All Hail Sharon Jones, Unstoppable Soul Sister!

December 6, 2013 Morphizm 0

Although soul sister Sharon Jones is continually referred to as a throwback to a funkier 20th century, she’s here, now, and still fighting to bring more humanity (and less autotune) to our increasingly digital music. And we’re all the better for it.

Life To The Pixies!

September 16, 2013 Morphizm 0

Unbowed, the Pixies’ reconstructed band, and brand, now soldiers ahead with street and market cred to spare.

Happy Anniversary, Surfer Rosa!

March 21, 2013 Morphizm 0

Ten years ago, I wrote this autobiographical bow-down when news of the tumultuous Pixies’ longshot reunion started to bubble up. I covered that subsequent momentous convergence for Salon and AlterNet, […]

Cancer Cures El-P’s Droned Dystopia

May 31, 2012 Morphizm 0

Drones overhead and smartphones in hand, we drift through panoptic lives and push-button wars. It sometimes feels like most songwriters couldn’t give a crap, but not hip-hop visionary El-P…

DJ Shadow Ready For Total Breakdown

April 24, 2012 Morphizm 0

“As long as the old stuff is given a context and doesn’t overshadow the new, I think it’s a healthy exercise for me, and one that recalibrates me for whatever new musical path lies ahead,” said Shadow.

Occupy Hip Hop

November 19, 2011 Morphizm 0

“I hope hip hop can open itself to the possibilities that Occupy Wall Street presents. If we can use its power, we may see some lasting change from this after all.”

An Open Love Letter to My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless

November 4, 2011 Morphizm 0

My Bloody Valentine’s 1991 musical masterpiece Loveless struggled for the spotlight when it was released, overshadowed by the likes of Nirvana and Pearl Jam. But two decades later, the record’s defiant atmospherics and tremolo experimentation have become more influential than ever.

DJ Shadow: The Internet Is Not Your Savior

October 24, 2011 Morphizm 0

It’s a democracy failure Davis saw crushed up close, given his proximity to Silicon Valley, where titans like Apple and Google sprouted from technological culture jammers into the undisputed masters of Wall Street’s universe.