Nathan Weakley

Cover Image for CAN's Tago Mago (1971) Hey guys, today I am here to talk about a style of music that I’ve come to love deeply in the last month or so: Krautrock. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, I’ll try my best to explain the origins of the musical movement and provide some good Krautrock songs to begin with.  Let’s start by acknowledging that Krautrock is not exactly a real subgenre. There are basically no consistent sonic elements of Krautrock; at face value, it’s...

One day last summer I was sitting on an alleyway loading dock downtown eating a Jack Links beef stick with a 7/11 Slurpee when I was suddenly leveled by a wave of emotion that rose up out of nothing. It had been a normal, happy day until that moment. I’d just been to the Art Institute and I was hungry and a ways from home, so I got a snack and sat down to eat it, and I kept my headphones on so I’d feel less self-conscious. And then, out of nowhere, it was like everything I’d ever felt just...