Nick Fulton is a freelance music and culture writer from New Zealand, now based in New York. His reviews, artist profiles and essays have appeared in i-D, Billboard, The FADER, Bandcamp, Document Journal, V Magazine, Pitchfork, FLOOD Magazine, and many other publications. In 2008 he founded the music blog Einstein Music Journal (EMJ) and worked as its Editor in Chief until 2012.
Spencer Zahn didn’t plan to release an album in the middle of a global pandemic, but if there was ever a time to shift from making eerie electronic music to something a little more soothing, such as the ambient jazz and neo-classical arrangements that comprise his latest work, Sunday Painter, now is certainly the moment for it. Unlike his two…
The Los Angeles-based pop singer Ella Vos hasn’t yet found the words to describe her latest album—"I always write a little album statement and I am yet to write this one because it feels so daunting," she says. Why then, on the occasion of her birthday, and in the middle of a cross-country road trip through Grand Canyon, Arches and Rocky…
When Becca Mancari moved to Nashville eight years ago, she got a job at a taco shop and set herself a goal to meet as many female musicians as she could. Little did she know, the two would go hand-in-hand. "I had no idea what the deal was with Mas Tacos, but if you live in Nashville, you know of…
Being a musician is a bit like being a meteorologist: It's hard to predict the exact moment a creative expression will arrive, just like it’s hard to predict how much rain will come. When it does, though, it’s incredibly important to be prepared. R&B raconteur Son Little (real name Aaron Livingston) kept his songs on a hard drive, but just…
If you’ve been following the Billboard charts lately, you may have noticed that country music is having a moment. Artists like Kacey Musgraves, Lil Nas X and Taylor Swift have found unlikely allies in coastal America, where the genre has been historically overshadowed by other sounds. Hipsters in Brooklyn have even dressed as Musgraves for Halloween. Mackenzie Scott, who performs…
When the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 1999, rock music was in its prime. The Red Hot Chili Peppers dominated the Billboard Charts with songs from their seventh studio album, Californication, which was also nominated for Best Rock Album at that year's GRAMMY Awards. Nu-metal kings Korn, Limp Bizkit and Sevendust had planted themselves alongside rock and roll heavyweights like…
