Modern rock has had a rough showing over the past two or three weeks. New albums from the Imagine Dragons and the Smashing Pumpkins have garnered mainly negative reviews from critics. Thoughtful songwriting and magnificent chords have been replaced with…
Album Review: Imagine Dragons – “Origins”
For all of the popularity Imagine Dragons has garnered over the past five or so years, there’s been an equal amount of backlash with regards to their stylistic choices. For mainstream listeners, their pop-rock approach continues to be accessible and…
Album Review: Ty Segall – “Fudge Sandwich”
Multi-instrumentalist Ty Segall is currently on cruise control. The guy has been on a roll releasing projects over the past couple of months. With two months to go in the year, the indie/punk rocker released his fifth studio album of…
Album Review: Yoko Ono – “Warzone”
Yoko Ono is 85 years-old, and has absolutely nothing to prove as a human being. She’s made four decades worth of music, acted in a number of different television shows and films, and of course, married one of the…
Interview: Rapper Bonka Speaks on Experiences as an Independent Artist
Becoming a famous as a rapper is much easier to do nowadays, with the growing accessibility of online resources. One hit song is all a musician needs to launch into superstardom, and a major record deal is not as important…
Album Review: The Dodos – “Certainty Waves”
A decade ago, The Dodos released Visiter, an album that a lot of people described as having an “everything but the kitchen sink” approach. Now in 2018, the duo of Meric Long and Logan Kroeber have gone a full 180, and threw…
Album Review: Ghostface Killah – “The Lost Tapes”
Wu-Tang’s own Ghostface Killah needs no introduction for hip hop heads at this point. New York’s own Michael Rapaport (who narrates parts of the album) makes that notion clear right from the beginning (“Shit, the motherfucker needs no introduction, I…
