Music
Eminem Said ‘SNL’s Stan Parody Shocked Him By Being ‘Actually Really Good’
‘He said it so good that he sold every single thing.’ …
Since none of us can leave our houses and most entertainment events have been canceled due to the pandemic, SNL has been an even more important part of our cultural sanity than usual. The show recently pulled off a killer parody of Eminem’s iconic “Stan” — with Pete Davidson rapping his own take on the classic — and apparently, Marshall Mathers himself was quite impressed with it.
Although, at first he was unsure. In an interview with Zane Lowe he said that reading the rap on paper it was unclear how it would play out, but in the end, the sketch came off “actually really good.” “I remember they sent me the lyrics to it and I was reading them on paper and I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t know if this is going to be that good,’” he began. “And then the weight, when he said it, I was like, ‘Holy sh-t.’ He said it so good that he sold every single thing. You can’t… First of all, everybody’s raps look terrible on paper, right? Because you don’t necessarily know unless you’re a rapper yourself. You don’t necessarily know where… Even if you are, you don’t know where they’re going to hit the beat at, what pocket they’re going to choose. Yeah. And he was in a ill pocket. He was like, he was kind of going and he’d go a little faster and then he kind of slowed down so you could catch what he just said the first time you hear it. Yeah. His delivery was for sure really on point because it was not what I expected when I saw it. I was like, ‘Man, this is actually really good.’ The whole thing was great.”
Good enough that Em himself cameoed in the sketch at the very end. Check it out below if you need a refresher.
Artist Spotlight
Okonski shifts gears with new release “Flying”
Okonski’s new single, “Flying,” the second track in a series of new songs, is a slow, deliberate exhale that shows a small but important change in the trio’s sound. They are now open to working with others while still keeping their introspective core.
Okonski invites Cochemea to join for the first time, making the group larger than its three-piece base. This makes the change from trio to quartet smooth, with Cochemea’s tenor saxophone not just being an extra part but also a living, breathing part of the group’s identity. His lines come and go in the arrangement, never overpowering it, always making it better, like the wind catching a sail at just the right time.
“Flying” fits with the band’s already established thoughtful, meditative mood, giving space to act as its own instrument. Cochemea’s playing in that space feels almost spiritual, gently leading the listener deeper into the piece’s emotional undercurrent.
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Album Review
The Vlade delivers the sound of a quiet survival with “It Could Be Better” (album)
“It Could Be Better” sounds like a late-night confession, honest, very human, and raw. It’s the official release of The Vlade, a 14-song rock album clocking in at over 50 minutes. The band glides effortlessly between slamming rock songs and bare-bones ballads, building a soundscape grounded in emotional honesty.
The title track, “It Could Be Better,” embraces imperfections while remaining steadfast. That thread connects the pointed and emotionally muscular “How Can You Sleep,” which lingers, to a song like “Falling for You,” which goes all in on openness with melodic honesty. “Standing Alone” and “Destiny” challenge you to look at yourself, take moments of solitude, and question things. “Hope” offers a subtle emotional lift without disrupting the album’s feel.
“Don’t Even Try to Live That Way” has a feel that complements the warmth of “My Dear Friend,” a song about loyalty and connection. “So We’ll Go No More a-Roving” and “The Old Man” both reflect on the passage of time and the burden of memory. “I’m Still Here,” a high-quality song about resilience, and “Walk On” maintain that momentum, urging you to keep going.
The alternate version of “Falling for You” casts the song in a new emotional light, while “Van Gogh’s Dream” ends the album on a contemplative, artistic imprint that lingers long. “It Could Be Better” is primarily about periods of loneliness, fleeting warmth, friendship, and small victories that go unseen. It’s an album for people who have felt trapped, made the moves they needed to make anyway, and who still believe in something better.
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