Run The Jewels
by: Tom Rau and Michael Shields Two of Across the Margin’s longtime contributors break down EL-P and Killer Mike’s Run the Jewels tour…. Its been…
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Ruby Red
by: Michael Shields We take a quick look at one of this year’s most pleasant surprises: The Love Language’s ‘Ruby Red’….. If you’ve ever stumbled…
The First Rays
By Chris Thompson The surprising influence of a genre on one of the greatest musicians of our time…. When I was a senior in college,…
Best Songs of 2013 (So Far)
There’s been so much amazing music released as of late that it’s coming at us from almost every direction. The Editors at Across the Margin…
Branching Out
by: Douglas Grant A fan’s loyalty ofttimes becomes challenged when an artist chooses to take risks. We ask…..Is this fair? Fandom is a strange phenomenon….
Bathing in Falsetto
by: Michael Shields A look back at a decade of music that finds me here today bathing in falsetto. How I grew to love Bon Iver…….
Mistaken For Strangers
by: Michael Shields A new documentary takes you on the road with The National, while exploring what it means to be brothers…. Tom Berninger is…
Ironman — Gold Edition
by: Michael Shields A true classic gets a makeover…… It’s rare that a hip-hop track will incite the sort of emotion I experienced the first…
Lysandre
by: Michael Shields Christopher Owens opens up his heavy heart on his solo debut, Lysandre….. Artists have released concept albums to varying degrees of success…
Godspeed You! Black Emperor — Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
by: L.P. Hanners A “review” of Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s latest album as told through one man’s journey with the band….. Back in 1999, the…
The Namesake — Nas’ Illmatic
In homage to one of the greatest albums of all time, Nas’ Illmatic… by: Michael Shields I am a stitch in an online thread. (I…
Taking Sides
by: Michael Shields Amanda Palmer’s endeavor to change the music business through an active connection with her supporters meets some resistance…. This time would be…