Brandon Soderberg
Brandon Soderberg is the news editor of the Baltimore Beat, cofounder of the Baltimore Institute For Non-Profit Journalism, and the former editor-in-chief of Baltimore City Paper.
What Do You Call Two Dirty Cops Going to Prison? A Start
An insane trial proved widespread racketeering, drug conspiracy, and robbery by police in Baltimore. There's more coming.
10 Thoughts on Holger Czukay, the Cosmic Dad Jokester of Krautrock, Who Is Dead Now
The 79-year-old co-founded the legendary German art-rock group Can, who produced some of the most influential music of the 70s and 80s.
Framing New Atlanta: Photographer Cam Kirk Captures the City's Rap Scene Before It Happens
The eye of Atlanta has captured Young Thug, Migos, Rich Homie Quan, iLoveMakonnen, and pretty much every other single rapper you love turning up to.
20 Surprisingly Sweet Music Videos of 2014
From Florida Georgia Line to Nicki Minaj, these are the videos that didn't suck this year.
See All the Beauty Around You with Schwarz's "Open Up Yr Mind" Video
FUCK IT IF IT AIN'T REAL FUCK IT IF IT AIN'T REAL FUCK IT IF IT AIN'T REAL [INSERT EMOJI EQUIVALENT OF AN AIR RAID SIREN HERE]
Todd Terje's "Leisure Suit Preben" Video Pays Tribute to Porny Video Games and It's Great
It's rare these days that a music video thoroughly captures the aesthetic of a musician while indulging the quirk necessary for potential virality or meme-fication.
Jennifer Lopez May Luh Papi, But She Does Not Luh Music Video Patriarchy
"I Luh Ya Papi" serves as an appropriately twisting and turning history lesson for an art form as counterintuitive as the music video.
Shut Up Because Florida Georgia Line's "This Is How We Roll" Is a Total Fucking Banger
This is how we ro-oh-oh-oh-oh-oll.
Dean Blunt's Video for "Mersh" Is Brilliantly Half-Assed
Dean Blunt managed to capture the druggy melancholy of modern videos with a girl, some weed, a bummy couch, and a static camera.
Haim's Regular Ass Dance Moves in "If I Could Change Your Mind" Are Perfect for Dancing Alone In Your Apartment
Directed by Warren Fu, the charming video will only make you love the Haim sisters more.
YMCMB's Video for "We Alright" Takes on 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
Completing the circle by making a rap video based on 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' a movie that shows business fuckheads acting like bigger assholes than similarly-ballin' rappers.
Casino's "Killin Shit" Video Radically Reimagines 'Spring Breakers'
“Killin' Shit” still captures the darkness and energy of Korine's movie, reflecting its freewheeling maximalist energy, but it doesn't play its hedged hipster post-everything game for even a moment.