Bloc Party crafts welcome, rocky return with Four
Bloc Party’s latest album, Four, experiments with new sounds but succeeds most when back in old musical territory.
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Nacosta to release new EP
Los Angeles natives, Nacosta is gearing up to release its second EP, “Liquor Eyes.” Ever since the band’s fall release of its debut EP, “Wilderness City,” Nacosta has made its mark in Los Angeles, Hollywood and even at the SXSW music festival by performing at a multitude of venues in the area. While the band stayed busy […]
UK band impresses on release
The Maccabees strike a balance between poetic lyrics and catchy instrumentals.
The best articles about Coachella
The Coachella double-header has come to a close and in honor of the event, we bring you a selection of articles from around the web that examine, mock and celebrate this beloved/notorious (depending who you ask) cultural phenomenon. Funny or Die: “7 Types of People at Coachella” Coachella has become somewhat well-known for attracting a […]
Is the lyric music video the new face of entertainment?
We’ve already watched the music video evolve. Modern music videos now tend to focus on the celebrity performer rather than the content of the song, and plot-driven videos like Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” seemed extinct until Lady GaGa introduced the controversial “Telephone” in 2010. Now it seems that another type of video is entering the music scene —the […]
Will Coachella’s second weekend repeat the small touches?
With the first weekend of this year’s Coachella Music & Art Festival wrapped up, it’s time to reflect on the highlights and see what people are anticipating for weekend two. Of course the one thing everyone’s been talking about is the holographic resurrection of music legend Tupac Shakur during the Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre set. There […]
Indie band flops despite clear potential
Though Brigg Fair’s debut album proves lyrically interesting, Kill Yourself for Change flops with its narrow themes and emotions.
Maroon 5 collaborates with Wiz Khalifa
Over the past 10 years that Maroon 5 has existed, one thing hasn’t changed. They are still dedicated to writing about love and losing it. “Payphone,” the band’s first single from its upcoming album, Overexposed, was released on Monday. It begins with Adam Levine’s distinct voice and flows into a groove with a laid-back drumbeat. […]
Popular Beatles class once controversial
Professor Bill Biersach said his Beatles class goes beyond the recording industry.
2012 brings more of the good girls versus the bad in music
We don’t seem to know how we like them. With contemporary female artists, there seems be a spectrum of innocence and promiscuousness, and we sort of like to put a singer on one end or the other. The good girl charms us into adoration, while the bad girl shocks us until we find ourselves listening […]