For your consideration: Big Special are a punk-ish type group of the sort of post-industrial, working-class UK vibe. They have a new album out tomorrow, and I quite like the single "Only Free When Sleeping." I found out about them because they are on the
This weekend I spoke with a longtime Justin Bieber fan who is hurtling toward her 30th birthday, and she confirmed a concern I had: "I feel a little silly saying I'm a Justin Bieber fan at 30." I wish to ask: why does this need to
The year is 2013, I am a freshman at Florida State University, and in between classes my hobby is playing music, mostly from the 1980's and 1990's, on a vintage boombox. The cover image is from within the past couple years and can be found by
When I hear the 2004 song "1, 2 Step" by Ciara ft Missy Elliott, I am struck by a vivid memory of the "dance floor" at a Florida skating rink where parents would drop their kids for the evening. I was 9 at the time, and