From the Record Crate: The Format – “Dog Problems” (2006)

It’s interesting to look back at the career arc that Nate Ruess had in the decade following the release of The Format’s Dog Problems in July 2006. He has gone from fronting one of the great “should’ve been huge” bands…

The Top Ten Most Cliché and Overused Graduation Songs

School’s wrapping up for the summer, which means graduation season is in full force. Graduation calls for sappy, “friends forever” songs for everything from class songs, grad party playlists, and soundtracks to those video montages everyone’s parents make for the…

Justin Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead 2013 VMA Nominations

MTV announced the 2013 Video Music Awards nominations via their Instagram and Vine video accounts – making the VMAs the  first awards show to announce nominations via these social media video platforms. Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred…

Billboard Music Awards 2013 Winners – Full List

Tonight, ABC aired this year’s Billboard Music Awards, which took place in Las Vegas. Tracy Morgan (loudly) hosted the show which had a ton of performances, some great like from Prince, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, some cute like from…

Music Review: Phoenix’s New Album, Bankrupt!

Phoenix came out with a new album on April 22, 2013. I have been listening to it ever since it came out. Nearly four years have passed without a new sound from Phoenix after they won a Grammy for their studio album,…

The Young Folks’ Best Music of 2012

The Young Folks writers have come together to list the very best in pop culture for the year 2012! From Bruno Mars to Imagine Dragons, our tastes in music differ, but there’s no doubt that 2012 gave us some great…