Professor Jiang Breaks Down the Greater Israel Project
Professor Jiang Breaks Down the Greater Israel Project Jiang Xueqin — the Beijing-based teacher better known online as “Professor Jiang” — has spent the last two years turning a classroom whiteboard into one of the internet’s most-watched geopolitical briefings. On Predictive History and in interviews…
Rivkah Reyes Steps Out of ‘School of Rock’ With “Menace”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ll admit it. When I first saw the press release for Rivkah Reyes’ new single “Menace,” there was one line that immediately got my attention: “School of Rock’s Katie goes from bassist to frontwoman.” Wait. Katie? I had to look up…
Good Neighbours Get Intoxicated by Infatuation on the Undeniably Fun “Mary Jane”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are songs that demand a little time before they reveal themselves, and then there are songs that make their intentions known almost immediately. Good Neighbours’ new single “Mary Jane” falls firmly into the latter category. Within the first listen, I…
Instructions before visiting Earth
In the event that you wake up and find your soul separated from source and manifest into material form, don’t panic. Your condition is only temporary. You have been selected for the opportunity of human incarnation. This 3D simulation is designed to break up the…
2hollis Returns With “Hurt,” a Glitch-Fueled Electronic Banger
LOS ANGELES, CA- I’ll admit it: it took me a while to come around on 2hollis. His music never struck me as immediately accessible, and I wasn’t sure I fully understood the appeal at first. But every so often an artist releases a song…
Meg Lui’s “Elvis Queen” Is a Beautiful Introduction to Instant Validation, Produced by Sufjan Stevens
LOS ANGELES, CA- I wasn’t familiar with Meg Lui until this week. Although she’d already released two singles from her forthcoming debut album Instant Validation, “Gone Girl” and “Dreams,” it was the announcement of “Elvis Queen” that finally caught my attention. The reason was…
We Tried Shrooms on America’s Most Haunted Ship (Queen Mary)
Scared and Impaired boarded the RMS Queen Mary… one of the most haunted ships in the world and spent the night inside its most infamous room B340. For this episode of Scared and Impaired, we took things to another level. Billy Langdon chose mushies. Dean…
Grumpy’s “Twenty Five” Finds Beauty In Love, Change, And The Fear Of Being Forgotten
LOS ANGELES, CA- There is something oddly soothing about Grumpy’s “Twenty Five.” On its surface, the song feels warm and nostalgic, built around a lo-fi aesthetic that evokes memories half-remembered rather than fully recalled. Yet beneath that comforting exterior lies a subtle unease that…
Babe Rainbow’s “Polymuscalsaccharide” Is a Psychedelic Summer Groove Worth Surrendering To
LOS ANGELES, CA- Some songs demand analysis. Others simply ask that you come along for the ride. Babe Rainbow’s new single, “Polymuscalsaccharide,” falls squarely into the latter category. From the moment the track opens with its fuzzy, lo-fi bass line, I was hooked. Before…
Steve Aoki and Mia Takarabe’s “Heartless” Signals a New Global Era for J-Pop
LOS ANGELES, CA- Japan has been trending for years, making its way into our daily lives one anime episode or sushi roll at a time. But what about the music? Slowly but surely, more Japanese tracks have been landing on global streaming playlists, more…
