Ben Harper, “Bloodline Maintenance.” The concept of intergenerational trauma goes like this: One’s ancestor experiences something so traumatic that it triggers a response in the brain and body, resulting in the passing down of traits that result in predisposition for anxiety disorders and depression to show up further down…

Boston Manor, courtesy. This week we feature hard rock anthems by Indian Handcrafts and Boston Manor, the experimental punk fusion of The Foxies and Cherie Amour, and explore Sundressed’s and Quinton Brock’s states of mind. Indian Handcrafts, “CRIMINAL” — This Ontario, Canada duo delivers grungy and abrasive riffs alongside…

There’s a story that Picasso once drew a picture on a napkin for one of his aficionados, and then asked for an absurd amount of money. When confronted that it took him merely five minutes to make, Picasso retorted that it took him decades to be able to complete…

Logic, “Vinyl Days.” Retirement didn’t last long for rapper Logic. Following his “retirement album” in 2020,  he quickly returned in 2021 with the Bobby Tarantino III mixtape last year, and is following that up with his seventh studio album release, Vinyl Days. Vinyl Days Logic Def Jam, June 17 6/10 Crafted over…

Post Malone, “Twelve Carat Toothache.” Twelve Carat Toothache by Post Malone is an appropriately titled album that seems to focus on the whiny ramblings of a wealthy singer oozing with glitz. The album, his fourth, is all style, no substance. It would be dismissive to write off the problems of someone…

Girlfriends (Travis Mills and Nick Gross), courtesy. This week we feature Alexander 23 and Jamie Drake in time for Mental Health Awareness Month, the ska of Half Past Two, the playful punk anthems of Collars and girlfriends, as well as Jayson Cash. Jamie Drake, “Is There Something Wrong With Me”…

Kendrick Lamar, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” To think that it’s been five years since the world has heard a new project from Compton’s Kendrick Lamar. Fans have been desperate to hear new work from K-Dot, who in the last few years has collaborated on Marvel’s “Black Panther” soundtrack, and…

Pusha T, “It’s Almost Dry.” The powder is fresh on Pusha T‘s fourth studio album It’s Almost Dry as the rapper returns to regale listeners with riches made from nose candy sniffers. Nas isn’t the only rapper out there fancying himself as a Tony Montana type. Push comfortably speaks about his…

With The Punches, courtesy. This week we feature the nostalgic reflections of the Bay Area’s Mickelson, the skate-punk revival of The Venomous Pinks and With the Punches, and the inventive verses of Lyrics Born (also a local!), YXNG K.A and Ez Mil. Lyrics Born featuring Sitcom Dad and Dan the Automator, “This…

Denzel Curry performs at the Warfield in San Francisco on April 10, 2022. Matt Pang/STAFF SAN FRANCISCO — With the recent shift in artistic direction Denzel Curry took on his new album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, his fans at the packed Warfield must have wondered how it would inform…