Rhett Miller Finds Meaning in the Mistakes on “Wasted Time”
LOS ANGELES, CA- When Rhett Miller lands in my inbox, there is one Blurred Culture contributor I immediately think of: Vivian Wang. Vivian is a longtime fan of Miller and the Old 97’s, and whenever she writes about their music, she has a knack…
hemlocke springs Turns Perseverance Into a Battle Cry on “gloria!”
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are certain artists whose creativity seems almost impossible to contain within the boundaries of genre, and hemlocke springs is quickly becoming one of those artists for me. I was already impressed by her artistry when I caught her at the…
Becky Hill Finds Hope in the Chaos on Anthemic New Single “Changes”
LOS ANGELES, CA- A few days ago, I found myself in a pretty bad place. The circumstances that put me there haven’t necessarily improved, but sometimes you stumble across a song at exactly the moment you need it. For me, that song was Becky…
Party Dozen “Euro Stomper”: Feeling Beyond Lyrics
LOS ANGELES, CA- I was instantly hooked on the sonics of Party Dozen’s “Euro Stomper.” But then I read something in the press release that made the experience of listening to it even more interesting: there aren’t actually any lyrics on 21 Bum Salute….
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…
