People tell me I’m a somewhat of a vanguard – I blaze my own trail. When people zig, I zag. I march to the beat of my own drum. The grain? I go against it. So at Lollapalooza a couple months ago, when it was time to either join the flock of people to… Continue reading 42 – Jungle
It happened again… I vowed to never again go a full four days, yet here I am chugging water and blasting Lollapalooza playlists on Spotify in anticipation of this weekend’s big event. Look, I think there will be a day where my FOMO will subside, when the rigors of going to a music festival for… Continue reading 41 – 2018 Lollapalooza Preview
My favorite bands typically possess a few common traits – a cool name, an instantly-recognizable sound, a song you can throw on at a party, an engaging live show, a not-so-subtle hint of some older hip artist like Talking Heads or David Bowie. You get the point. Being able to cross the majority of… Continue reading 40 – Cut Copy
It’s no big secret that punk rock has changed quite a bit over the years. The once-edgy, anti-authoritative sounds of The Clash and Ramones now ring loud across karaoke bars in America. The breakneck speed and snarl of Reagan-era punk bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat gave way to the more melodic, poppy sounds… Continue reading 39 – FIDLAR
To all the haters out there: Yes, this is indeed the third female singer/male instrumentalist duo featured on this wonderful website. I’m not ashamed, I’ll be the first to admit – I’m just a sucker for duos. Black Keys…Royal Blood…Japandroids… White Stripes? Hall & Oats?! Come ON people, duos are amazing. There’s just something about… Continue reading 38 – Beach House
Unlike like so many others in the world, it wasn’t hard for Molly Rankin to join the family business. Young people everywhere struggle with the decision to either pursue their dreams, or “play it safe” and follow in their parents’ footsteps. I get it, its tough. However, if your dad played fiddle in one… Continue reading 37 – Alvvays
Honestly, what can’t Australians do? Its hard to argue that the Australian music scene isn’t among the strongest and most diverse in the entire world over the past few years. They’ve owned the modern psychedelia scene with Kevin Parker’s Tame Impala, and his buddies in Pond. Punk rock? Oh yeah, big time. Bands… Continue reading 36 – RÜFÜS DU SOL
If their trio of albums have taught us anything, it’s that Killer Mike and El-P are fired up. Actually, “fired up” might not even be a strong enough term – these guys are downright angry. Not since Zach de la Roche’s charged-up vocals on those ire-filled Rage Against the Machine albums in the early 90s… Continue reading 35 – Run the Jewels
The year was 2014 – riots flooded the streets of Ferguson, MO in retaliation to the shooting death of Michael Brown, the United States finally resumed diplomatic relations with Cuba, Justin Bieber was famously arrested for driving under the influence in Miami and one of the most auspicious young indie bands in the world, Smith… Continue reading 34 – Whitney
Imagine, folks – the future! Picture a world where we don’t see any of those big antennae hanging off the side of our neighbor’s homes, because they pay $7.99/month for commercial-free digital services instead. Our cell phones are hardly phones, more like little tiny computers capable of everything from doing taxes to recording music.… Continue reading 33 – Podcasts
