Music Articles, Album Reviews & Scene Coverage

Music is vast, weird, wonderful, and endlessly worth writing about. Whether you're deep into the rabbit hole of black metal band logos, hunting for the best downtempo techno artists to soundtrack your week, or just trying to figure out what type of banjo belongs in a folk set, this category has something for you. These articles span genres, instruments, eras, and scenes — written for curious listeners, practicing musicians, and everyone in between.

What These Articles Cover

The Music Articles category is home to a wide-ranging mix of genre guides, artist lists, instrument deep-dives, and practical resources. You'll find:

• Genre explainers & comparisons — like Acid House vs. Techno or what separates dark ambient from drone
• Best-of lists covering EDM DJs, jazz trumpet players, rock mandolin players, & more
• Niche instrument guides for mandolin, banjo, & other underappreciated voices in modern music
• Underground & cult scene coverage, from No Wave bands to black metal acts with female vocalists
• Classic & canonical picks, including folk songs everyone should know & landmark rock soundtracks in video games
• Practical advice for working musicians, including how to book a gig in your region

The tone here is opinionated but never pretentious. These aren't dry encyclopedia entries — they're the kind of articles you'd read because you genuinely want to know the answer, not because you have to.

From the Mainstream to the Deeply Obscure

One of the things that makes this collection worth browsing is the range. You might land on a guide to the Top 21 EDM DJs of All Time and end up clicking over to a breakdown of Top Dark Ambient Artists you've never heard of. That's intentional. Music doesn't respect genre boundaries, and neither do these articles.

Some pieces zoom in tight — five jazz mandolin players, the best illegible black metal logos, a handful of no-wave bands most people have never heard of. Others cast a wider net, surveying entire scenes or pulling together essential listening across decades. Together, they map out a version of music history that prizes depth over familiarity and discovery over consensus.

New to a Genre? Start Here.

If you're not sure where to begin, genre comparison articles like Acid House vs. Techno are a great entry point — they give you the vocabulary and context to explore further on your own. From there, best-of lists make excellent rabbit holes. Pick an artist, pull a thread, and see where it goes.

Browse the articles below and find something worth listening to today.