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 […]
REVIEW: TRIVIUM – VENGEANCE FALLS (2013)
Today we welcome our newest contributor, Lucas Mengelkoch! Lucas is a recent music and media business graduate based out of Minneapolis. He has played a number of musical instruments over the years and is one day hoping to become a sound engineer for a recording studio. Welcome to Mez
PHOTOS: JANELLE MONÁE AT THE SKYWAY THEATRE (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Janelle Monáe (Kansas City, KS)October 22nd, 2013Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, MN Full Gallery: Smugmug What will be remembered as one of the top shows of 2013, fans of a rising soul/r&b singer packed the Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis. Her name is Janelle Monáe, and in the pres
REVIEW: THE LOWER 48 – THE LOWER 48 (2013)
“She fell in love with the Sixties/ And they broke her heart,” The Lower 48’s Ben Braden and Sarah Parson sing on “That’s What I’ll Say,” a bustling, enthusiastically fun cut off the band’s self-titled EP release. It’s no secret that the 1960s are a prominent influence on the
INTERVIEW: DOG SOCIETY (NEW YORK, NY)
Please extend a warm welcome to Mike Olinger (Musically Mad Mike to you) our newest writer out of Southern California! Mike is completely “batty” over music and in his spare time is found catering to his record collection (in the thousands!), digesting through dozens of music magazi
Photos: A Day to Remember House Party Tour at Roy Wilkins Auditorium (St Paul, MN)
The Wonder Years (Philadelphia, PA), All Time Low (Towson, MD), Pierce the Veil (San Diego, CA), and A Day To Remember (Ocala, FL)October 1st, 2013Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St Paul, MN Full Gallery: House Party Tour A Day To Remember brought a house