Small Isles is a unique new project by Jim Fairchild and Jacob Snider that aims to create “imaginary scores for imaginary films.” Their debut record, The Valley, The Mountains, The Sea, does this seamlessly. Although simple in length at 8 tracks and just over 30...
In the summer of 2020, the band Rage Against the Machine went trending on twitter. After expressing a lot of support for the Black Lives Matter, some of guitarist Tom Morello’s fans had had enough. A viral but now deleted tweet read “I use to be a fan until your...
I’m known to be a bit of an aficionado for song covers. My “Why I Cover” series is more than proof of this, but I feel as though that specific means of presenting my obsession just doesn’t properly demonstrate how unhinged I am in terms of time and passion devoted to...
I sat down (over zoom) with Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth and The Catapult and, briefly, her bunny to talk about her new album sincerely, e, her inspirations, and her air fryer. This interview is best enjoyed while listening to the album with your window open. Talia...
If we’re being honest, I don’t love the visuals that come with the term “earworm” but it’s the most succinct way to describe a song that gets stuck in your head. For me, an earworm is more than just a catchy tune on repeat – it’s more like the universe telling me I...
I believe we have all heard the sentiment that music is the universal language. While I’ve never really thought much about, I now see that a lot of interesting conversations can be had about this concept and its validity. I will be spending my final few entries here...
It’s almost ridiculous to compare the Grammy Awards of the past to that of 2021 because the differences are so apparent. But the award show has always served as a sort of music time capsule, and I think that that embodies the nature of my column Respect the Classics...
Around this time last year, WVAU posted my first article about Hostile Mind. It wasn’t a particularly long and in-depth piece, but its heart was in the right place— namely, scattered all over the room along with the rest of what remained of my imploded body. What was...
DMV Native (and now Seattle-based) Degnan Smith, under the name Naked Days, has been making music for a while. Previous releases (some dating all the way back to 2012), have called on friends Will Toledo, Amanda Schiano Di Cola, and John Huggins to help with...