Andy Phillips

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Lift the Spirit. Psych the Soul: Wax Atlas Celebrates Soul, Jazz, and Spirituality in the 70s
With far-reaching jazz and soul excursions, 60s artists like John Coltrane and Sun Ra laid…
SCALING LINCOLN: A Reflection on Patriotism, White Privilege and the Elasticity of Our Ideals
DC belongs to all of us, but for four years, it felt like it was…
Critical Review: Chuck Klosterman On Chinese Democracy and the Difference between Review and Criticism
Perhaps the most anticipated album of our age, Guns ‘N Roses’ long-brewing Chinese Democracy broke its 15-year gestation…
Björk Plays Dirty Projectors, Live: 10 Anecdotes You Won’t Read Anywhere Else
Everyone knew last Friday’s one-off collaboration between NYC art-rock outfit Dirty Projectors and Icelandic pop institution Björk would be…
Plastic People of the Universe: The Dissident Soul of Czech Revolution, Reborn 
Your average critic becomes a little uneasy when asked to ventue into the realm of…
The Jewel Bright Hardness: Thoughts on Support and Understanding While in Recovery
The night is long, and you are all alone. Even snuggled in the softest cotton,…
My Rhymes Come Cold: Jurassic 5’s Marc 7 on Drugs, Meditation and Mastery 
There’s a dull click, then a soft fuzz. My ear perks as the needle meets…
Clothing trends come and go faster than a super-cute fashion-week freebie. But the prominent leather…
Konono No. 1 and America’s Obsession with the African “Other”
If there’s a more surprising convergence of cultures, I’d like to see it. Indie elitists…
Daybreak in Silicon Alley
General Assembly cofounder Matthew Brimer may call himself an “instigator of mischief,” but his hijinks are more computer club than class clown.