In the age of Social Media, clickbait and TMZ-style “news” has devoured the Journalism industry. Music Journalism is dead. Or is it?
One thing is for sure. Music deserves better analysis. Quality journalists and creatives deserve more praise and bigger platforms. Fans deserve to be intrigued and inspired by the content they read. And we all deserve more substance and passion in our lives.
Join the CentralSauce Creative Collective as we discuss three pieces of great journalistic content and celebrate the writers who are saving Music Journalism, one article at a time...
F*ck clickbait. Welcome to "In Search Of Sauce."
On the 4th VGM ISOS: Brandon brings a piece on "Hotline Miami" and the use of Techno in games. Tyler goes video with the wonders of rhythm games. And Ryan also goes video with a case on VGM being the…
On this episode of ISOS: Brandon brings in a piece about the devolution of Hip-Hop Media and Ryan brings an interview with film composer Justin Hurwitz. They also begin the Pod recognising the recent…
On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings a oral history on Steven "Lenky" Marsden and how his "Diwali Riddim" owned 2003; and Brandon brings a book review-reporting hybrid on the rising numbers of tourin…
On this episode of ISOS: Ryan brings a piece on sped-up remixes and Brandon brings a piece on narratives, using The Strokes as a foundation.
ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Ryan's Pick - (10:06) "The Rise of th…
On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings a trendy piece on how female artists in Hip-Hop have used TikTok to their advantage; Tyler brings a piece on why women keep working with Chris Brown and host Bran…
On this episode of ISOS: Tyler brings a profile of SZA (helmed by friend of ISOS Danyel Smith) & Miki caps off with a profile on YoungBoy NBA.
ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Miki's Pick - (6:46) "The Secret Li…
On this episode of ISOS: Jashima brings a conversation starter about a Google AI making music; Ryan brings a profile on Japanese Breakfast and host Elliot brings a profile on Lil Yachty.
ARTICLES & TI…
On this all-profile episode of ISOS: Brandon brings a profile on Questlove, Ryan brings a profile on Billy Woods and Jashima brings a profile on Ice Spice
ARTICLES & TIMESTAMPS:
Brandon's Pick - (3:19)…
On this episode of ISOS: Host Miki brings a piece on pgLang founders Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free talk their next chapter; Tyler brings a piece on misogyny and "Alpha Male" fandoms and Brandon brings a…
On the final episode of ISOS for 2022, we're going dual with Ryan & Brandon with pieces on artists' ability to tour & how Woodstock 99, Alt-Rock radio & a bill link with contemporary right-wing media…
On this episode of ISOS: Brandon brings a piece rivalling the length of The Odyssey, profiling Weird Al Yankovic. Tyler brings a piece on Boldy James and Ryan brings a breakdown of the classic "ALL C…
On this episode of ISOS: Elliot brings a piece on BTS' hiatus announcement; Miki brings piece on the rising Detroit rap scene and Tyler introduces a "Last Week Tonight" segment on tickets.
ARTICLES & …
On this episode of ISOS: Host Brandon brings a piece on the "Creator Economy" and how it's turning into a new rat race. Tyler brings a piece on the return of Kelela; and Charlie brings an oral histor…
On this episode of ISOS: Brandon brings a piece on music loops, host Elliot brings a retrospective on Kreayshawn and the "meme rap" era as a whole; and Miki brings a video where producer Kenny Beats …
On this all-video episode of ISOS: Host Tyler brings a very meta essay on VGM as a whole and why modern compositions aren't as memorable as the compositions of old. Ryan brings an essay on positive &…
During the recording of the most recent ISOS recording, Tyler, Ryan & Brandon thought it'd be fun to do some Nintendo Direct predictions. I thought it'd be fun to extract it from the episode and make…
On Ep.54 of ISOS: Brandon brings an interview with Black Though & Danger Mouse, host Ryan brings a piece about Whisper Networks & Miki caps things off with a piece on power players in music migrating…
On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings an interview for recent Kendrick co-signee, NOT THE TWOS, Jashima brings a news piece on Kid Cudi changing artwork for his re-release of "A Kid Named Cudi", and C…
On this episode of ISOS: Ryan brings a piece on Kendrick Lamar's Glastonbury headline performance. Tyler brings a conversation with multi-hyphenate Jackson Wang. And Elliot brings a video on Run The …
On this episode of ISOS: Host Ryan brings a long read on streaming addiction, Brandon goes left-field with a piece on a Japanese psych-rock band and Jashima caps off with a look into Snoop Dogg's NFT…