Eclectic fest offers music lovers a nonstop party
Global indie acts bring life to upstate New York at 2009’s All Tomorrow’s Parties NY.
In your headphones
Muse, The Resistance Warner Bros. Length: 54 min. Now available Anyone looking for Muse’s signature soaring vocals and epic dynamic swells will not be disappointed by its newest release, The Resistance. That being said, after the album leads with “Uprising,” a bustling call to arms against the proverbial “they,” it follows with track after track […]
Student singing groups shine without instruments
Annual a cappella concert featured a diverse lineup of personalities and talent.
Bluegrass punks refine sound on new album
Rick Rubin eases The Avett Brothers transition from indie act to major label darlings.
Festival receives makeover for a cause
Entering into its sixth year, the annual FYF Fest reinvents its name, venue and objective.
Local band’s catchy full-length album enchants listeners
After much anticipation, Los Angeles indie pop band The Happy Hollows releases its first full-length album this fall. For those lucky enough to have seen the eclectic group live on campus at KSCRfest last semester or for those who where hooked on its Imaginary EP, the wait is finally over. To say that this album […]
New album fails to ‘Breakthrough’ sophomore slump
You know that ditsy, naïve, overly cheerful girl in class you just can’t stand? That’s Colbie Caillat on her sophomore album, Breakthrough, a dim-witted collection of redundant, uninspired and excessively sunny boy-crush songs. I’ll be the first to admit my soft spot for Colbie Caillat and her deliciously raspy voice; Coco was a solid feel-good […]
Hardcore band straddles musical border
Influenced by the multicultural neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Mariachi The Bronx puts a Mexican spin on electric-goes-acoustic.
Songstress returns from musical hiatus with long-awaited album
It’s been a long time coming — four years to be exact — but Imogen Heap has finally released her third solo album, Ellipse. It’s an event comparable to the second coming for her devoted cult following, and boy, was it worth the wait. In recent years, the British electropop artist has become a ubiquitous, […]
Fall semester starts on a different note
USC Program Board’s Welcome Back Concert strays from mainstream tastes.