Sometime a couple years ago, an adolescent boy decided to create music in addition to fulfilling his academic obligations. Painstakingly saving his money, he purchased a turntable, a balanced pair of headphones, and also pirated audio software.
Initially, the boy didn’t give the poorly edited cacophony of sounds much credit. He just looked to his creations as something entirely independent,...
A few months ago, Lil Uzi Vert released his highly anticipated album, Eternal Atake, and it's going off the charts, still staying 3rd on the album chart for eight weeks in a row. However, he's been running the game for a while now, as this isn't his only major album. Things haven't always been going his ways, as he...
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
Wig Out At Jagbags Album Review
Matador Records/Domino Records
Released January 7, 2014
Genre: Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Thom Yorke never made it out of the cave of electronic music that he and his band Radiohead settled in with the release of 2000's centennial Kid A. He released a debut riddled with odd samples and artificial drum...
Last month, over seven years since the last entry in "Tha Carter" series by prolific rapper Lil Wayne and three years since his last studio project, the New Orleans native released "Tha Carter V." After a four-year legal battle with his former label, Wayne dropped the album to much hype. The release date even made the notoriously egotistical Kanye...
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Travis Scott is currently one of the hottest rappers in the game right now. His new single Highest in the Room lamenting his breakup with girlfriend Kylie Jenner just reached...
Let's step approximately fifteen minutes into the past, while I was listening to Corsicana Lemonade, by White Denim. My first thought as I hear the blunt, first A flat of the album was, "I've never heard a sound like that before." And, it's true. They have a very similar Stomp-Box blues tone to the Black Keys, but they also...
What is the definition of Emo? Is it the musical embodiment of Hot Topic stores? Is it, perhaps, an onomatopoeia, because the word "emo" sounds like a whine? Is it a word that MTV just made up? Is it a word that people just made up? Is it even a thing?
Honestly, I have no idea. I just know that...
Flares
Sickening Joy Album Review
Unsigned
Released August 30, 2014
Genre:Â Post-Rock, Black Metal (occasionally), Post-Metal, Space Rock
Flares is a brand-spanking new post-rock group, fresh out of North Texas. Post-rock can be a derivative genre, but Flares put in the extra effort to make something that transcends the usual style. With a minimal amount of fluff (superfluous effects, random instrumentation, etc.), Flares have taken us on a...
