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Year in Review: Our Favorite Albums of 2022—Staff Picks
As lifelong music fans, our lives are soundtracked by the records we listen to. Our seasons change with each new album we find and cling to. Our favorite lyrics are often the flashlight’s glimmer that shine during the darkest of our nights. Here, Vinyl Mag’s staff reflects on their favorite albums of the year. How…
The Visual Album: Marketing Gimmick or Freeform Artistic Expression?
While it’s not exactly a new concept, the visual album has become more commonplace recently than ever before. French artist Serge Gainsbourg’s 1971 visual album Histoire de Melody Nelson has received some nods for arguably being the first visual album. Through the rest of the 20th century, bands such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Prince…
Haiku Review: Kendrick Lamar, Little Dragon, Splashh
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN. Intense yet laid back, Kendrick’s latest masterpiece is finally here. Little Dragon – Season High Cryptic, hypnotic, Layered hooks and melodies, Dreamy, strong vocals Splashh – Waiting a Lifetime Dreamy alt-pop vibes, Sunny and summery feel, Fun and upbeat songs.
Watch: Kendrick Lamar, “For Free? (Interlude)”
Kendrick Lamar’s incendiary, nothing-short-of-genius To Pimp A Butterfly has recently begun yielding music videos that match the album’s experimental tone. After the recent black and white romp through the streets of an avant garde Oakland in “Alright”, we’re now being treated to a short two-minute burst of intense visual metaphors for “For Free? (Interlude)”, a song…
House of Cards Season 3 Playlist
The eagerly anticipated (and briefly leaked) third season of House of Cards is premiering this Friday on Netflix. To get you primed and righteously indignant for Shyamalen-scale twists and shameless subterfuge, here’s a playlist containing some of the best political opinions ever put to tape. Yes, there’s plenty of punk and Vietnam-era ranting. Bruce Springsteen’s…
Kendrick Lamar: “The Blacker the Berry”
After an interesting night at the Grammy’s, rap icon Kendrick Lamar shocked fans with the release of his new single, “The Blacker the Berry.” With help from producer Boi-1da, Kendrick Lamar uses his lyrical gifts to shine light once again upon social issues pertaining to our generation’s form of evolved racism. Not to mention Lamar’s genius…