All photos by Agatha Donkar Land Words and photos by Agatha Donkar Lund Better Oblivion Community Center – the joint project of Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers – released its debut self-titled record to a lot of fanfare back in January, and for me, that fanfare has held up. The combined songwriting of Oberst and Bridgers, … Read more
Vocals, many times, are like those unsightly blemishes that seem to pop out at the most inopportune moments. Many times, they’re either hidden below the musical equivalent of Revlon concealer, or altered so dramatically said owner of those vocals couldn’t replicate the tracked studio majic (see what I did there) if he/she gave it their all in … Read more
Jon Spencer – Photo | Aggie Donkar The Blues Explosion rumbled into to North Carolina last night…leaving a wake of sweat, ringing eardrums, and frayed vocal chords behind them. And for any naysayer who may have been poised in the crowd, waiting to tattle that the blues is somehow NOT number one, well, they disseminated positively disgruntled, … Read more
Arbor Day is quickly approaching, folks. Regardless of whether you’ve been able to go out and enjoy the company of your coniferous and deciduous friends for the last few months, I’d like to take a moment to appreciate the mighty tree. It’s life-enabling role in the production of oxygen aside, trees are pretty to look … Read more