All posts by Candace McDuffie
The Reality of Being a Black Female Journalist in Today’s Music Industry
[Editor’s note – as with all the articles in this month’s social justice issue, the following is a first-hand essay. The author’s experiences and opinions are her...
Show Preview: Aziz the Shake Plays a Sold Out Sinclair in Boston This Tuesday
Aziz the Shake certainly has a lot to be grateful for. The up and coming rapper not only had the opportunity to recently record in...
The Weeknd Proves There’s a Method to ‘The Madness’ in Worcester
The musical evolution of The Weeknd seems ironically organic. His tepid strokes into graphic sexual escapades–littered with ostensible alcohol and drug use–have inevitably become his...
Quick Recap: Chance The Rapper Sells Out Boston’s House of Blues, Proves Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number
Chance The Rapper’s greatest asset is difficult to pinpoint when his artistry is as vast and complex as his lyricism. The 22 year old Chicago...
Show Preview: Skyzoo at Boston’s Hard Rock Cafe
In a genre contaminated with empty lyricism and even emptier artists parading as street poets, Skyzoo almost effortlessly elevates to a league of his own. His...
Up Close and Personal With Diamond Thug at Boston’s Converse Rubber Tracks
Boston’s Converse Rubber Tracks Studio isn’t just another strategic musical landmark from arguably one of the most culturally forward brands in the nation. It subsequently...
WATCH New Albert Hammond Jr. Video For “Caught By My Shadow”
On this particular Thursday afternoon, Albert Hammond Jr. is extremely laid back–endearing even. His latest record, Momentary Masters, was released in July and lauded by...
Quick Recap: Death Cab for Cutie Live in Boston
The mordant emotionalism that Ben Gibbard possesses is unlike any other musician of his time. His lyrics are a sharp mix of desire and frustration;...
Lenny Kravitz Dazzles Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, Only Grows Finer With Time
They don’t quite make them like Lenny Kravitz anymore. One minute, the man grinds acid funk riffs mordantly; the next his velvety croon saturates every...
Festival Recap: The Brilliance and Blackness of Afropunk
It’s no surprise that America relishes in black culture but still continues to admonish black bodies. Cultural appropriation—despite its deep rooted historical context—is still a...
