As a brief departure from strictly music/arts discussion⸺I just picked up a book again that I started reading earlier this year, called Reichsrock. Kirsten Dyck published it last year, stemming from her dissertation research. Basically, it is a history and map of "the international web of white-power and neo-Nazi hate music." In each chapter, she... Continue Reading →
How Drums Affect How You Hear Genre
Maybe I just continually gloss over it, but it seems like drumming styles are frequently neglected in discussions of genres in rock music. I've realized more and more over the years how much I rely on drum style as a genre marker, just for my own ear and tastes. It's something I still have a... Continue Reading →
Medievalism 101
Since successfully defending my dissertation prospectus, life has been such that I've had little interest in blogging. I can hardly believe that the last post was in December. Time moves entirely too quickly. However, I find that working through ideas informally here is beneficial, and I'd like to maintain this here blog as a way... Continue Reading →
Katarina von Sporken
Violent Brain Fever 