I’m not exaggerating when I say that Maroon 5 has been around for as long as I can remember. As a child, I heard “This Love” and “She Will Be Loved” emanating from supermarket speakers; in middle and high school,…
Album Review: Big Boi — “BOOMIVERSE”
Typically, when you’re reviewing music, you need to tread lightly with albums with direct puns in their titles. Unless you’re “Weird Al” Yankovic, it’s dangerous territory. It sets your album with a loose, goofy tone. It sucks the pretension out…
From the Record Crate: Maroon 5 – “Songs About Jane” (2002)
Fifteen years later there is something about Maroon 5’s first album, Songs About Jane, that has lived on throughout pop music history. Despite a lot of sappy lyrics, Adam Levine’s voice and phenomenal rhythm comes off as being genuine. With many love/heartbreak…
“The Clapper” Cast Interviews with Tracy Morgan, Brenda Vaccaro and More
Previously, we sat down in an exclusive interview with The Clapper writer (of the novel and film) and director Dito Montiel and star Russell Peters. Here are other interviews we grabbed with Tracy Morgan, Brenda Vaccaro, and Russell Peters as well. The…
From the Record Crate: Kanye West – “Late Registration” (2005)
For twelve years now, Kanye West has been closely analyzed by society for a number of different reasons. Any hardcore hip hop fan would tell you that he’s reinvented the wheel in almost every album that he’s put out. Conceptually…
The Top Ten Lonely Island Songs
So here I’ve compiled the best works by The Lonely Island predating their new soundtrack for Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Enjoy the definitive list of the greatest fake emcees on earth. Honorable Mention: “We Like Sportz” This is stupid. But…
New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 8/18/15
Welcome back to another New(ish) Music Tuesday, where our staff picks the songs they’re currently digging and shares them with you because they (really, really) like you. This week, we bend our own rules a little to feature a song that…