Not many artists are doing what Alice Cooper is doing at his age of 69. With a career spanning over five decades dating all the way back to the 1960s, Cooper basically has nothing to prove anymore. Whether he was…
From the Record Crate: Mary J. Blige – “What’s the 411?” (1992)
Not many artists would start their debut project by incorporating phone messages from other producers and artists praising their first album. Well, that’s just what hip hop/soul legend Mary J. Blige did on her 1992 record What’s the 411? By…
Album Review: Tyler, the Creator – “Flower Boy”
Compared to most hip hop artists out there today, Tyler, the Creator has kind of fallen to irrelevancy with regards to his musical style. Although critics have enjoyed his past projects, Tyler has not given us anything that memorable over…
Album Review: Fleet Foxes – “Crack-Up”
First off, I don’t care about the fact that it has taken Fleet Foxes six years to release their third studio album, Crack-Up. Sometimes all it takes is some time off in order to create something magical. Lead singer Robin Pecknold…
Album Review: DJ Khaled – “Grateful”
Nine albums later and the jubilant record producer known as DJ Khaled hasn’t changed one bit; It’s been eleven years since his first album, and he’s still a meme. Except now what he’s doing on his ninth studio album, Grateful, is…
Album Review: Calvin Harris – “Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1”
If you find yourself riding in your car with the windows down on a nice summer day, the Calvin Harris’ new album Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 should be one of your go-to party playlists to put on the radio. I wouldn’t go…
Album Review: Imagine Dragons – “Evolve”
People aren’t going to call this new Imagine Dragons album selling out, but they also aren’t going to categorize this as “real rock” either. You can’t make anyone happy nowadays. For the band’s third studio album Evolve, Dan Reynolds and company continue…