Review of Tonight Alive’s ‘What Are You So Scared Of?’

If someone asked you to name a pop-punk band, the list would go on for days. When asked if you could name a pop-punk band with a female lead singer though, the story changes. As of now, I can only think of two: the under-appreciated VersaEmerge (fronted by Sierra Kusterbeck), and the mainstream darlings Paramore. […]

Review of Silverstein’s ‘Short Songs’

I’ve always been a Silverstein listener; not necessarily a fan. They have a handful of albums that I really got behind (Discovering the Waterfront, A Shipwreck in the Sand, and Rescue), and some that I have rather forgotten about (their debut When Broken Is Easily Fixed, and Arrivals and Departures). I’ve even enjoyed their multitude […]

Music Review: Enter Shikari’s ‘A Flash Flood of Colour’

Rebellion comes to us in many different forms. As of late, it has come in the form of sitting in large parks in major cities chanting things like “We are the 99%!” Others come in forms as simple as changing your hair color or wearing different clothes. Of course, one huge motivator is the presence […]

Music Review: Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born To Die’

I am a sucker for Best Of/Year End lists. So when I find an relative unknown (or at least to me) on the list, it sparks my interest in whoever the artist is. That’s how I found out about Lana Del Rey, and her first single “Video Games.” After a couple of times through the […]

Music Review: Ingrid Michaelson’s ‘Human Again’

You wouldn’t know it through my past reviews, but I do love myself some nice pop music; mostly in the form of piano pop. From Ben Folds, to Sara Barielles, even Christina Perri (to an extent), the little sub-genre has a nice place in my collection of music. Not only are the songs catchy, but […]

Music Review: Foxy Shazam’s ‘The Church of Rock and Roll’

Let me make something clear before I continue on with this review; I will be indirectly comparing Queen, who are one of the greatest bands of all time, to the Cincinnati sextet Foxy Shazam. Now, I am in no way saying that the two bands are equal to another: there is only one Queen after […]

Review of Anthony Green’s ‘Beautiful Things’

A little while ago, someone asked me who my favorite frontmen were in today’s music. Though the rest of the five I listed took some time to spit out, the first name to come out was Circa Survive’s Anthony Green. His overall lyricism, the signature voice inflection, and his overall stage antics (like climbing into […]

Music Review: Snow Patrol’s ‘Fallen Empires’

Before listening to this album, I tried remembering why Snow Patrol didn’t explode over here like they did overseas. Their one mega U.S. hit, “Chasing Cars” took over mainstream radio stations for months (still gets played today). However, due to rapid repetition, that song quickly lost it’s luster. Their next single was their song “Signal […]

Music Review: Cage the Elephant’s “Live From The Vic In Chicago”

Two years ago, a small band out of Kentucky named Cage the Elephant came out big with their radio-ready first single, “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked.” That song catapulted them into the spotlight, giving them a lot of radio play and song plugs (like the beginning of the excellent Borderlands). Now, two albums into […]

Music Review: Thrice’s “Major/Minor”

Let me first start by telling you how big of a Thrice fan I am. I listened to their debut single “The Artist In The Ambulance” on loop when it came out in 2003. Then I bought their next album, Vheissu, hoping that I would get more of that sound. And besides the opening track […]