Reviews Under the First Floor: A Diary of a Regional Scene There is something special about finding a new band through a live performance. Even a bad one can sound honest and energetic. By Brendan Mattox / 30 Jun 2020
Reviews Beyond the Monoculture: On KCRW's Lost Notes KCRW's Lost Notes does what music journalism until recently has struggled with: to make women people and not objects of consideration. By Brendan Mattox / 4 Sep 2019
Reviews Should This Exist? Asks If Technology Has Gone Too Far Should This Exist? considers the various ways technology could, in fact, harm humanity. But does the podcast go far enough? By Brendan Mattox / 17 Jul 2019
Reviews Tim Ferriss Wants to Show You His Toolkit The goal of The Tim Ferris Show, which has run episodes weekly since 2014, is to “deconstruct world-class performers.” By Brendan Mattox / 7 May 2019
Reviews Conversations with Capitalists: On Alex Blumberg's Without Fail In Without Fail, all challenges are seen through the eyes of the entrepreneur: a plucky, intelligent do-gooder. By Brendan Mattox / 21 Jan 2019