It happened again. This time, however, it officially seems like the end of an era. Blink-182 is caught in a hellacious battle of words forcing fans to view the band in a new light—a light the trio of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker are probably not accustomed to. …
Read More »Album Review: Big Sean–Dark Sky Paradise
We’re two months deep into 2015 and there is already some steady competition on the music scene this year. Big Sean is the latest in the mix to release a project that just might be the rapper’s best to date. Dark Sky Paradise takes every former criticism of Big Sean …
Read More »Lyric Jones “Love’s Trail Mix” EP
I must admit that I am late jumping on the “Love’s Trail Mix” EP by Lyric Jones. Its for no particular reason (as I am a fan) except that I have been like most people, sleeping. With music over saturating the market, the audience tends to get overwhelmed and miss …
Read More »Album Review: Drake–If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Drake fans were delighted with the surprise drop of a 17 song mixtape late Thursday night, which resulted in Twitter feeds drowning in the tears of everyone and their mothers. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Aubrey filled our hearts with love, excitement, disappointment, and every other emotion you can …
Read More »Why I Love Music Festivals Is Why I Hate Music Festivals
I begged my mom to go to Coachella every year that I can remember. In 2011, Kanye West headlined and after watching it on the live feed and probably crying, I knew I was never going to miss another year. So in 2012, I made a powerpoint to convince my …
Read More »Home Town Happenings – Mitch Pelkey at JD Chasers
by Michelle Morrissette Cucchiaro It was Friday night and on a whim I decided to hop in my car and travel up to the tiny town of Hudson, New Hampshire. Big stages are fun to shoot but I needed to be out and about town. JD Chasers was the ultimate …
Read More »Cipha Sounds and Hot 97 split
Bad news for loyal New York hip hop fans: As of today, Cipha Sounds is no longer with Hot 97. Just yesterday Cipha was with his Juan Epstein co-host Peter Rosenberg airing frustrations with the radio station, also revealing he has turned down offers from rival radio stations due to …
Read More »Album Review: Joey Bada$$ — B4.DA.$$
For most people’s 20th birthday, they…well, I don’t know, really. It’s one of those weird in-between years where you can’t legally drink or get into clubs. Anyway, what I do know is that most 20 year olds don’t release chart-topping albums on their birthdays–but that’s exactly what Joey Bada$$ did. …
Read More »Album Review: Phony Ppl — Yesterday’s Tomorrow
Since their debut LP three years ago, we haven’t heard much from Phony Ppl, but today we were lucky enough to get a brand new album: Yesterday’s Tomorrow. If this is the first time you’re hearing about Phony Ppl, you need to make up for lost time. These guys are …
Read More »Sonny Vega Releases Highly Anticipated Album: “Hard Pills 2: The Downs”
As consistent as he is talented the Boston based lyricist, Sonny Vega and BMB releases his 12th solo album project, “Hard Pills 2: The Downs“. HP2, as Sonny Vega loosely refers to the compilation, is a highly anticipated follow up album to his first solo project released in 2006, Hard …
Read More »Radio: The Reality Television of Music.
There is different music for different people and different moments. I have gone through spurts where I want to listen to nothing but “Señorita” by Justin Timberlake on repeat, but I hardly think that defines who I am as a music consumer. All of us think that our musical taste …
Read More »Music and Fashion: Intertwined.
The influence the music industry—and more specifically, musicians—have over the fashion industry is indisputable, and has grown exponentially over the years. Hip Hop has always been a culture that is intertwined with music (and has always been ahead of the curve) but today our favorite rappers are moving from solely …
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