Archive - Constantly Hating

Halftime: September 2024

Welcome to Halftime, a (hopefully) monthly installment of my recommendations of cool albums you may not have heard of.

Sep 19 •

Avant-Garde Bait

I have a soft spot for Jeff Witscher’s solo work.

Sep 7 •

August 2024

A Tale of Two Kanyes

It’s been 5 years since I reviewed All My Heroes Are Cornballs for Tiny Mix Tapes, comparing him to Umberto Eco and Chris Crack in the same breath.

Aug 9 •

July 2024

The Top 25 Songs of the Year So Far

This could easily be a top 50.

Jul 15 •

June 2024

Anti-Chappell Roan Aktion Now!

Have you been enjoying Pride Month?

Jun 27 •

Fractured Identity in Psychonauts 2

This was originally written for Ashley Bardhan’s in-person reading on darkness in gaming, go follow her!

Jun 16 •

March 2024

The Human Voice as an Instrument

or: pop as abstraction

Mar 9 •

December 2023

Subterranean Midwestern Blues

If your dad called you for a favor, what, theoretically, would be his request?

Dec 15, 2023 •

November 2023

A review of Netflix's Beckham

It obviously had to start with that goal.

Nov 19, 2023 •

September 2023

Is This Music My Friend?

We are the tastemakers, now and forever.

Sep 16, 2023 •

July 2023

lostrushi's SISTERHOOD is an Instant Classic

Okaeri Alice is a school-life manga by Shuzo Oshimi depicting a childhood trio of friends navigating adolescence after one of them comes back into their…

Jul 12, 2023 •

Pink Tape and Ganger: On Spectacle vs Materiality

Two buzzed-about rap albums released within three days of each other, Pink Tape by Lil Uzi Vert and Ganger by Veeze are a study in contrasts.

Jul 4, 2023 •

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