Music Review: Farewell Continental’s “¡Hey, Hey Pioneers!”

“Farewell Continental. God, I guess you can’t love everything. We love to be supportive of a lot of music, and it’s just not realistic that you’re gonna love everything, you know? I mean there’s a certain amount of crude that gets through. Sort of the cracks, it just sorta seeps in like a disease. 1996 […]

Music Review: Silversun Pickups’ “Seasick – EP”

A couple of summers ago, Silversun Pickups came to town to do a live, free show in a park in Downtown St. Louis. As a fan, probably one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. However, during the song “Future Foe Scenarios,” lightning struck during the climax of the song – ending the show once […]

Music Review: Chevelle’s “Hats Off To The Bull”

Alright, confession time. I wasn’t a big music listener towards the beginning of my life, besides the classic rock bands like Styx and Queen that my family played in the car. But my first step into the area of modern rock music was the Chicago-based trio Chevelle. The first song I ever heard from them […]

Review of Now, Voyager’s “Seas – EP”

The genre of metal is a normally straight forward thing; you can sound one way, and be classified as such. Nowadays, there are no shortages of different sub genres to get filed into, and normally, you would stay there unless you drastically changed everything about your band. But what happens when a band comes out, […]

Review of Gorillaz’s “The Singles Collection: 2001-2011”

Even as I’m typing this out, I still can’t believe that Gorillaz, one of the most influential alternative acts today, is ten years old. Fronted by Damon Albarn (aka the former lead singer of Blur), the band catapulted themselves to mainstream stardom, thanks in part to the hypnotic beats and creative animated style of the […]

Music Review: Gym Class Heroes “The Papercut Chronicles II”

Remember last year, when Travie McCoy broke off from his friends in Gym Class Heroes to release his first solo album Lazarus? If you don’t, then you must remember his first single “Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars)” at least. That song became a theme for 2010, as almost every sort of radio station just put that […]

Music Review: Childish Gambino’s “Camp”

If you don’t know who Donald Glover is, let me give you a small history lesson. He’s an EMMY winning writer, stand-up comedian, and plays Troy on NBC’s critically acclaimed comedy, Community. Before all of that, you might know him from the Derrick comedy sketches, including Bro Rape and Spelling Bee (some of my favorites). […]

Music Review: La Dispute’s “Wildlife”

Word of mouth is what seems to be the driving force in the music industry today. I’ve even reviewed some music that a friend has passed on to me, simply because they think it is something that needs to be listened to (including Foster the People, Big Sean, and AWOLNATION, just to name a few). […]

Review of Four Year Strong’s “In Some Way, Shape, or Form”

For some reason, one of which I cannot truly wrap my head around, is how the post-hardcore scene is now starting to blossom. Acts like Florida-based standout A Day To Remember are now starting to climb the U.S. mainstream charts, while also dominating sales and selling out concerts. Recently, I was reminded about how popular […]

Music Review: Angels and Airwaves’ “LOVE: Part Two”

Tom DeLonge has become an incredibly busy musician these days. He has been on tour for most of the year with Blink-182 (alongside My Chemical Romance and Manchester Orchestra), and helped his original band come back with their highly anticipated new album, Neighborhoods. And when he is not reuniting with his kinfolk, he is continuing […]