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The Offspring, unfortunately, was how I was introduced to Punk. “Punk‰Û. Growing up a Beatles aficionado, arguing constantly to more musically knowledgeable classmates that Ringo Starr was the world‰'s best drummer (Hey, he‰'s filthy rich and Keith Moon is dead, I...

Plenty of people have strong feelings towards Selena, good or bad, but I‰'ve always admired her for being incredibly positive and down to earth. It‰'s interesting how much we idolize celebrities and artists, even though we don‰'t know them personally. I‰'ve never met...

The last two weeks of classes are heavy times, so instead of discussing a lighthearted song while I take a break from doing final projects, studying for final exams, practicing for my trombone jury, and preparing for the LSAT, I‰'m going to tackle a song with a heavy...

Photo: Pigeons and Planes In the world of music, it is no surprise to see artists mature throughout their careers, and I, like many others, enjoy following their progress. What is even more exciting to see is the evolution of the music industry itself. In this week‰'s...

Photo by Celebrities Temple I‰'m really stupid. I actually didn‰'t notice it until it had already happened. It was some time later in the year 2015 when someone pointed it out to me. I was in his car and we were listening to the deluxe CD version of Taylor Swift‰'s...

Photo by AJJ “More reviews of old albums? Why do you think people care about your opinions??‰” you say. To you, dear reader, I reply with “I don‰'t even care about my opinions, but I have to write a weekly article or face expulsion! Bear with me!‰Û The original route...

November 13 was St.Paul Minnesota band Hippo Campus‰' first time headlining a show at the 9:30 club in DC. They have toured in DC a few times before opening up for other artists and headlining at The Black Cat. This is my second time seeing them, the first time being...

Just to prep y‰'all, this post sort of relates to my last one, so check it out. I remember the first time I saw this band. They opened for The Neighbourhood (another great band) at Summerfest in Milwaukee some years ago. It was my first concert ever, and I was not...

Still taken by in-studio shot by Brian Harrington Morgan Saint is awesome. She‰'s talented, stylish, and dedicated. Although she‰'s quiet, she knows what she wants. Her debut EP, 17 Hero, dropped in mid-October and she‰'s ready to show the world what she‰'s about....

Matt Nathanson is one of the few acts I have had the privilege of seeing live more than once. So far the only others are Frank Turner and Frightened Rabbit. But he has the special distinction of both times occurring when I was still in high school. I‰'ve mentioned...

The past few days I‰'ve been making plans for Thanksgiving break, which is only ten sleeps away! The closer it gets, the more I start to think about seeing my family, and the more one specific album has started popping up in my mind and in my headphones. Free to Be…...

Art by Suah Cheong Kari Faux doesn‰'t have time for small talk. You‰'ve heard her music on insecure, Childish Gambino‰'s mixtape STN MTN, and seen her tweets on the popular page. She‰'s a self-described “rap sanger, game changer, flame branger‰” and we see no lies....

Photo: Wordpress Are you into music from other countries? Do you consider yourself a connoisseur of hits that make you feel like you “were born in the wrong decade‰Û? Well, do I have the app for you! Radiooooo (yes, with that many o‰'s), is an app that allows you to...

Photo: Stereogum A bad trip has never sounded so cool. Car Seat Headrest‰'s album Teens of Denial slips your drugged induced panic attack into a leather jacket and gives it a swipe of oxblood lipstick. Maybe it‰'s not a true concept album, but all 12 songs revolve...

Photo: Vevo Lorde isn‰'t your average musician. She is effervescent. A phenomenal woman. Despite starting in the music industry at fourteen, an age usually ripe of neon braces and awkward romantic encounters, she irrevocably had “it.‰” Je ne sais quoi. Divine energy....

Photo: Glen E Friedman It‰'s about time we talked about Bad Brains here. After all, they are one of the biggest influences on the rock and punk scene even still today, and they come from our very own D.C. I can‰'t help but say, their 1982 self-titled album has been...

I had never been super into Tyler the Creator until I heard Goblin earlier this year - yes, very late to the game, I know. However it really got me thinking about what it means to be politically correct in music - and if political correctness is necessary in art....

Photo courtesy of Rap Music Guide For years, R&B has been directly equated to Black culture. Society seems to be in the dark about the diversity in R&B (past and present). As an African American, I personally treasure R&B (I mean, hello, my column), and I...

Last week, Trashcan Sam, and I, Milo, your resident hipster trash, reviewed the first 14 tracks of the Guided By Voices album Alien Lanes, my favorite out of the band‰'s long and winding discography. This time around, we will review the remaining tracks, as well as...

The doubtless blurry picture above is the only photo of myself in my favorite outfit from when I was thirteen that survived the redactions I made to my online presence to make sure no one knows I existed between the ages of ten to fourteen. As you can see I‰'m rocking...

Lavender‰'s “You Are In The Right Place‰” - Charming, Polished Indie Pop That Hits Home (Literally) RIYL: The 1975, Wolf Alice, The Naked and Famous Local garage pop band Lavender have released their debut EP, entitled, “You Are In The Right Place.‰” The EP is aptly...

You know how essentially everyone has three personalities: with their friends, family, and by themselves. In different spaces, we present different parts of ourselves to fit the situation. There‰'s always that idea of whether to follow your head or your heart. It‰'s...

If you haven‰'t somehow heard the 1999 massive hit “All Star,‰” off of Smash Mouth‰'s sophomore record, Astro Lounge, please show me the rock you called out from under so I can use it to escape from distractions while I‰'m studying. All joking aside, the song has been...

By now, the term softboy has become a ubiquitous part of millennial vernacular. Popular discourse hypothesizes that the softboy is the antithesis of the f-boy. However, I argue that softboys are the “sensitive‰” foils to f-boys that wield their emotions in a...

MAX and Rozes put on an energetic display of showmanship at U Street Music Hall on the 26th of October. In his first headlining show in D.C, Max Schneider put on a concert that will certainly be remembered. I love how there was definitely a link between the two sets...

These days it seems everyone has been reveling in the coming of autumn, with its cooler temperatures, thick sweaters, pumpkin spice everything, and general spookiness. Hear me out, though. While I‰'m happy to do the Monster Mash and go apple picking with the best of...