Friday Afternoon Beats

Something loud and spectacular for your Friday. To truly enjoy, you need good bass. It’s a Sleigh Bells throwback: Kids–off of their debut album Treats. Still one of my favorite albums....

Monday Morning Beats

Tough choice today. Almost did a Sleigh Bells throwback, but I’ll save that for next week. Here’s Gemini Club–Sparklers. The music snobs will say this song has been around for a while, but I DON’T CARE BECAUSE IT’S SO MUCH FUN. Warning:...

The New Ms. Marvel!!!

Marvel Comics has relaunched the Ms. Marvel series with an all new heroine: 16-year-old Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American girl trying to find her place in the world. Here’s my take on the book in The Washington Post, as well as a piece on Marvel’s...

Monday Morning Beats

Here’s my question. Does Manchester Orchestra ever get tired of being so freaking good? Don’t they ever think, “You know? Let’s write a s***ty song this time. Something that’s a real piece of crap.” No, I guess they don’t. The...