Category: Music

“Work Hard and Say It’s Easy”: Why The Strokes’ Debut Is Still Effortlessly Cool

Wherein the writer muses on the inevitable attraction of an indie favorite.

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Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not

Their new album, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not, doesn’t reinvent the band’s sound; however, it does contain some of their best work. This is a natural extension of a long career, not just a cute or tired continuation of it.

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That Precept Kid Reviews Some Albums

Piggybacking off of your cultural criticism

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Morgan Wallen’s Canceled Empire

A Nass writer considers the popularity and cancellation of country star Morgan Wallen.

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Perfect Songs

“The dead linger after their passing in the memories of those who knew them; this poem, however, lingers only on my hard drive, contextless and adrift in the sea of my thoughts and memories.”

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Bye Bye Blumberg

The first time I saw the band Yuck perform live, I had never heard of them. They were simply the group warming up for Smith Westerns on a Friday night at a hole in the wall in downtown Nashville. I saw their name on the marquee above the venue and thought “Yuck” sounded weird and off-putting. When they took forever to set up on stage, I went from skeptical to hostile: “Who do these guys think they are? They’re just the warm-up act!”

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Killer Mike

Terrace Club’s best performance, I think.

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Death Grips “Hot Head” Track Review

“Hot Head” is not only an assertion of power but also an investigation into how power works.

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Squirrelly Flow

Justin Bieber “is white,” and boy does he wants us to know. In case we weren’t already aware of the demographic categories he falls under (Caucasian, pubescent), he is kind enough to remind us at the very end of his … Read More

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Digesting Digest

Bradford Cox has always reminded me of Bean, that tiny, brainy kid from Orson Scott Card’s _Ender’s Game_ book series. For the non-nerds among you, Bean is the smartest, and smallest, of a group of preadolescents who are trying to … Read More

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Desert Apocalypse

During the monorail ride at the Newark Airport, most of the talk was about how “crazy” the weekend would be at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The lineup was particularly strong this year, boasting Thom Yorke, The xx, … Read More

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The Nass Recommends!

A ream of recommendations from the Nass’ mind to yours.

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