By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist With the holiday season right around the corner, now seems like an appropriate time as any to throw on an ugly sweater, fix a cup of hot chocolate and crank out the classic Christmas tunes. For many, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” remains an obvious go-to track for the upcoming eventful month. Others prefer to play the classic Bing Crosby song “White […]
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist As the end of the decade approaches, people from all over the country wonder what musical styles will define these eventful past 10 years. Some may argue that the rise of trap hip-hop dominates everything beside it, while others believe that electronic dance music, or EDM, remains a notable example of a popular genre that does not require rapping. While trap, EDM, alternative rock and plenty […]
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist What usually comes into mind when thinking about the musical score for famous movies? Some might think of critically-acclaimed figures like John Williams of the “Star Wars” saga background music. Others picture Hans Zimmer, the creator of the entire soundtrack for “The Dark Knight” trilogy or “Blade Runner 2049.” One composer that remains heavily underrecognized, however, especially for hardcore cinephiles and appreciators of cinematic scores, is […]
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist Right now, the underground music scene has a heavy saturation of bedroom pop, old school-inspired and sometimes experimental hip hop, as well as indie and alternative rock. As a result, other genres like electronic, folk-rock, and in this case, reggae, have somewhat settled in the dust left behind by more popular types of music among independent listeners. Clayton Hibbert, more famously known by his musician name […]
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist Artist: Charlie Doesn't Surf Album: Charlie Doesn't Surf Release date: May 9, 2019 Though not nearly as recognized as places like New York City, Los Angeles or any other large independent musical hub, plenty of smaller cities throughout the Midwest have always had a niche for coming out with phenomenal bands. Charlie Doesn’t Surf is one such band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their first album, Riviera Days, debuted in 2015 and […]
By Saidif MejiaMusic Journalist Ceremony wasn’t always a band known for their promising use of synthesizers and drum-machines, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that their past is something to look down upon. Honestly, their evolution from their early starts as a fairly underground hardcore band from Rohnert Park, California, to an up and coming post-punk revival group whose sound evokes connections to older bands like Devo and The Killing Joke […]
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