Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart once noted that “melody is the essence of music.” This may be true, but such a perspective overlooks how…
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The corporate-led division of music into genres ignored the reality of the music presented. This is perhaps no better seen…
Henry David Thoreau once noted, "The perception of beauty is a moral test." Regardless of whether we wish to acknowledge…
Unfortunately, sometimes life gets in the way of interviews making it to print. This interview with Dezron Douglas, which took…
Borrowed from the ancient Greek φαντάζω, the idea of a phantom evokes a shadowy force that someone cannot precisely locate.…
Jazz and punk have long had a fascinating relationship. Mixing both styles dates back to at least fifty years ago,…