Benjamin Ricci

How Blockchain and NFTs are the Right Tools to Secure Creative Licenses

Artists finally have the technology to protect their ideas (without hiring a lawyer) Protecting your art, music, or words has never been a priority for artists until it's too late and an idea is stolen. As creators we are naturally much more enamored of and focused on...

Record Review: White Birds

White Birds When Women Played Drums Philadelphia, PA (Grizzly Records) “A happy, heartbreaking collection of lo-fi gems” What makes a great breakup album? Ask these guys. Made up of members from the...

Record Review: Shook Foil

Shook Foil Little Significance EP Atlanta, GA (Self-released) “Gold Foil” Whether Shook Foil’s intricate interplay of styles is intentional or not, the results are undeniably impressive. Upon first...

Record Review: Rocky Votolato

Rocky Votolato Television of Saints Seattle, WA (Undertow Music Collective) “Grand solo exploration yields mighty contribution to American folk” Originally hailing from Dallas, and now a Seattleite,...

Record Review: Pretend Surprise

Pretend Surprise HOTmath Wilmington, NC (Self-released) “Colorful math rock” HOTmath sounds like the epitome and the perfect name for a math rock album, but the Wilmington group Pretend Surprise has...