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Recent Violence on the Rise Against LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Once Accepting Ivory Coast

Oct 25, 2024 | edgemedianetwork.com | Jack P. Solomon

5 hours agoRecent Violence on the Rise Against LGBTQ+ Individuals in the Once Accepting Ivory Coast Abidjan. The capital city of Côte d'Ivoire, otherwise known as the Ivory Coast, is known for many things. According to the , the city was even once referred to as "the Paris of West Africa." From its vibrant culture scene filled with fashion, dancers, and musicians to its picturesque beaches situated right on the Atlantic ocean, there is a lot to love about this city.
Claire Rousay - "Sentiment" | Album Review — POST-TRASH

Apr 23, 2024 | post-trash.com | Jack P. Solomon

by Jack Solomon (@chateau.fiasco)Ambient musician claire rousay’s first proper foray into more traditional song forms, sentiment, nonetheless opens with a spoken sample, “It’s 4pm on a Monday and I cannot stop crying.” Perhaps the clip makes sense for an artist who is best known for her work trying to coax emotionality out of the sounds of mundane tasks and ideas.
Couch Slut - "You Could Do It Tonight" | Album Review — POST-TRASH

Apr 22, 2024 | post-trash.com | Jack P. Solomon

by Jack Solomon (@jacksolomon48)I’ve been an extreme metal fan for long enough that it tends be only the most abrasive bands that manage to catch my attention anymore. The most recent discovery to really shock me has been Brooklyn’s noise-sludge quintet Couch Slut.
María Grand with Marta Sánchez: Anohin

Apr 8, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Jack P. Solomon

María Grand has set herself apart as one of the premiere saxophonists in contemporary jazz faster than is often possible in a genre that can be quite establishment, but it isn’t hard to see why. Not even to mention cosigns from and collaborations with big names like Vijay Iyer and Mary Halvorson, the Swiss saxophonist and vocalist has built a pretty impressive catalog in just a few years.
German Soccer Player Suspended Over Homophobic Incident

Apr 7, 2024 | edgemedianetwork.com | Jack P. Solomon

5 hours agoGerman Soccer Player Suspended Over Homophobic Incident As reported by BILD and Die Welt,pro-soccer player Kevin Behren along with other team members were asked to sign various memorabilia items. One of these items included a rainbow jersey. Allegedly, Behrens refused to sign eventually saying "I won't sign that gay shit." The club reacted swiftly by suspending him along with issuing a statement regarding the incident.
Stay Inside: Ferried Away

Feb 29, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Jack P. Solomon

“Fifth Wave emo,” if it was ever really a thing, may be finally coming to fruition. Stay Inside’s gloomy 2020 debut Viewing was released amidst a surge of promising new emo bands taking the sound in a direction more adventurous, high concept and queer than most bands of the early ’10s revival.
Al Harper - "Plaster of Paris" | Post-Trash Premiere — POST-TRASH

Feb 16, 2024 | post-trash.com | Jack P. Solomon

by Jack Solomon (@jacksolomon48)Al Harper has been a part of the San Francisco DIY scene for years now, often working with noisy lo-fi projects like Tony Jay and Eternal Drag. With her 2021 solo debut, Promises I Kept, she successfully brought this indie sensibility into more ornate folk-rock arrangements that recall Fleetwood Mac and Eagles.
Kyros: Mannequin

Feb 14, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Jack P. Solomon

It’s nice to hear Kyros sound like they’re having fun. For a band that blends the complexity and eccentricity of ‘70s prog rock with the bright textures of ‘80s pop, until now they’ve managed to get bleaker each record, culminating in 2020’s Celexa Dreams, where no amount of bold synthesizer could cover up tense math rock impulses and a sense of emptiness and depersonalization in frontwoman, keyboardist and producer-engineer Shelby Logan Warne’s songwriting.
Rediscover: King Crimson: Beat

Feb 8, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Jack P. Solomon

There’s something ironic about prog rock’s evolution into the ’80s, and the often highly negative fan reaction to it. For one, a genre whose name derives from the word progressive shouldn’t have struggled so much to make progress, and fans shouldn’t have been so resistant to the change that eventually came. But prog was always characterized less by progression than by virtuosity and excess.
Mary Halvorson: Cloudward

Jan 26, 2024 | spectrumculture.com | Jack P. Solomon

Over nearly two decades now, Mary Halvorson has been building a reputation as a guitarist at the forefront of avant-garde jazz, often releasing two or three albums a year with ever-changing and expanding ensembles. Her latest effort, Cloudward, is the second recording where Halvorson leads the Amaryllis sextet, comprising vibraphonist Patricia Brennan, bassist Nick Dunston, drummer Tomas Fujiwara, trombonist Jacob Garchik, and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill.