Since forming in 2004, Alice Glass and Ethan Kath of Crystal Castles have taken their 21st-century noise-dance experiments and honed them into bursts of raw, glitchy energy that blow minds and dancing feet. For more about Toronto’s latest great musical export, click here.
1988 was arguably hip-hop’s biggest year, featuring a stack of seminal releases from some of the game’s most important MCs that helped mutate rap (and all of pop music) into something entirely new. For the complete guide to all the best ‘88 albums from the likes of Public Enemy, Run-DMC, N.W.A and others, click here.
