Darkside
Psychic Album Review
Matador/Other People Records
Released October 4, 2013
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, (Subtle) Rock, Microhouse
Michael White said it best in his Disclosure review for Pretty Neat Grooves (a music blog Michael and I co-founded and run): "...electronic music has always been a hard genre to comprehend". This difficulty to comprehend is partly due to the instrumentation and scope of sounds, though...
Parquet Courts
“Tally All The Things That You Broke" EP Review
Released October 8th, 2013
What's Your Rupture?
Genre: Post-Punk, Indie Rock, Punk Rock
So, there’s this band that the blogosphere likes, and I’ve never taken the time to listen to them. It's not that they never interested me, It just kind happened (or didn’t happen, in this case). Isn’t that odd? Well, it’s...
"Better Off Dead" Flatbush Zombies
Flatbush Zombies Better OFF DEAD Album Review
Electric KoolAde Records
Released September 11, 2013 Genre: Hip Hop, Psychedelic Rap, Cloud Rap
Trippy, grimy, and erratic: these are the words that describe the new mixtape from New York oddballs Flatbush Zombies. This three-emcee outfit hits hard with bold lyricism and adaptable flows. These guys straddle the line between hilarious...
"Old" Danny Brown
10/03/2013
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Danny Brown
Old Album Review
Fools Gold Records October 1, 2013
Genre: Hardcore Hip Hop, Party Rap
By Michael White
Danny Brown, master of eccentricity, returns with his third full-length album, eager to open up our minds with his complex and dynamic personality. His beat-choices, various flows and lyrics reflect this hard-to-pin-down personality. At times, this album is very dark and ...
"The Things We Think We're Missing" Balance and Composure
09/28/2013
Balance and Composure
The Things We Think We're Missing Album Review
No Sleep Records
Released September 10, 2013
Genre: Alternative Rock, Post-Hardcore
Imagine all of your favorite 90’s rock bands. Now pretend that there is a single group that sounds like an amalgamation of all the sounds produced by those favorite bands of yours. Well, you...
September 20 marked the release of the iPhone 5S and 5C, the newest generation of Apple’s flagship product. The new 5S features include increased speed, a higher quality camera, and a fingerprint sensor, making it the most technologically advanced iPhone yet and giving it huge potential for what it will be able to do.
The 5C was released the same...
One of the biggest questions for those going to Jesuit Homecoming is where you and your date will go to dinner before the dance. For a lot of people, this is a tough question because you really want to impress her. So I’ve made a list of restaurants with a wide range of prices, cuisines, and locations that are...
“Breaking Bad isn’t a show, it’s a religion” –Pierce Durham. Sunday saw the greatest TV series of my generation come to a close, and it is only right that we spend a moment to examine the last episode.
Felina, the title of the final episode, set out to “tie up loose ends,” and did precisely that. With the money left...
