The Best Albums of 2017, Albums 50 – 41
Across the Margin begins its rollout of the Best Albums of 2017 with albums 50 – 41… Let’s face it, much like 2016, 2017 has…
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On Anita Pallenberg & The Deaths of Rock Star Wives
by: Marlena Williams “We may know how to write the male side of the story, as so many, perhaps too many, rock star biographies can…
Twenty Years Later: Phish Destroys America (Phish 1997 Fall Tour)
by: Michael Shields In 1997 Phish set out to destroy America. All those who witnessed their late fall run are well aware that they triumphantly…
Jesse Lewis and Ike Sturm’s Endless Field
by: Michael Shields An introduction to the serenity-inducing world of Endless Field, an extremely talented duo comprised of guitarist Jesse Lewis and bassist Ike Sturm……
Arcade Fire’s Bold New Frontier (In Defense of Everything Now)
by: Michael Shields and Chris Thompson Arcade Fire’s latest release, Everything Now, takes aim at the ills of modern civilization, without losing an ounce of…
Remembering Prodigy
by: Maggie Sachson Remembering the late, great hip-hop artist Prodigy, one-half of Mobb Deep, through four essential tracks… “Have you ever lost a loved one?…
Podcast – Beyond the Margin: Ras Kass & El Gant (The Jamo Gang Interview)
Beyond the Margin spends time with not one, but two, incredibly talented and socially conscious emcees, Ras Kass and El Gant (of The Jamo Gang)……
The Best Songs of 2017 (So Far)
by: Michael Shields and Chris Thompson Across the Margin takes stock of the status of music in 2017, stopping at the midway point to offer…
Twenty Years Later – Wu-Tang Clan’s Wu-Tang Forever
by: Maggie Sachson Twenty Years after its release Wu-Tang Clan’s Wu-Tang Forever remains a triumphant exemplar of the almighty power of The Wu-Tang Clan… History…
Twenty Years Later – Radiohead’s OK Computer
by: Chris Thompson Twenty years after its release, Radiohead’s seminal album OK Computer, with its experimental sound and prophetic visions, continues to strike a resonance…
Twenty Years Later – Yo La Tengo’s I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
by: Michael Shields In April of 1997 Yo La Tengo dropped an absolute classic, an album that twenty years after its release remains entirely awe-inspiring……
Podcast: Beyond the Margin – An Interview with DJ Trackstar of Run the Jewels
Beyond the Margin delves into hip-hop, turntablism, and the phenomenon that is Run the Jewels with DJ Trackstar… Available on iTunes now! In the latest…