The Tough Crowd: DC Record Fair Edition

   The Store: Up until last week I had never been to a record fair, so since this column is challenging me to explore different record purchasing options, I decided to attend this weekend‰’s fair at Penn Social. For the purposes of this challenge, and...

Homemade: Philadelphia

Courtesy of Baltimore Arts. In a city that‰’s known for its distinctive, tough nature, it‰’s no wonder Philadelphia has such a rich history of punk music. It was in the late 1970s when punk and new wave music had begun to sweep through the city...

Pop Exodus: The Art of the Sad Pop Song

Courtesy of Pop Dust. John Legend‰’s “All of Me‰” placed third in Billboard‰’s Hot 100 in 2014. “Stay with Me‰” by Sam Smith was number 10 and A Great Big World‰’s “Say Something‰” made it into the top 20. Although a huge number of Sad Pop...

Porque no los Dos: Julieta Venegas

Courtesy of La Reputada. I first heard  Julieta Venegas on the radio when her album, Si, had just come out in 2003. Following widespread success, the album won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Solo Vocal Album. It was rock enough to be in...

The Current: Coyote Ugly Casanova

Courtesy of Pitchfork. Coming off an eight year hiatus, my favorite band, Modest Mouse, are officially putting out a new album. The new album, Strangers to Ourselves, will be released on March 3. So far, two singles have been released, “Lampshades on Fire‰” and...