An explosive neon star with Vega Intl. Night School
Welcome to a 1980s nightclub, where the glitchy music is enough to fry your brain, the epileptic onslaught of neon lights is enough to give you a seizure and the drug-fueled drinks will be...
“V” is not for victory in Wavves’ new album
Amidst major conflict with his major label company, Nathan Williams, Wavves’ frontman, has been hard at work to make sure their album is released in the way he wants it to be. With various...
The future is bright for Drake and Future
Drake is having a great year. In February, he dropped his unannounced mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” to much fanfare and critical acclaim. He followed that up by entering a bitter...
You might say no to Beirut’s “No No No”
There’s something very appealing about the European gypsy aesthetic that Beirut seems to portray. Their last albums, such as “The Riptide” and “The Flying Club Cup,” captured this aesthetic and perfected it, making the...
Lana Del Rey remains in the honeymoon phase of her career with “Honeymoon”
Lana Del Rey’s third studio album, “Honeymoon” finds her back to crooning beautiful, downtempo, melancholic ballads. Departing from its predecessor “Ultraviolence,” “Honeymoon” is much slower, elegant and controlled, with the overwhelming anguish cooling into...
“Drones” is Muse’s successful experiment
With 20 years and running under their belt, Muse have risen to be one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Their recent musical efforts have been experimental with orchestral sound in 2009’...
“Multi-Love” shows lots of love for UMO fans
Neo-psychedelia has been making waves in the indie music scene for the past couple years, with bands like Tame Impala bringing back that classic Beatles sound as well as Animal Collective incorporating psychedelic elements...
Snoop Dogg’s smoking too much weed on “BUSH”
As a West Coast rap pioneer, Snoop Dogg’s 13th album is a return to the soulful G-funk sound of his earlier career, as if he’s already bought into his own caricature of himself. Even...
“Dark Bird is Home” flies
I hate it when critics cry foul just because an artist decides to change or go in a new direction on an album. It can be very trendy to say that, they’ve abandoned their...
“Actions” turn you to music
“Actions,” Turn to Crime’s second musical effort, is probably not for everyone, and even then it will probably attract a small core following with its very unique synth-pop and experimental sound. The band takes...