Ryan Dillon

2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

Of all the genres that have reached the mainstream level of success that Hip-hop has achieved, hip-hop has some of the most iconic debut albums in music history: Nas’s Illmatic, De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, and Outkast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, just to name a few. Every legacy has a beginning, but not every beginning is followed by a legacy. It takes a special set of skills, a heart full of ambition, and fearlessness to even put yourself out in the world.

2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

Of all the bands that emerged from the 80’s hardcore explosion, Minor Threat has to be one of the most pure examples of the movement. Their ruthless aggression and sober approach to the new subgenre brought the ethos of the scene to life and set the standard for the bands to come after.

2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

Of all the genres that have reached the mainstream level of success that Hip Hop has achieved, the one-time relatively new genre has some of the most iconic debut albums in music history: Nas’s Illmatic, De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising, and Outkast’s Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, just to name a few. Every legacy has a beginning, but not every beginning is followed by a legacy. It takes a special set of skills, a heart full of ambition, and fearlessness to even put yourself out in the world.

2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

Thirty-five years ago (4/10/90), a cosmic shift occurred in Hip Hop. The year was 1990, a new decade had begun, and the genre was gaining traction in popular culture, at least on a commercial level. Of course, as anyone who has witnessed the rise of anything will tell you, the trip to the top is not without controversy. When it comes to controversy, no one understands the backlash of it all better than Public Enemy.

2 weeks ago | glidemagazine.com | Ryan Dillon

When Justin Vernon returned to his Bon Iver project in 2024 with his four-track EP, Sable, most thought that would be the end of it. It is so rare to receive new music from the art-folk-pop genre-bender that it felt selfish to expect anything more. The EP is stunning and vulnerable, and Vernon can be heard hinting at acoustic elements being thrown into his heartfelt electro-ambient home court.