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WE RECOMMEND: The Callous Daoboys: I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven
"Approach this album blind, buckle up and let it take you by surprise."
"Approach this album blind, buckle up and let it take you by surprise."
The Callous Daoboys: I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven - Spectrum Culture
Approach this album blind, buckle up and let it take you by surprise.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
WE RECOMMEND: The Callous Daoboys: I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven
"Approach this album blind, buckle up and let it take you by surprise."
"Approach this album blind, buckle up and let it take you by surprise."
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For all creatures void of form, no shelter from the Tropical Fuck Storm.
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Tropical Fuck Storm: Fairyland Codex - Spectrum Culture
It’s taking bad acid on a beautiful day, it’s surf-rock with a mood disorder, it’s the new Tropical Fuck Storm album.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
For all creatures void of form, no shelter from the Tropical Fuck Storm.
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Reviewed the new Aesop Rock album for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. 30 years in, the man is still spinning gold.
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Aesop Rock: Black Hole Superette - Spectrum Culture
At almost 50 years old, it is good to see Aesop Rock as in control of his lyrics and production as ever, but it is even better to find him more comfortable participating in the world around him than e...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Reviewed the new Aesop Rock album for @spectrumculture.bsky.social. 30 years in, the man is still spinning gold.
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Excited to report that I have finally gotten my first "hater." Join the party by reading my, apparently divisive, music reviews over at @spectrumculture.bsky.social
@jordan-ranft.bsky.social that part explains everything
May 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Excited to report that I have finally gotten my first "hater." Join the party by reading my, apparently divisive, music reviews over at @spectrumculture.bsky.social
"In good news for freaky little weirdos, the new Mclusky album is out."
Got to review Mclusky's strange and abrasive comeback record for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
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Got to review Mclusky's strange and abrasive comeback record for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
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Mclusky: the world is still here and so are we - Spectrum Culture
Mclusky is most likely an acquired taste. What this record proves, though, is that this “taste,” whatever it may be, has not been diluted some 20 years later.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
"In good news for freaky little weirdos, the new Mclusky album is out."
Got to review Mclusky's strange and abrasive comeback record for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
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Got to review Mclusky's strange and abrasive comeback record for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
spectrumculture.com/2025/05/08/m...
Seems like all people want to do is shit on SF these days. Wrote an article about something nice happening in the city for once!
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San Francisco’s Not Dead: FNG at The Independent — In Spite Magazine
Jordan Ranft takes in Family Not a Group (FNG), a 17-person collective of rappers, singers, DJs, and artists, at The Independent in San Francisco, CA.
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April 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Seems like all people want to do is shit on SF these days. Wrote an article about something nice happening in the city for once!
www.inspitemagazine.com/in-spite-art...
www.inspitemagazine.com/in-spite-art...
Aesop Rock is one of the reasons I got into music criticism. Mainly, because it lets me talk about Aesop Rock's music at length without annoying everyone at the dinner table. Anyway, here's 1k words on Aesop Rock courtesy of @spectrumculture.bsky.social
For those about to Rock: We revisit Aesop Rock's mid-career masterpiece of transition, "None Shall Pass."
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Revisit: Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass - Spectrum Culture
None Shall Pass remains, thematically, in the same vein as many of Aesop Rock’s other earlier albums, which can best be described as a blend of social commentary, poetic encryption and hating on whack...
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March 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Aesop Rock is one of the reasons I got into music criticism. Mainly, because it lets me talk about Aesop Rock's music at length without annoying everyone at the dinner table. Anyway, here's 1k words on Aesop Rock courtesy of @spectrumculture.bsky.social
Joshua Burnside consistently ends up in my top artists every year and it's been such a cool opportunity to review his newest album for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
WE RECOMMEND: Joshua Burnside: Teeth of Time
"Teeth of Time rewards its listeners for their patience and attention. The same thing could be said, funnily enough, about parenthood. Well played, Burnside."
"Teeth of Time rewards its listeners for their patience and attention. The same thing could be said, funnily enough, about parenthood. Well played, Burnside."
Joshua Burnside: Teeth of Time - Spectrum Culture
Teeth of Time rewards its listeners for their patience and attention. The same thing could be said, funnily enough, about parenthood. Well played, Burnside.
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March 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Joshua Burnside consistently ends up in my top artists every year and it's been such a cool opportunity to review his newest album for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
I went out to Berkeley for the inaugural Dollfest, a 2-day punk/rock festival that focuses on femme-fronted bands, and wrote for @spectrumculture.bsky.social about the music, the politicization of identity, and how gatekeeping is dumb.
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Dollfest - Spectrum Culture
A femme-centric festival builds a more open community and sounds great doing it.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I went out to Berkeley for the inaugural Dollfest, a 2-day punk/rock festival that focuses on femme-fronted bands, and wrote for @spectrumculture.bsky.social about the music, the politicization of identity, and how gatekeeping is dumb.
