Fred: Streetwise and Lookin’ to Win

An interview with the bright and pragmatic front man, Joe O’Leary, of the Irish band Fred. by Colm O’Regan CORK, IRELAND–The phrase ‘happy-go-lucky’ is bandied around a lot these days but, wolfing down chocolate cake and ice-cream while laughing through the details of last night’s football, Joe O’Leary seems to wear the tag quite well. [...]

Shucking Your Husk

An analysis of the continuing life and works of Craig Muderlak by Kyle McAfee I Can’t Agree While typing I’m listening to Shake it Off by Mariah Carey.  I know, to get into the mindset needed to write this piece, I should put on some of Craig Muderlak’s tracks. But before I close Pandora and [...]

Praying in Numbers

An Artist Profile of Daiguo Li – Part One by Kyle McAfee,  High Contrast Review Music Editor An underwater cave fills with the rhythmic groans of translucent-fleshed men fish. A malfunctioning band of robots pluck strings in and out of syncopation in a smoky Chinese bordello. Numbers, etched on tooth sized stones are arranged in [...]

Libertad: $1.65

entrevista con BUCK 65 por Kyle McAfee, traducido por Alina Benitez Gracco Hacer una carrera musical, no es nada fácil. Las adversidades del camino pueden llevarte a la desilusión, lo que conduce al desgano y consecuente abandono de la tarea. Si hay algún músico al borde de la renuncia, le aconsejaría que escuche un poco [...]

Freedom Costs a Buck 65

A Transcendental Survival Guide to Overstimulation by Kyle McAfee, Music Editor Making a career in music is an incredibly difficult task. Tribulation after tribulation can lead to disenchantment, which can lead to laziness or calling it quits. A musician on the edge of giving up should simply throw some Buck 65 in their music player. [...]

You Need Aire to Breathe

Sage Advice from a Hip-Hop Guru by Kyle McAfee, Music Editor The world is in a strange state these days. As the fallout from the Bush administration expediates our progress toward economic nuclear winter (or is it nucular?) people wonder where to turn for relief. For many that relief comes in the form of music. [...]