Author: Alex Holmes
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New Open Mike Eagle Album Is a Means to Cope
Open Mike Eagle has always drawn aspects from his life into his music, but his latest record is his most personal yet. Anime, Trauma, and Divorce is the indie rapper’s fifth studio album. On it, Eagle holds onto his trademark sense of humor while discussing the realities of life as an aging rapper. The principle…
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Tyler the Creator Delivers Unique Performance at Adobe Max
In a year of upheaval, Adobe Max, an annual conference for creatives of a wide variety of fields, took place via the internet. The primary intent of the event is to showcase new features in Adobe products, but it also features a large amount of special guests. The lineup of speakers boasted a plethora of…
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New Julia Holter Single is Ethereal and Richly Layered
Over the years, Julia Holter has created an incredibly expansive catalogue of music. She’s done avant-garde double albums, she’s worked within pop structures, and she’s made haunting soundtracks. She even did an album that incorporated Virginia Woolf texts. With every project she puts out, she expands her sonic palette and surprises fans by perfectly tackling…
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Field Medic Waxes Poetic about Personal Growth on ‘Floral Prince’
Field Medic, the moniker of singer-songwriter Kevin Patrick Sullivan, could be the patron saint of trendy, edgy art students. He’s got an evolved hipster look, complete with painted nails, a mullet, lots of denim, and heavy metal fonts. He plays shows accompanied by a boombox and writes zines of haikus. Following his trajectory of autobiographical…
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‘BOYS STATE’ Paints a Powerful Portrait of American Democracy
SCAD Radio was given the opportunity to view a screening of Boys State and attend a Q&A session with the filmmakers and subjects of the documentary. Among most of the general public, the prevailing opinion of contemporary American democracy is that it’s in seriously ailing condition. There’s a sense that there’s no point in participating,…