The trajectory of Maya Arulpragasm’s career is a familiar one. She burst onto the scene with album teasing mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism, a release that introduced the world to it’s first and only truly 21st century pop star, M.I.A., a punk polemicist with two turntables Read More …
PART I “Do you like rock n’ roll music? Cause I don’t know if I do…” Arcade Fire has never been known for their subtlety; even so, Win Butler’s mumbled admission over the opening riff of “Normal Person” comes as a surprise – at least Read More …
It’s here. It’s finally here! After months of buzz generated by songs posted online, stellar live shows at SXSW, and tons and tons of blog posts, (including one of my own) the synthpop trio Chvrches finally released their debut full-length album. The hype surrounding this Read More …
OutKast may be the greatest hip-hop duo ever, but Clipse come a close second. Brothers Terrence (Pusha T) and Gene (No Malice, formerly just Malice) Thornton came straight out of Virginia, making a giant impact with their Neptunes produced debut Lord Willin’ ten years ago. Read More …
Miley Cyrus has been all over the media lately, but next to none of it has been for her music. The VMA performance, hosting SNL, taking photos with Terry Richardson, ruining twerking, being casually dismissive of Sinead O’Connor’s concern and viciously disrespectful to people with Read More …
A comeback album is defined – at least for the sake of this article – as an album released after an artist has been written off. Common causes include releasing a series of mediocre albums, a break from music, or the death of a band Read More …
There’s probably not an artist in pop music more divisive than Aubrey “Drake” Graham. No one is really lukewarm on his music. You either hear “I dig Drake” or “I FUCKING DESPISE THAT DUDE.” As with a lot of post-Kanye rap artists, the average hip Read More …
I personally love it when a band isn’t afraid to let its influences show through in the music they make. Maybe it’s because I’m a music geek and I like to see what things I can recognize, or maybe it goes back to the fact Read More …
RDGLDGRN is a three-piece go-go influenced indie pop/hip hop act you should be listening to if you happen to like making your ears happy. They blend a relatable charm with a penchant for creating catchy and affecting jams that deftly straddle the line between rock Read More …
Okay, Justin Vernon, we get it: you don’t want to be put into a box. Vernon released music under many monikers over the years until striking gold with Bon Iver, releasing the aching For Emma, Forever Ago and eventually collecting the Best Aternative Album and Read More …