By Jake Dromgoole Music Journalist I had just graduated high school in San Antonio, Texas, when I started working for a very posh hotel on the River Walk. The Spurs had fought their way back to the NBA finals and … Continue reading Revisiting the Starting Line’s <em>Direction</em> 12 Years Later
By Keller BradberryMusic Journalist Inner Wave is a Latinx indie shoegaze band, made up of childhood friends, hailing from Inglewood, California. For the past ten years, they have been jamming out in lead singer Pablo Sotelo’s parent’s garage and have … Continue reading Inner Wave: wya Album Review
By Ralph DavidMusic Journalist Artist: The Paranoyds Album: Carnage Bargain Release Date: Sept. 13, 2019 (Suicide Squeeze Records) Website: https://theparanoyds.bandcamp.com/ Genre: Garage Rock/Punk Hailing from Los Angeles, The Paranoyds are a well-established DIY band that combines garage rock with an … Continue reading The Paranoyds: Carnage Bargain Review
By Lexi AshburyMusic Journalist Recently, I forced my friends to watch “Across the Universe” for the hundredth time in the comfort of my living room, paired with the sounds of my off-key singing. Watching the movie and hearing the soundtrack … Continue reading Across the Universe Soundtrack: Still Relevant 12 Years Later
By Faith VaraMusic Journalist Artist: Phoenix Album: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Release Date: May 25, 2009 Website: http://wearephoenix.com/ It’s crazy to think that 2009 was a whole decade ago. This is the year Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president … Continue reading Revisiting Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 10 Years Later
By Shane WillenborgLocal Music Journalist Artist: Frankie Cosmos Album: Close It Quietly Release date: Sept. 6, 2019 Managing to stand out in the heavily saturated genre of bedroom pop, Greta Kline, performing as Frankie Cosmos, is well known for her … Continue reading Frankie Cosmos: Close It Quietly Album Review
By Chantal Green Music Journalist Album: Let Me Bleed Artist: Kiss the Tiger Release Date: Feb. 2, 2019 Website: http://www.kissthetiger.com/ Kiss the Tiger is the name of the thrilling five-piece powerhouse from Minneapolis, Minnesota that knows how to rock. I … Continue reading Kiss the Tiger: Let Me Bleed Album Review
By Nicholas Volpe Music Journalist New York’s LVL UP is officially finished. The four-piece lo-fi indie rock band announced their end to the band back in June. After seven years of playing shows, recording, and touring, LVL UP decided to … Continue reading LVL Up, Skirts, Caroline Says Show Review
By Alana Riddle Music Journalist Artist: Nick Hakim Album: Green Twins Release Date: May 19, 2017 Website: https://nickhakim.bandcamp.com Nick Hakim’s debut full-length album is a blend of psychedelic, soul and jazz that explores the complexities of love. Hakim fuses these … Continue reading Nick Hakim: Green Twins Review
By Nora Jones Music Journalist Artist: Deem Spencer Album: Sunflower EP Release Date: January 11, 2017 Website: https://soundcloud.com/deemspencer/sets/sunflower Deem Spencer, an emerging artist from Queens, is one of the more exciting rappers from New York. Similar to Frank Ocean or … Continue reading Meet the Newest Artist Blending Hip-Hop and Soulful R&B Deem Spencer
By Clayton Ambrose Music Journalist Artist: Ween Album: The Mollusk Label: Elektra Release Date: June 21, 1997 This is probably not the first 20th anniversary article you have read this year, and it certainly will not be the last. If … Continue reading Ween’s The Mollusk : 20 Years Later
By Kendra Sells Hip-Hop Journalist Artist: BROOKZILL! Album: Throwback to the Future Website: http://www.brookzill.com Label: http://www.tommyboy.com Hip-Hop all-stars Prince Paul, Don Newkirk, Ladybug Mecca and Rodrigo Brandão eloquently meshed together Afro-Brazilian culture and American Hip-Hop to satisfy an itch I … Continue reading BROOKZILL!: Throwback to the Future Review
By: Ranisha Shipp Music Reviewer Artist: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Album: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Label: CYHSY, inc. Release Date: September 13, 2005 Website: http://www.cyhsy.com I was first introduced to this album my senior year of high school. … Continue reading Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Self-titled Album
By: Andrew Wilcox Music Reviewer Artist – Damaged Bug Album – Cold Hot Plumbs Label – Castle Face Date of Release – 6/1/15 Website – http://www.castlefacerecords.com/products/damaged-bug-cold-hot-plumbs Sounding incredibly fresh and sonically interesting, John Dwyer’s second release as Damaged Bug, Cold … Continue reading Damaged Bug, Cold Hot Plumbs
By: Ranisha Shipp Music Reviewer Artist: The Bird and the Bee Album: Recreational Love Label: Rostrum Records Release Date: July 17, 2015 Website: http://www.thebirdandthebee.com/news/ The Bird and the Bee are a musical duo from Los Angeles, California. The band is … Continue reading The Bird and the Bee, Recreational Love
Andrew Nogay Web Content Contributor A few days ago, the newest album from Death Grips, one of the most praised and mysterious musical acts in recent memory, was leaked before its planned March 31 release. So Death Grips did what Death … Continue reading Death Grips-Jenny Death Track Ranking
Springtime Carnivore Springtime Carnivore Autumn Tone Records 2014 by Harrison Holt KTSW Music Springtime Carnivore’s self-titled debut is an album that illuminates the essence of a mellow high Sunday afternoon. Each and every track features a melodic mix of psychedelia and … Continue reading Springtime Carnivore’s Self-Titled Album
By Drew Barber Music Reviewer Artist: Julian Casablancas & The Voidz Album: Tyranny Release Date: Sept. 23, 2014 Label: Cult Records Website: http://juliancasablancas.com/ The second album for Julian Casablancas & The Voidz, “Tyranny,” has awoken something inside me that I can’t really … Continue reading Review: Julian Casablancas and the Voidz — ‘Tyranny’
By Jordan Bond Music Reviewer Artist: Spoon Album: They Want My Soul Release Date: Aug. 5, 2014 Label: Loma Vista Website: http://www.spoontheband.com/ Spoon’s “They Want My Soul” is the first to feature new guitarist Alex Fischel. With this new addition, Spoon … Continue reading Review: Spoon — ‘They Want My Soul’
By Jordan McDonald Williams Music Reviewer Artist: Raury Album: Indigo Child Released: Aug. 25, 2014 Label: Columbia Records Website: http://www.indigochildproject.com/ “Does anything last forever?” is the the final question experimental indie-folkhop artist Raury asks at the end of the dreamy reminisce track … Continue reading Review: Raury — ‘Indigo Child’
