Consider the career of any accomplished artist and you’ll find they’ve been held, at some time or another, to a fickle standard: growth. This most unruly of moving goal posts plagues artists, of any medium or genre, the moment it…
Music News: Brand New release first album in eight years
The wait is over for fans of Brand New, as the band have finally released their much anticipated fifth album. The Long Island, N.Y.-based alt-rockers released Science Fiction through their own Procrastinate! Music Traitors label on Aug. 17. The album is their…
From the Record Crate: Taking Back Sunday – “Tell All Your Friends” (2002)
It’s hard to talk about emo music without Taking Back Sunday; if you came of age during the early 2000s, you’ve probably yelled to one of their songs at least once in your life. The Long Island emo band has…
Music News: Brand New releases first song since 2009
Brand New released “Mene,” their first new song since 2009. The track is fast, upbeat and takes us back to Brand New’s roots. It almost reminds me of something that could have been featured on their first record, “Your Favorite…
Music News: 2015 Coachella Lineup Announced
Drake, AC/DC and Jack White headline the annual festival scheduled over two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, in Indio, Calif. Other notable acts include Florence + The Machine, David Guetta, Fitz and The Tantrums, Brand New, Steely Dan, Porter…