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I do find some satisfaction in knowing Elon Musk will never be able to buy his way into people thinking he's cool. That guy is probably in the White House right now doing the Naruto run and asking people if his jacket makes him look like Brandon Lee.
February 3, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I do find some satisfaction in knowing Elon Musk will never be able to buy his way into people thinking he's cool. That guy is probably in the White House right now doing the Naruto run and asking people if his jacket makes him look like Brandon Lee.
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Our February issue live!
With our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, a new critique column on the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, a spoken word audioscape, and several music tracks, including a preview of the new album by Dave Sims and Scott Spearly (The Knuckle Dusters).
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With our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, a new critique column on the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, a spoken word audioscape, and several music tracks, including a preview of the new album by Dave Sims and Scott Spearly (The Knuckle Dusters).
ogre.red
February 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Our February issue live!
With our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, a new critique column on the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, a spoken word audioscape, and several music tracks, including a preview of the new album by Dave Sims and Scott Spearly (The Knuckle Dusters).
ogre.red
With our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, a new critique column on the Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, a spoken word audioscape, and several music tracks, including a preview of the new album by Dave Sims and Scott Spearly (The Knuckle Dusters).
ogre.red
@spectrumculture.bsky.social let me review the frantic and brutal new project for Melbourne-based grind band, Choof. Really cool of them because this is a small band that makes music that most people would find borderline unlistenable. 4/5 Stars. Would recommend.
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Choof: A Very Special Blend of Psychology and Extreme Violence - Spectrum Culture
Sometimes, it’s all right to turn on a record that does nothing but make your ears bleed.
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January 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
@spectrumculture.bsky.social let me review the frantic and brutal new project for Melbourne-based grind band, Choof. Really cool of them because this is a small band that makes music that most people would find borderline unlistenable. 4/5 Stars. Would recommend.
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spectrumculture.com/2025/01/30/c...
Been doing free-writes every morning to create a better practice around writing and oof! the free flow of ideas and emotions can be pretty cringe sometimes!
January 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Been doing free-writes every morning to create a better practice around writing and oof! the free flow of ideas and emotions can be pretty cringe sometimes!
Happy to report that I am back writing about music for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
First piece back is a review of the Boldy James & whothehelliscarlo EP that dropped last month. Take a gander!
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First piece back is a review of the Boldy James & whothehelliscarlo EP that dropped last month. Take a gander!
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Boldy James & whothehelliscarlo: Hidden in Plain Sight - Spectrum Culture
The prolific rapper returns, with more dense wordplay, stripped-down production and tales from the Motor City streets.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Happy to report that I am back writing about music for @spectrumculture.bsky.social
First piece back is a review of the Boldy James & whothehelliscarlo EP that dropped last month. Take a gander!
spectrumculture.com/2025/01/08/b...
First piece back is a review of the Boldy James & whothehelliscarlo EP that dropped last month. Take a gander!
spectrumculture.com/2025/01/08/b...
A new year isn't really new until I've submitted a packet of poems to several lit journals with unbelievably low acceptance rates. Shout out to the @coloradoreview.bsky.social for keeping me humble.
January 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A new year isn't really new until I've submitted a packet of poems to several lit journals with unbelievably low acceptance rates. Shout out to the @coloradoreview.bsky.social for keeping me humble.
11 years sober!
December 23, 2024 at 8:05 AM
11 years sober!
Hearing Boldy James rap "The work whiter than Dawson's Creek" cured my seasonal depression for half a day.
December 22, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Hearing Boldy James rap "The work whiter than Dawson's Creek" cured my seasonal depression for half a day.
Who would have guessed an exhibition match between a YouTuber and 58-year-old man would end up being an over-promoted letdown?
November 16, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Who would have guessed an exhibition match between a YouTuber and 58-year-old man would end up being an over-promoted letdown?
Hey folks! The good people at Wrong Publishing were kind enough to put out my strange little chapbook last year and now you can read it digitally for zero dollars!
Things are not ok. There's not a lot we can do as a random small press in Canada, but at the very least, gatekeeping books is not something we want to continue. I've decided now until forever, all our digital chapbooks are $0/pay-what-you-can. Sending love & lit <3
November 14, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Hey folks! The good people at Wrong Publishing were kind enough to put out my strange little chapbook last year and now you can read it digitally for zero dollars!
Howdy. Wasn't very good at twitter, doubt I'll be good at this one either. I'm an associate clinical social worker and amateur writer. Looking to plug into some digital community.
November 14, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Howdy. Wasn't very good at twitter, doubt I'll be good at this one either. I'm an associate clinical social worker and amateur writer. Looking to plug into some digital community.