Every year I vote for my favorite music (songs and albums) in an annual music critics poll and this year I submitted my ballot for the Uproxx installment. You can view my ballot here. Since […]
Category: Stuff I Like
Sama’an’s Favorite Music of 2020
Every year I vote for my favorite music (songs and albums) in an annual music critics poll and this year I submitted my ballot for the Uproxx installment. The original music critics poll I voted […]
Sama’an’s Favorite Music of 2019
Every year I vote for my favorite music (songs and albums) in an annual music critics poll and this year I submitted my ballot for the Uproxx installment. The original, historic music critics […]
Sama’an’s 2018 Music Picks
With the sad and unfortunate demise of the historic Village Voice, the future of a music critics’ poll was uncertain, but Uproxx stepped up to the challenge, and I was honored to offer my 2018 music […]
On “This Land,” Gary Clark Jr. Spreads His Wings
Gary Clark Jr.’s new single, “This Land,” isn’t the crawling-to-running, normal kind of growth, no, Gary went from walking up and down Sixth Street with a guitar in his hand, to flying. It’s not to say that […]
Support: Director Brittany Reeber’s Cassadaga Short
A good, good friend of mine, Brittany Reeber, needs your support in funding her short film: Cassadaga. It’s about a small Florida town whose population is entirely made up of psychics. Check out the Kickstarter here and […]
Watch: Kinetica – “Alquile” Music Video
Kinetica, a singer, songwriter, and beat-maker hailing from Chile, has released the official music video for her dance-pop anthem, “Alquile,” that offers her perspective on the struggles of keeping up appearances in the social media […]
DJ Mr. Rogers Plays Rhythm Roulette with Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal took a little trip to Houston to film an episode of Rhythm Roulette with H-town hero, DJ Mr. Rogers, and it turned out great. When Mass Appeal hit me up and asked who […]
My 2017 Village Voice Pazz & Jop Ballot
Every year I have the privilege of voting in the annual Village Voice Pazz and Jop music critics poll– created by legendary music writer Robert Christgau and first run in 1971, it’s the longest-running poll […]
Gary Clark Jr. ‘Live North America’, “Healing (Live)” Video
This generation’s Ax Wizard, Gary Clark Jr., has announced Live North America, his new live album due out March 17th, and teased us with a sample in the form a music video for his live rendition of “The […]