should I? What nearly every remix record I've ever listened to has never wowed me or blown me away in any decent way. Usually it's just the artists friends or label mates doing them a solid to remake these tracks in a way that just suits their style, and doesn't really make for all of that a compelling listen half the time. Hence, I let the artists have their fun, but ... read more

I read a interview the other day from Matt Healy of The 1975 (because i'm that guy), who said that 'the most inspiring music is music that makes you jealous'. And by god am I green with envy. Goddamn, these two songs slap!

The first track, 'Mister Whisper', definitely gives me a Black Sabbath tinged vibe for sure. It's way more metal inspired then anything that Avenade has done up to this point, with bouncy riffs and a bigger emphasis on the melodic element to Avenade that was seen on other ... read more

BAND BINGE: THE STROKES (PART 13IRTEEN OF 21ENTYONE)

What a beautifully chaotic mess of an album.

Ok, so background. During yet another hiatus from The Strokes, this time lasting 7 years, the band yet again went their own separate ways to make their solo projects. Albert Hammond Jr., continued to make whatever in gods name his solo projects were, Nick Valensi went and made Summer Moon, Fabrizio Moretti basically just helped other people with songs (eventually making Machinegun), and Nick ... read more

A letter to Flex Entertainment.

Hello, my name is Pipe, or Ryan, choose whichever.

I'm writing to you today because I listened to your compilation record recently. I've heard through the grapevine that you want to reach out outside of your following on AOTY.org and become a more of a serious label that houses Rap and RnB music which starts its foundations on the internet. And as a concept, I am enamored with that idea. I agree that there should be more space within the internet to be more ... read more

(THE BUCKET LIST PART 3HREE)

*imagine this review with a blue border*

Hey all! Pipe here! I just committed tax fraud and now it looks like my little whoopee has landed me a nice free spot in the fresh pit of Hell! Frankly i'm surprised I haven't gone their sooner for saying that The Glow Pt.2 was a 6 and that Lil Darkie was a 9.

And while I am glad i'll be able to talk to Will Smith when I get to Hell, I feel like I should at lest try to start a playlist of songs that will fit the mood for ... read more

UNDA5 DAYS - DAY 9INE

C'mon, the first song is called 'hold me like a pipe', of coarse this gets a recommendation!

First off, this album was tailor-made for me to fall in love with it today over here in good ole country of buttfuck New Zealand. It's a rainy day today, I spent the entire day trying to look for bank documents so the government can finally pay me my COVID-19 benefit funds (still unsuccessful but hey, i'm getting there) and spent a lot of last night doing two things: writing a ... read more

UNDA5 DAYS - DAY 8IGHT

So...this review is going to be different.

I have, based off of this album, written a story of sorts. A 16 page, eight chapter long story. This is both the thing I have put the most effort into for the account and it has also the most creative I have been in a while. It's not a perfect read, but it's a read none the less. The only thing I had while writing this was...well, this album.

The link is below. If you would like to read it and give criticism, i'd be grateful, ... read more

BAND BINGE: THE STROKES (PART 12ELVE OF 21ENTYONE)

And from two Strokes albums back to back, let's smack bang back into the worst solo project The Strokes have ever made!

Last time we checked up on Albert's solo career was back in 2008 with ¿Cómo Te Llama? (you know, seven albums ago), and Jesus Christ did that album suck donkey dick! Albert is obviously a very talented dude, don't get me wrong, but his solo stuff has been very hit or miss so far to say the VERY least, and while ... read more

UNDA5 DAYS - DAY 5IVE!

A review for an album for coitus written by a women who has coitus with lyrics about coitus as listened to by an absolute virgin.

Much like nearly EVERY artist on this list (apart from Left at London), Núria Graham is someone that I had zero interest or knowledge of before listening to her music, especially with the type of music that she sings. According to the little pieces of information I could find, she is a Spanish singer songwriter who sings in English ... read more

BAND BINGE: THE STROKES (PART 11EVEN OF 21ENTYONE)

This is apparently everyone lest favorite child.

Jesus Christ! Literally everyone thinks that this album is garbage. This album, as of writing (before putting a rating of my own), is sitting at a humble 66 user rating, and a 64 critic rating. My god, The Strokes making a 6/10 album, even after all this time? The Strokes have met criticism before with First Impressions of Earth, but this was something unprecedented. Yes, members of the band ... read more

UNDA5 DAYS - DAY 3HREE!

Noise rock? Avant-garde metal? Lyrical themes include depression?! SIGN ME UP!

One of the fun things about this series that I've found is finding unknown artists and seeing what exactly they have going on under the curtains. And, hopefully you find a band you want to continue to check out because of it! And based soley off of this album...yeah, I kinda wanna see what the rest of the bands discography has to offer!

This album is anger personified. It's a big, red, ... read more

BAND BINGE: THE STROKES (PART 10N OF 21ENTYONE)

Oh boy this album had an uphill battle coming for it.

This album is set in a really interesting yet sanctimoniously depressing point in The Strokes discography. Taking almost two years to actually finish, tensions were beyond high in the band. That tension could be pointed to a number of things that we as the audience could never fully understand, but if I had to take a shot in the dark, i'd say maybe it could be due to relationships in the ... read more

UNDA5 DAYS - DAY 2WO!

'Ive been stimming with a trigger of a gun' is now my favorite lyrics of all time. I'm not joking.

Death comes in different ways to different people. The realization of your own demise is something that we all have to deal with in one way or another. In Left at Londons case, she's writing 5 different perspectives of death, the passage of time and the untimeliness of life through an expertly made EP that I'm starting to truly fall in love with.

When I first saw this EP ... read more

Bob Dylan says cock. 10/10.

So I have a little confession to make: I've never listened to Bob Dylan. Look, I know how 'influencial' and 'great' and 'godsent' he is, and how he's the only 'Bob' that matters and all that jazz. I get that. But A) there are a million artists I love that I still haven't done a deep dive on, and B) there is SO MUCH Bob Dylan material it gets hard on where exactly to start.

Because he's been going HARD since 1960, he has an overwhelming amount of material. And ... read more

(THE BUCKET LIST PART 1NE)

Hardcore Punk Musical Time I Guess?

This is my first dance with Fucked Up (which seems fitting since this is the first review of my recommendation/must hears/classic series The Bucket List), and before I even start the review...what a fucking BAND NAME! Fucked Up may be my new favorite band name of all time, aside from maybe King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Band name aside, this is the first album i'm listening by these guys/gals from Toronto...and honestly I ... read more

BAND BINGE: THE STROKES (PART 9INE OF 21ENTYONE)

How is NO ONE talking about THIS ALBUM? This is definitely the best solo Strokes album so far in their discography!

Goddamn does Julian Casablanca know how to craft a song. Even in projects that even he doesn't like (Fun fact:
According to Wikipedia, Julian Casablanca said that that this album played it too safe and was 'annoying, frustrating' to make), he is still bringing his ALL creatively. What this album is is a weirder, odder, and more ... read more