REVIEW: SKIN TOWN – THE ROOM (2013)
Southern California has been producing some of the most successful and talented R&B acts of the new millennium: Miguel and Frank Ocean are both prime examples. These new acts rely on the roots of the genre while adding synths to give the music an edge. Up and comers Skin
MICHAELA’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
I am no strangers to making lists, whether it’s a To-Do List or a Shopping List. But when it comes to writing a list of the Top Ten Albums of 2013, I was stumped. I had no idea where to start. How could I possibly limit myself into only choosing 10 albums. It’s been a […]
DAN’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2013
10. Cults – Static I didn’t give Static a full listen until about two weeks ago, and I’ve had trouble putting it down ever since. I enjoyed the duo’s 2011 self-titled debut, and the follow-up is a deeper streak of the same charming,‘60s-drenched pop vibrance. Dive
REVIEW: WAR GENERATION – START SOMEWHERE NEVER SURRENDER (2013)
In spite of being out for a few months, Start Somewhere Never Surrender from War Generation is still going unheard by the masses. The emo-influenced rock band has a feel more upbeat that many of its pensive counterparts – such as Into It. Over It., The World Is A Beautiful Place And I’
REVIEW: LADY GAGA – ARTPOP (2013)
You know those bands you absolutely loathe – the ones you think you will never like and will do whatever it takes to not hear any of their stuff, then for whatever reason something just clicks, you’re enjoying what you’re hearing, and want to repent your past sins? Avenged Sevenfold was one of
REVIEW: THE GROWLERS – GILDED PLEASURES (2013)
There is something instantly likable about The Growlers new album Gilded Pleasures. On a surface listen it sounds groovy as hell. The recordings are pleasurably low fi, the songs are catchy and cool, and the writing is funny and alarming. Vocalist Brooks Nielsen spins a doped up dream of Laurel Ca
REVIEW: COLD WAR KIDS – HOLD MY HOME (2014)
A year and a half after releasing Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, The Cold War Kids return with their fifth full-length album, Hold My Home. Though not as comprehensive or thematically dedicated as their 2013 loosely based concept album, Hold My Home blends a solid collection of songs, b
REVIEW: PROTEST THE HERO – VOLITION (2013)
Back in 2006 was around the time I started to really get into music. It was around the same time I got my first iPod and ever since I’ve been trying to find the next good album or band. Soon after, I wanted to go to my first concert and my favorite band at the […]