Video Voyage: Suit & Tie

After a five-year hiatus from the music world, I have missed JT. Besides hosting SNL, starring in Friends with Benefits, being featured on a few tracks and being present on many of my mix CDs, he has not been a large presence in my life. But, if you haven‰’t...

Mood Music: Ready for the Breakdown

Because I‰’ve been ill (not in the cool, street cred way) these past few days, I‰’ve been listening to Frank Ocean‰’s “Forrest Gump‰” on repeat and excessive amounts of emotional music in general. As a result, this playlist was made as an ode to...

The Undercurrent: A Belated Loma Valentine

Valentine’s Day has come and gone, leaving people talking a lot about love songs, romantic playlists and other wishy-washy goodness. Now is my turn to analyze one of my favorite love songs, its significance and its performers. “Fly By Night‰” by Loma Prieta is the...

Feedback: To Mosh or Not to Mosh

The Coheed and Cambria concert started peacefully. A small mosh pit began to gather as their songs rose in intensity. Suddenly the mosh pit inflated with a mess of rolling and tumbling bodies. I watched as it subsumed each row standing before me. I could not tell if...

No Cover: Hip-Hop, Jazz and Harry Potter

The good thing about these articles is that I have to do research for “No Cover‰” on Sunday night instead of Tuesday night. The bad thing about these articles is that I start working on them on Sunday night. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised when I hopped on...