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Joel Frieders woke up three salmon streams by merely emitting a low frequency squelch out of his thyroid. We hope he continues with such impressive feats of science, because he for sure needs help in the tattoos of fruits in precarious situations category. Rob Campobasso for Athlete of the Month. If cream of tartar isn't actually creamy, then why the hell am I so meteor showered? Is it any wonder. IS IT ANY WONDAAAA!

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Moses Rockwell ft. Masai & JB!! - All Is Well

Joel Frieders | May 28, 2015
I hit play. I walked away. I returned to my computer and sent the video link to my phone. I loaded up the video on my phone, and hit play again, but this time over the loud speakers. Beats like this remind me of how much of an asshole I was between the ages...
Album Review

And So I Watch You From Afar - Heirs

Joel Frieders | May 12, 2015
And So I Watch You From Afar have been one of the most consistent musical forces in my post rock bag of tricks and licks for years now. The cinematic thrusts and epic moisture they conjure out of my lumpy and balding body are what many would...
Album Review

Lord Huron - Strange Trails

Joel Frieders | April 27, 2015
I'm not someone who should be gushing over an album like Strange Trails. Historically speaking, I shouldn'tve even started listening to Lord Huron in the first fucking place. I judged this particular book by its cover, and because...
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Blueprint - King No Crown

Joel Frieders | April 27, 2015
I'll say this once, and only as a preface for the following, and only because it's true, and only to get it out of the way: I'm a Blueprint fanboy. Blueprint is the only rapper I listen to consistently who improves with every...
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Allies - The Lobby

Joel Frieders | April 22, 2015
Within the first minute of hearing The Lobby EP from whoever the Fuck Allies are, I knew who they sounded like. Not only was I dead on in my first assumption, but I could hear my assumption throughout the entire fucking EP. I won’t...
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Asphate - Closed Doors To An Open Mind

Joel Frieders | April 21, 2015
As a guy who has spent the majority of his life in the Chicago area, Chicago is important to me. From the food, to the streets, to the people, to the people who make the food on the streets, there is nothing Chicago offers (yes, besides the violence,...
Concert Review

Father John Misty - The Vic - Chicago - April 3rd, 2015

Joel Frieders | April 6, 2015
I wanted Father John Misty to be my favorite concert ever really fucking bad. I wanted his snark to translate even better than I had hoped it would. I wanted the people around me to be just as cheesed the fuck out as I was. I wanted to stare...
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Justin Forrest - City Life

Joel Frieders | April 1, 2015
No idea who this dude is, but damn. During my weekly dive into the unread SYFFAL Music Submissions this dude's throat hit me with a "hold up, start it over and give it your complete attention". Justin Forrest sounds like a less contemporary...
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Twin Shadow - Eclipse

Joel Frieders | March 18, 2015
Twin Shadow was always Del's shit. I never really paid much attention because Del seemed to have it covered and it always verged on the cusp of what I could listen to on repeat. I can admit now that I just wasn't ready for it. I'm the guy who...
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Ha the Unclear - Kosmonavt

Joel Frieders | March 10, 2015
The first time I heard this song I got caught up on one fucking line. "The holes in the roof are made from stars..." Whether that's just the epitome of poetic or it reminds me of doing drugs, I can't completely decide, but I'll tell you hearing that one line...
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