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  Sonic Youth is a bit of an anomaly. They‰'ve stuck around for decades after their original inception and inevitably their sound and artistic intents have undergone a noticeable change. They‰'re probably the quintessential New York experimental band after The...

I just‰Û_I really like cats. It‰'s time to let the fur fly and see what the music video world has to offer for we bold, feline-obsessed few. Paula Abdul, ‰ÛOpposites Attract‰” The classic cat music video, Paula Abdul‰'s “Opposites Attract” features Paula rapping...

Dev Hynes has been on the scene for many years and his first release with the dance-punk band, Test Icicles, in 2005 sounds quite different than Blood Orange in 2013. Devont̩ Hynes, aka Blood Orange, has cultivated a distinct style and is now an established musical...

In their newest release, Doom Loop, Mansions embrace the simple pleasures of distortion. The duo, Christopher Browder and Robin Dove, recorded the album in Browder‰'s Seattle apartment resulting in a house-show sort of vibe. Nonetheless, the band‰'s decision to enlist...

Excited for Mac? So are we! So is pretty much everybody! SWEET. To demonstrate just how excited Music Staff is, we‰'re making this the week of the MacSpin; ergo, playing songs from Mac‰'s little old discography can get you up to two rackspins! If you‰'re still not...

Weezer‰'s 1994 Blue Album contained enough inspiration for decades of slackers to mess around with shoddy tech, crude lyrics and the mundane themes of sober life. Mac DeMarco, then living somewhere in Canada, would listen to these same songs that united dungeon...

Admittedly, I was mildly excited when I heard Lily Allen had a new song out. åÊThough I’m not her biggest fan, I do appreciate her songwriting and cheeky lyrics even if her musicality isn’t the most original or riveting. The video starts with Allen on an operating...

Some of the best jazz, and music in general, came from lesser-known artists who never achieved the full-blown fame of their musical counterparts. This, however, makes their music special and unique, for it is not overshadowed by the glamour of musical stardom or...

  Before I delve into this album, let me make two acknowledgements: 1) This album didn‰'t have nearly the influential impact on music of the usual albums that I feature. 2) This album is my favorite of all time and I‰'m gonna write about what it means to me. The...

If you missed them last Sunday, (I know I did) the livestreamed YouTube Music Awards were quite the party. Featuring performances by everyone from Tyler the Creator to the Arcade Fire, it was clearly not an event to be missed. Thank goodness it‰'s all on the internet....