40 Years of Harvest

Neil Young has spent almost half a century compiling a catalog that is nothing less than extraordinary. It’s difficult to explain exactly what is so extraordinary about his music without blatantly contradicting myself: it’s straightforward, yet imbued with...

A Young Gypsy: Lana Del Rey’s "Video Games"

I have been in love very few times in my life. It is odd to say a few times because every happily married couple I have met (only one and they are my grandparents) has said they have only been in love once and that‰’s only if you‰’re lucky. To them the...

Spin of the Week: Dr. Dog

Dr. Dog – Be The Void Let‰’s be clear, Dr. Dog aren‰’t reinventing the wheel here. Their latest release follows the same psychedelic, ’60s-style rock radio as their previous releases. It might seem easy for this band to grow tedious by their...

Midwest Musings: Bunnygrunt

Winter break is over, and all we have to show for it is a stack of books to read, memories of sleep, and stale Christmas cookies. This depressing state of affairs led me to listen to almost exclusively slow, quiet Paul Simon songs. Fortunately, there are only so many...