Let’s Talk About the “Teal Album”
Melissa Weinstein
February 16, 2019
Procrastination got the best of me. On January 24, 2019, Weezer came out with their twelfth studio album, and fifth self-titled album, also known as the Teal Album. Yet here we are, about three weeks later finally sitting down, ready to talk about it. I listened to the cover album this past week while...
James Lepinsky is Listening: Deerhunter – “Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappared?”
James Lepinsky
February 14, 2019
Verdict: Pop and sound is everywhere! Money! One of the most notable bands to come out of the 2000s indie rock smorgasbord, Atlanta band Deerhunter have always jumped out different styles and genres throughout each release. The band can go funky on one release (Fading Frontier), dream pop on another...
Agendered and Going On a Bender: Punk Experienced by a Non-Binary Fan
Milo Paul
February 12, 2019
The topic for this article could make for a compelling 200-page memoir in and of itself but I’ve been tossing this concept around in my head for awhile and I suppose it’s time I spilled some guts before they spill themselves for me. If you haven’t already taken a hint from the title, I am someone...
Phoebe Bridgers Has No Chill
Shannon Durazo
February 11, 2019
It’s another day, and indie/folk songstress Phoebe Bridgers has created another side project, this time a collab with indie rock titan and Bright Eyes front man Conor Oberst under the moniker Better Oblivion Community Center. Oberst and Bridgers have performed together in the past on the track “Would...
My Year in Songs
Calkie Fisseha
January 28, 2019
While I sat and thought about my 2018, I realized that I couldn’t remember things that clearly. But I could (almost) always link a song back to a moment. Bear with me. January: “Timmy’s Prayer” Sampha I said goodbye to my loved ones for 4 months. Set off to study abroad in Prague. Nervous. Nervous. NERVOUS. There ...
In Our Feelings: Just Groovy
Morgan Bluma
December 17, 2018
There really isn’t any way I can describe this song clearly. It is basically just one big groovy feel fest. I picked this song because the first line mentions Hermann Hesse who was a German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. This is an arti...
A Band I Should’ve Been Loving For Years
Sam Graziano
December 10, 2018
I’ve been a drummer for about half my life. My involvement in playing music has greatly influenced the artists I have listened to. Most, if not all, of the music on pop radio in my formative years was rhythmically monotonous. I’m not saying that songs that weren’t catchy or enjoyable didn’t ex...
Mirror Master
Melissa Weinstein
December 7, 2018
There’s a lot of perks to being short, especially at a concert. For example…… well, I can’t think of any right now. However, it didn’t matter that the tallest people in North America were standing in front of me for the first half of Young the Giant. Front man, Sameer Gadhia, carried eno...
Bohemian Rhapsody For Dummies
Elyssa Dalaker
December 7, 2018
Is it cheating to talk about a movie on a music column? Especially one that just about everyone has been talking about? This past weekend, I finally found the time to pay a visit to the local movie theater, overpriced popcorn in hand and a purse full of candy from CVS snuck in over my shoulder. With last mo...
An “Alternative” Horoscope Because HARD TIMES Already had a Punk One
Milo Paul
December 4, 2018
I know you are looking at the picture for this article thinking to yourself, “Wow, this person can really use paint on Windows 10!!” and you are damn right I can use paint. I’m not GOOD at using paint, but I can USE it. What can you say you can use and not be a good at? Few things, I’m sure. ...
Album Review: Lawrence Rotham – I Know I’ve Been Wrong, But Can We Talk?
Shannon Durazo
December 4, 2018
Lawrence Rotham- I Know I've Been Wrong, but Can We Talk? (Downtown) [art-pop/alt-electro] In a polished new six-song EP, Lawrence Rotham uses upbeat synth-pop numbers to tackle the most downbeat of topics. From close friend Bobby’s, who the album is dedicated to, untimely suicide in May, to their paren...
Earl Sweatshirt is Back and Better Than Ever
Shannon Durazo, Web Staffer
November 28, 2018
This Friday, November 30, Earl Sweatshirt will drop his long-anticipated fourth album, Some Rap Songs. It seems like ages since Sweatshirt, full name Thebe Kgositsile, dropped his critically acclaimed, and unapologetically morbid third relese I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. IDLS, IDGO is a ...
