Even if you’re convinced that a band changing their sound is the worst thing that’s ever happened to you, it’s perfectly natural for someone’s music to develop and shift from album to album. But every once in a while, those shifts are so dramatic that the early work ends up sounding like it was released by an entirely different band than the more recent material.
Losing yourself in a ten-hour marathon of your favorite tv show is always fun, but it’s even more fun when you suddenly wake from your reverie at the sounds of some unknown, perfect song emerging from the speakers. For this week’s Tuesday Ten, we asked our writers about ten songs they fell in love with after hearing them on tv.
While it does boast one of the most impressive festival lineups of the year, Riot Fest isn’t just about the music — it’s also home to the most punk rock carnival around. And as we prepare ourselves for the wild ride of this year’s fest, we asked ourselves a question that few have dared to ask before: what if the artists playing this year’s Riot Fest were carnival attractions?
In this week’s Tuesday Ten, we’re exploring the connections between some of our favorite bands named after lyrics and the songs they’re titled for.
Now more than ever, we’re feeling the impact of the 90s on our species, whether that’s due to our fondness for nostalgia or the fact that we’re just now catching onto the ideas set forth in the time. Last week, we dove into the overall influence the tectonic decade had on our species. This week, we’ll pay homage the best aspect of those ten years: the music. Because 90’s music ruled so much, many of today’s bands and artists are following in the footsteps of the legends of the decade. Genres were created and innovation was the status quo, so… Read more »
The Baby Grand’s latest and greatest EP, Dirty City, isn’t set to be released until mid-August, but today we’re premiering the latest single off the collection, “Note To Self”, to accompany you on your wait.
httpvh://youtu.be/9gOuJMUz8AM A single first played on idobi Radio’s Eddie Jason & Chris, “NY Anthem”, is a collaboration between indie rockers Faulkner, and RZA from the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. Since the song’s release, it has made a big time television appearance on ESPN NFL’s mini-series Draft Academy, and is now set to be used at every New York Yankees home game. You’ll find this cut on Faulkner’s new Americaneur EP. The music video features a look inside the legendary recording studio where it was produced (Rick Rubin’s Sangri-La Studios), woven together with the city the song pays homage to. Tune-in to… Read more »
It’s a struggle most of us have experienced with our families, at least to some degree — the parents think the kids’ music is unlistenable garbage, and the kids think their parents’ music was recorded by the first dinosaurs to ever hold guitars. But when you find those rare few bands that occupy the middle ground between everyone’s tastes, it’s a special moment that brings the family together way better than getting a pet fish ever could.
There’s nothing quite like the feel of summer, and wherever the GPS takes you in the coming months, we’ve compiled our ultimate summer road trip playlists for you in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
With running themes, allusions, and a distinct motif of the supernatural, Cope is definitely an album you want to have tucked away high on your shelf for years to come.
