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...