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Fake Me Out, Please
Fake meat has come a long way. And the curiously bleeding fake beef from Impossible Foods has taken a lead in this revolution, graduating from placement at a few tester restaurants here and there to nationwide availability at Burger King, … Continue reading
Posted in Fake Meat, New York City
Tagged charring, Fake Meat, impossible burger, vegetarian
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Did Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s latest album, Sex & Food, get accidentally political?
Does the extra fuzzy guitar on “American Guilt” usher in a new direction for UMO? Does singer Ruban Nielson put a potato sack over his head before he records his vocal tracks, or does he just make it sound that … Continue reading
Posted in Music Review, music writing
Tagged lo-fi, neo-psych, review, Unknown Mortal Orchestra
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Jack White Shakes up Rock ‘n’ Roll and the Result is a Beautiful Nightmare
In the popular music of today, guitar solos seem to have become an endangered species. That’s because the instrument itself seems to have become an endangered species in this current landscape dominated by hip-hop, dance pop, and electronic-driven work. As … Continue reading
A window into Charlotte Gainsbourg’s mind
With her new release, Rest, Charlotte Gainsbourg now considers herself what she refers to as a “proper writer.” For the first time, she has written her own lyrics. Her collaborators on her previous three studio albums had taken care of … Continue reading
Jerky of the Sea
In my memories of sharing bags of dulse with my grandfather on the couch, I was the only other person in the family who would eat the peculiarly salty snack with him. We looked forward to each savory curl of … Continue reading