Photo credit: Mulugeta TeklemariamEthiopian electronic producer, Mikael Seifu, is rising up in the ranks of the industry for his unique approach to electronic music. He is known for coining his own genre: “Ethiopiyawi Electronic.” This is term Seifu uses to describe...
WVAU Presents Capitol Punishment Fall 2016 with Frankie Cosmos, Girlpool and opener Big Hush!- Doors open at 7:30 and the music starts at 8:15! ! ! ! - Get in for free with your AU ID! Frankie Cosmos, the stage name of Greta Kline, is an American musician and...
As 2016 is on its last legs and 2017 appears on the horizon, I've been thinking about all of the great music that has come out this year, especially as I craft my personal top 10 albums. One album, while I loved it and will probably have a place in my list, still...
Courtesy of Windish Agency, Edited by: Maria Carrasco One of my favorite album releases of 2016 was Bad Suns' sophomore album, Disappear Here. And luckily, I got to see them live this weekend at the Rock and Roll Hotel, along with the opener, indie rock...
Courtesy of Green Day AuthorityGreen Day's Dookie (1994) sprung from a salient year for alternative rock. While it signaled and solidified the band's signature sound, it also marked their audacious foray from underground to major label, and is heralded as the...
Yes Lawd!: The perfect combination of the styles of two of the years breakout stars.Anderson .Paak broke out on Dr. Dre's 2015 album Compton, contributing to six of the albums 16 tracks. Producer Knxwledge had been grinding away for years for LA based Stones Throw...
Courtesy of iTunesNot Like The Other Girls usually consists of me arbitrarily picking an old artist that I used to listen to in my angsty years. Writing this column has forced me to delve deep into my old playlists, and not every artist can make the cut. Partly...
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,...