Emerald City Comic Con 2026: A nerd’s heaven
Every year, Seattle hosts a massive convention known as Emerald City Comic Con. This year, members of the press explored the convention to capture the experience. Here are some highlights from the event.
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Change the Record: Illenium – “Odyssey”
I’ll give you a little peek behind the curtain for this review. This one is for a friend of mine. I asked my close friend—and even closer enemy—Alex to give me any album released this year, and I would review it no matter what. This is the album he chose. He dropped it on my…
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Change the Record: By Storm – “My Ghost Go Ghost”
It is a hectic month for new album releases. We just saw drops from J. Cole, Charli XCX, Baby Keem, and Bruno Mars. While I have a busy schedule ahead, I consider it vital to cover lower-profile releases. Underground music keeps the industry exciting for me; it is the music that most consistently pushes boundaries….
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Change the Record: J. Cole – “The Fall-Off”
People like strong opinions. It’s really cool in this day and age if you either love something or hate it; people don’t value neutral opinions on things. It is because of this that I hesitate when talking about J. Cole, who I have completely neutral opinions on—straight middle of the road. So middle of the…
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Change the Record: Poppy – “Empty Hands”
I am not a metal person—neither in musical taste nor in physical composition. I’ve made my stance on this known before, but to elaborate, my taste in metal mostly vacillates between Rage Against the Machine and the 2016 “Doom” original game soundtrack, so take my opinions on the genre with a grain of salt. Thankfully,…
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Change the Record: A$AP Rocky – “Don’t Be Dumb”
You know, I relate to A$AP Rocky in a lot of ways. We may be complete opposites in demographic, class, race, sexuality, and gender, and I may not be devastatingly handsome and in a relationship with Rihanna. But like him, I too am terrible at delivering major projects on time. A$AP Rocky is an American…
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Change the Record: The Top 15 Albums of 2025
It’s been a while, folks, but I’m fully back now. More importantly, I can regurgitate my opinions at all of you without prior permission. As 2026 approaches, I might as well reflect on the past year of music before we go on. 2025 was a strong year for music, as most years are. The charts…
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Change The Record: Tame Impala – “Deadbeat”
I’m recovering from wisdom-tooth surgery at the time of writing this. It’s been rough; I haven’t been eating well, I have been rinsing with saltwater daily, and my gums feel like they’re ripping themselves apart. Usually, the hack critic thing to say here is that somehow the album was worse than my recovery—and I’ll be…
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Change the Record: Taylor Swift – “The Life of a Showgirl”
Let’s skip the introduction: This is a brand-new album from Pennsylvanian pop phenomenon Taylor Swift. Swift is one of the biggest musicians not just right now, but ever. If you went out onto the street, you’d probably find more people who recognize her than the president of the United States. She is massive and has…
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Change the Record: 2025 Summer Roundup
It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Pretty much a whole summer. I’m finally back at my reviewing desk, also known as my bed. While I plan to write full-length reviews soon, a lot of music came out this summer, and I would be remiss not to talk about it. To avoid spending all of fall…
