August 1, 2020
Rival Consoles New LP

Rival Consoles Articulation: Patterns, Structures give Life to Music

Drawing on creative processes from a visual school of thought, Ryan Lee West’s newest LP Articulation under his Rival Consoles moniker on the Erased Tapes label, hit streets July 31.
May 23, 2021

Be Still Cody: Coffee & a Mixtape

Coffee, Wes Anderson and mix tapes. Three things coveted by individuals of a certain age bracket. Upon hearing from a friend that Victoria coffee roaster Be Still Cody (named after a line from The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou) included custom mix tapes with their beans, I immediately ordered some.
December 31, 2021

Best of 2021: Pandemic Era Music

The incubation period of new music is such that nearly two years into the pandemic the jury is officially in: I haven't noticed a tangible shift in either the quality or the quantity of music.