| Grief Pedigree: Ka in the Good Hands of the Creator | October 25, 2024 |
Douglas Martin shares a personal essay of his morning upon hearing of the Brownsville wordsmith’s passing.
Douglas Martin's Dirty Shoes column returns to deliver 5 chapters diving into the lore and mythology of the Japanese rockstars Les Rallizes Dénudés.
| Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: The Best Rock Albums of 2023 | January 2, 2024 |
Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes makes its long-awaited return by counting down the best underground rock records of the year – featuring The Drin, Famous Mammals, Sweeping Promises and more.
| There’s No Place Like Home on “EasterGunn Day 4” | April 9, 2021 |
Mach-Hommy returns to the Griselda fold as he and Westside Gunn tear the “Hollow Bones” instrumental to shreds. Douglas Martin investigates.
| This All-Black is Real, I Don’t Do That for Aesthetic: AJ Suede’s Darth Sueder III-V | January 29, 2020 |
Douglas Martin explores the most recent volumes of the Seattle transplant's career-defining series.
| Song of the Day: Danny Brown — “Best Life” | November 18, 2019 |
Douglas Martin waxes poetic on a highlight from the Detroit MC's latest album.
| Off the Books: An Interview with Chris L. Terry | November 4, 2019 |
Douglas Martin and the Black Card author have a conversation about identity, Richmond, and the themes found in his great second novel.
Douglas Martin offers a little astrology lesson in the guise of reviewing the Seattle punk band's recent single.
| Song of the Day: AJ Suede — “Tinted” | October 23, 2019 |
Douglas Martin reps where he's from by evaluating the Seattle-based rapper's newest single.
Douglas Martin's rock music column returns with a look at the vaguely Lynchian Los Angeles trio.
