Archive - Constantly Hating

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? Shoveling the driveway? Mowing the lawn? How about driving your grandpa…

Dec 15, 2023 •

November 2023

A review of Netflix's Beckham

It obviously had to start with that goal. Whatever you think of Becks, the boyish good looks, the tabloid fodder marriage, the incessant branding and…

Nov 19, 2023 •

September 2023

Is This Music My Friend?

We are the tastemakers, now and forever. The post-liberal order has deified all us consumers, gods of our own making, in every aspect. How often do you…

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. One is a…

Jul 4, 2023 •

May 2023

Taylor Swift’s Long Con

The following is a repost from my Medium circa 2020, given my bigger audience and its continued relevance I figured it deserved to be on here. Enjoy…

May 18, 2023 •

April 2023

love in the time of schizophrenia

The nurse beside me had the kind of Facebook-trawling brunette vibe, you know the one, where she backs the blue but votes Democrat and has a racist…

Apr 4, 2023 •

March 2023

boygenius is insipid music

Generally, I’d identify as a millennial. I’m a cusper at 96, but I remember using Windows 98 and playing Nintendo 64 so I really can’t relate to zoomers…

Mar 31, 2023 •

Chuck Person's A.D.D. Complete

The following is a review I wrote in high school for Senior Project. Just posting it for posterity and also to expose more people to this spectacular…

Mar 19, 2023 •

weight of the world

I think I don’t know how to grieve. My natural tendency in tragedy is numbness. I don’t really know how to act or what to think or how to process…

Mar 11, 2023 •

February 2023

Kelela's Raven is just alright

Anticipation can be a bitch. The curse of expectations afflicts all levels of music, from the creators themselves, to the labels, to fans. In this…

Feb 14, 2023 •

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