Recently, one of my friends who raps has decided that, in order to focus on finishing up his new album, he's going to go off the grid. He came to the conclusion that maintaining relationships with friends, family, and love interests was distracting him from his...
I grew up in the years of American Idiot: The second Bush administration if I'm not trying to be coy about it. My first introduction to politics was watching my family laugh at Bushisms on the new fangled Youtube. Here's a video for those of you who might...
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...