The Revelatory Timing of Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music
Christina Lee05.17.12
Killer Mike’s R.A.P. Music looks into the past and simultaneously into the future for inspiration. Christina Lee examines the auspices and reveals what the album may portend.
Trayvon Martin Music
Christina Lee05.11.12
Rick Ross drops rap’s most potent verse in the Trayvon Martin tragedy––in the midst of Usher’s merlot-soaked liason with a skirtless lady. Throwaway line or powerful counterpoint? Christina Lee examines rap’s social conscience.
Perfume Genius: Put Your Back N 2 It
Christina Lee03.26.12
Christina Lee breaks down why the new Perfume Genius album should never have to exist––and why we are thrilled that it does. Perfume Genius plays the EARL March 29th in East Atlanta.
Cloud Nothings: Attack on Memory
Christina Lee02.13.12
Dylan Baldi starts a war / attack on memory. Christina Lee listens to Cloud Nothings’ latest and talks to frontman Baldi about his Future/Past. Cloud Nothings play the EARL in Atlanta on Friday, February 17.
First Aid Kit: The Lion’s Roar
Christina Lee01.23.12
First Aid Kit’s sophomore LP, The Lion’s Roar, is music for what ails you. Hailing from Stockholm, sisters Johanna and Klara Soderberg deliver some of the most compelling Americana this side of––well, shit––Wichita.
Los Campesinos! Hello Sadness
Christina Lee11.14.11
Faux-Welsh rockers Los Campesinos! release their third album, Hello Sadness, and Christina Lee gives her read of a geography peppered with the gouges and striations and lacunae of their maturing consciousness. And if you want to read more, try their quarterly fanzine(!) Heat Rash.
