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Welcome back to Just Press Play!I think we all have that one song that we can claim we loved before it became "mainstream." “Closer‰” by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey is that song for me and, trust me, the radio hasn‰'t ruined it for me yet, so I‰'m sorry in advance,...

Photo credit: Jime MorescoIzzi talks to Pablo Neptuno of Argentine homemade indie band about the B.A. scene, streams of consciousness and burgers.Izzi: For your album - Lincenciado en Administraciün(Sept. 2015) - what was the concept behind this album?...

Foals, the alternative dance punk band from the Oxford, England will be playing on Thursday, November 3rd at Echostage. Touring their fourth studio album, What Went Down, Foals have been a staple in the alternative scene since 2010 when they dropped their singles...

So I‰'ve been listening to a lot more Bruce Springsteen these past few years. It‰'s odd how much he‰'s grown on me in that time— if you had asked me in high school if I would ever spend time thinking of the implication of his lyrical themes, I‰'d laugh in your...

(Courtesy of Animal Collective, Hippo Campus, Glass Animals, Edit: Maria Carrasco)“Put your hand down, boy / Welcome to my zoo / Put your head inside / My big black wild while / I can still help you.‰Û “Toes‰” by Glass Animals is the perfect song to listen to...

Courtesy of @chancetherapperIt is 2016, and the Netflix series Stranger Things pays an homage to 1980s culture, while BeyoncÌ©‰'s most recent birthday party evoked Soul Train vibes -- with a dress code to match. The Weeknd‰'s recent video for “Starboy‰”...

Courtesy of TumblrLike any good deviant 10th grader, I spent most of my after-school time scrolling viciously through tumblr. Although I‰'ve tried to black out most of my these days from my memory, I do remember that having a blog automatically assumed your ‰quirky‰'...

Welcome back to Just Press Play!This week features a fresh, right off the presses video, one that I may or may not have found at 1 a.m. last Friday (or, technically, Saturday?). And I may or may not have cried in my bed after watching it. A great way to start my fall...

Although the album, “God Forgive These Bastards‰” Songs From the Forgotten Life of Henry Turner contains some of The Taxpayers most popular song, the album as a whole doesn‰'t sound like it should ever be appealing to anyone. Abrasively loud and chaotic songs such as...

In the Ukraine, any youth, creative and cultural movement can be deemed political. It has become the lifeblood of all aspects of youth culture: from electronic music to fashion. One day I hope to explore Kiev‰'s electronic scene: to one day become a part of the...

Courtesy of Windish Agency, diymag & Chicago Innerview Edited by: Maria Carrasco Before you start reading and join me on my adventure in Adams Morgan, I suggest listening to this song by Miami Horror. “All It Ever Was‰” is my favorite song of all time and it...

Courtesy of Ross Wolfe My music tastes since childhood have changed and developed along a logical line. When I was five years old, my favorite band was the Ramones. When I was thirteen, it was probably… My Chemical Romance or Shinedown or something. Sixteen I had...

Courtesy of Wallpaper Up There is something inexplicably intoxicating about the haze of city lights. This is the quintessential playlist to accompany your midnight highway car rides past rows of interminably tall skyscrapers and neon radiance ‰ÛÒ or escape to the very...

Courtesy of Lulus It‰'s weird how music or a song can bring an entire set of memories with it. I was standing/rocking/trying not to make eye contact on the metro after another glorious day of unpaid work and Trouble by Cage the Elephant came on shuffle. However, this...

Courtesy of Ed Roman Alright ya‰'ll, you‰'ve either just had a very stressful week or are about to have one; what can I say it‰'s midterms. However, I have some relaxing tunes for your twisted souls. The Strawberry Alarm Clock is band for folks who need to relax. They...

Freshman and upperclassmen alike: Beware. The plague is pervading the campus and I‰'m not talking about strep throat (but seriously, y‰'all, wash your hands). I‰'m talking about the MUSIC RUT. If you‰'re fixated on the same four songs, not able to escape “Closer‰” by...

PWR BTTM is a queer punk band comprised of Ben Hopkins and Liv Bruce, who met at Bard College in New York. While performing, the duo can be found clad in copious amounts of glitter. “For me, the most badass thing you can do is to be embarrassing,‰” Ben Hopkins,...

The first time I really got a glimpse of what kind of person my dad really is was when I was twelve years old. He pulled me aside from whatever I was doing to sit down in front of a speaker in our living room and listen to something. I heard one twenty-minute-long...

Hello and welcome to Just Press Play! Let‰'s take a little trip back to 2012: the year of “Call Me Maybe," “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," and, yes, “Gangnam Style." Oh, what a year in music. But, at the end of that glorious year came a song that would...

Appropriately described as a “ Finnish dream-pop mystery man," Jaakko Eino Kalevi‰'s electronic sound has this way of bringing you into a nightmarish daze. Listening to his music makes me feel like I‰'m existing in this in-between space where I‰'m connecting with my...

Long-time readers of “Another Kind of Currency‰” may recall a column I wrote my freshman year about Frightened Rabbit‰'s “Poke,‰” which I always considered not only one of their most depressing songs (saying something if you know FR‰'s catalog), but also one of the...

Courtesy of Whrhsarrowhead, Edited by: Maria Carrasco This past Saturday I spent my afternoon in glorious Georgetown, surrounded by bermuda pink shorts and a wave of mint green accessories. Now this might not be the cup of tea for everyone, but I‰'ve come to...

Courtesy of Rackcdn In coming to AU this fall, I‰'ve found out that everyone here is from suburban Philly and/or New Jersey. The effect of this is that everyone thinks that the midwest is one giant cornfield, and that there is a shared consensus that most of the...

Courtesy of bouquetofparantheses With the first day of autumn behind us, some people yearn to cling to the vestigial sun rays, warm summer breeze, and the sun glinting off of anything gold. The following playlist is ideal to relax in a hammock or on a rooftop to, mint...

Courtesy of @bouquetofparantheses With the first day of autumn behind us, some people yearn to cling to the vestigial sunrays, warm summer breeze, and the sun glinting off of anything gold. The following playlist is ideal to relax in a hammock or on a rooftop to, mint...

Courtesy of Culturated The overly optimistic piano from Matt and Kim‰'s Daylight played through my best friends iHome and rung throughout her refurbished basement. I specifically remember learning that my eighth grade crush also liked this song, so we were definitely...

Courtesy of Pitchfork I‰'m going to be blunt and argue that if anyone ever started a conversation with you with the opening lines "If you will suck my soul, I will lick your funky emotions", you probably wouldn‰'t continue the conversation. However, George Clinton, in...

The All Things Go Fall Classic is back on October 8th, 2016 for its third year in Washington, DC as the festival you never knew you needed until you saw the lineup. We‰'re here to provide you with the information you need for the fall‰'s hottest festival to come to...

Last month, the Minneapolis garage rock group, Frankie Teardrop called it quits with the release of their final album and a string of live shows. The album Hell Yep, released in May, puts an end to the band‰'s three-year career playing mostly in the Twin Cities and...

Courtesy of Ultimate Classic Rock A concept album is defined as an album where all musical or lyrical ideas contribute to a single overall theme or unified story. In contrast, typical studio albums consist of a number of unconnected songs performed by the artist....