Danny Brown puts his all on display with “Atrocity Exhibition”
Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown is one of the most unique voices in contemporary hip-hop and his latest project, “Atrocity Exhibition,” is one of the...
Acapella group Pentatonix brings back the Christmas spirit
Acapella music isn’t something people listen to on a regular basis, partially because they’ve probably never listened to Pentatonix. Pentatonix is five-person Grammy Award-winning...
Kings of Leon offers a guilty pleasure with “WALLS”
You might best remember the Tennessee-based rock band, Kings of Leon, being one of the hottest bands back in 2008 and 2009 when their...
Under The Radar: Issue 05
Artist: Xavier Omar
Listeners looking for alternative R&B that’s a little more thoughtful and vocally developed than artists such as PARTYNEXTDOOR and Bryson Tiller, can...
Ty Dolla $ign steps out of the club (briefly), and makes his voice heard...
During this pivotal election season, musicians and entertainers have gone above and beyond in making their voices heard not only through social media and...
Bon Iver’s New Honesty
"I felt very exposed. ... Not that it was all bad, but it wore down these outer layers, and everything kind of hurt." That's...
A Casual “Welcome to Fat City”
The rock band Crobot, equipped with their funk-rock revival sound and new age psychedelic elements, recently released their sophomore effort, “Welcome to Fat City.”...
Under the RADAR: Issue 03
Artist: Ka
A cross between Earl Sweatshirt and Ghostface Killah, Ka is a Brooklyn-based FDNY Captain turned rapper who’s been on the scene since the...
The confounding elegance of Frank Ocean’s “Endless”
This summer saw the release of not one, but two albums by elusive alt R-and-B artist Frank Ocean. Initially releasing “Endless,” the audiovisual album,...
Wilco turns down the noise with “Schmilco”
With indie rock as their mainstay genre, you'd expect something cheery and upbeat from Wilco’s 10th studio album, “Schmilco,” especially considering their last album,...