Author: Justin Patrick Moore

V/A :: Insects (Dustopian Frequencies)

These musical works are a good antidote to the all too prevalent use of insecticide in our world. Even science fiction books, where the thinking one could hope, would be expansive and kindly towards other forms of life, has alien enemies represented as “buggers” like in Ender’s Game or all the invasion of bugs happening across the galaxy in Starship Troopers.

Ben Pedroche :: Independent As F***: Underground Hip-Hop From 1995-2005 (Velocity Press)

Hip-hop was never my main musical obsession, but it pulsed through the background of my youth—skate sessions, cheap forties, porch-side blunts—quietly shaping the soundtrack of growing up. Ben Pedroche’s Independent as F*** a vibrant history of indie rap from 1995–2005, taps straight into that world, revealing how artists built their own freedom and infrastructure far from the grip of major labels.