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 this episode of ISOS: Host Charlie brings in a piece on Whitney Houston's relationship with America. Miki brings a review on SAULT's new album "NINE". (Fun Fact: As of the day of this episode drop…
On this episode of ISOS: Soma brings a dreamy profile on Norweigan Alt-pop artist AURORA. Miki brings a lengthy piece on Gucci Mane and Tyler gets a conversation-starting piece on the state of modern…
On this episode of ISOS: Jashima brings an enlightening piece on MF DOOM and his battles with US Immigration. ISOS debutant Soma brings a review of Dean Blunt's new record "Black Metal 2". And host M…
On this special episode of ISOS, Miki, Jashima and Ryan interview Danyel Smith!
Danyel is a legend of music journalism. She is the former EIC of Vibe magazine, the former culture editor at ESPN’s The …
What would a Pulitzer Prize for Hip-Hop journalism look like? Brandon, Miki and Ryan dig into the answer on this episode. After having dissected the Pulitzer’s relationship with Hip-Hop last time out…
SAROS are a musical collective who have never met in person. Through the Internet, they have fostered personal friendships and deep musical understandings which form the basis of their musical moveme…
In our interview with Yoh Phillips last year, we discussed the possibility of winning a Pulitzer Prize for Hip-Hop journalism. Over the next 2 episodes, we will be breaking down what both Hip-Hop and…
On this episode of ISOS: Miki brings in a technical piece all about Solange's recording engineer Mikaelin "Blue" Bluespruce and the equipment she uses to record. Host Brandon brings a piece on the re…
On this episode of ISOS: Miki introduces a piece on Genre and how the litany of subgenres and the loose lines between them all are starting to blur the more mainstream genre labels. Ryan brings in a …
To hype you up for SauceFest, you’re about to hear 6 short interviews that we think really highlight how unique and incredible these emcees, producers, musicians and singer/songwriters are that we’re…
On this episode of ISOS: Tyler, making his hosting debut drops a personal piece on a relatable relationship with video games. Ryan comes through with a video essay on the "invisible" sound design of …
On this episode of ISOS: Host Brandon brings in a profile on pop superstar Dua Lipa. Tyler brings in a piece on "Japanese City Pop" that has been the latest abstract genre to swell in Internet popula…
In another bonus episode of "In Search of Sauce": Ryan, Miki and Brandon interview a staple of Hip-Hop Journalism, Navjosh! The founder of the legendary HipHopnMore blog. Navjosh has been reporting o…
On this episode of ISOS: Host Miki brings an interview with Mustafa The Poet ahead of his debut project "When Smokes Rises". Tyler brings an interview with R&B duo VanJess, coinciding with their EP "…
On this episode of ISOS: Jashima brings a piece on TikTok and how the Music Industry is getting real cosy with the booming platform. Ryan brings a piece on UK artists and how the end of Visa-free tra…
With the recent news of MF DOOM's passing, there wasn't really anything that hosts Brandon, Miki & Ryan wanted to talk about. So, all three pieces are about MF DOOM in one way or another. So strap in…
If you listened to The 5EPN Special last week, you know that there was more that we recorded past the 20 minutes on the Special. So, as promised, here is the extra recording, continuing on from the S…
In this special episode of ISOS, everyone from the 5EPN, including Brandon, Jashima, Miki, Ryan & Tyler come through to talk to Charlie about the year 2020 in this two-hour Special. You will get word…
On this episode of In Search Of Sauce Ryan, Brandon and Miki interview music journalist Thomas Hobbs! Thomas is a freelance extraordinaire having written for The Independent, The Guardian, the BBC, O…
On this episode of ISOS, Ryan brings in a piece on the MP3 and how it may be more important than any other modern form of audio.
Jashima brings a piece on recent voice chat/conference/platform Clubho…