It’s Movember once again, which means it’s time for the mustache-growers in our lives to shine. After pledging not to shave, these facial hair super-heroes attempt to grow the most glorious er, facial bristles (we’re running out of synonyms).
Electronic dance music and punk rock may not seem like two peas in a pod, but they’re similar in more ways than you’d think. Structurally, EDM shares the same elements of punk music—both are fast paced, melodic, and employ catchy, memorable riffs.
We’ve finally unveiled our top albums of 2014 — but how did we arrive at that list? Check out our staff’s individual lists of their favorite releases of the year.
Here are idobi’s Favorite Songs of 2014. Hear the idobi Megamix 2014 on Spotify now, and tune in to hear the Megamix air this Saturday at 12pm ET, and again on New Year’s Eve!
From 2011 to 2014, there was one social media niche that defined the music taste for young people and became the go-to platform for tastemakers: Tumblr. It was the birthplace of the indie sleaze aesthetic, soft grunge teens in Dr. Martens, tights under denim shorts, oversized flannels, emo black and white photography, Jeffrey Campbell Litas, and American Apparel basics. Back then, we curated our blogs with the same precision required on today’s Instagram feeds. With this brooding, indie fashion look came an edgy side of music that was fully loaded with personality and grit. We relished in fan fiction and… Read more »
Meet Me @ The Altar’s own Téa Campbell has some thrilling news, and no, we aren’t talking about the upcoming MMATA deluxe album release. On September 6, the pop-punk bass guitarist shared a photo on her Instagram with her long-term partner Abby Armstrong who donned a new ring, which seemed to confirm an engagement between the two. In the recent Instagram photo, 22-year-old Campbell captioned it by saying, “july was an exciting month.” Fellow bandmates responded on the post with joy. Vocalist Edith Victoria commented, “period & pur when’s the wedding.” Drummer Ada Juarez responded by saying, “she said meet… Read more »
This week: United We Fall, Doom Patrol, 30 Rock, The Bold Type, Cursed, Central Park, Little Voice
This week: Patriot Act, George Lopez: We’ll Do it For Half, Unsolved Mysteries, Say I Do, Doom Patrol, Warrior Nun, The Bold Type, The Baby-Sitters Club, Hanna, Central Park, Snowpiercer
Radiohead fans benefitted this week from a scumbag’s plot to extort money from the band. Guitarist Jonny Greenwood posted a message to Instagram a week after the unreleased material was leaked online. “We got hacked last week – someone stole Thom’s minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and reportedly demanded $150,000 on threat of releasing it. So instead of complaining — much — or ignoring it, we’re releasing all 18 hours on Bandcamp in aid of Extinction Rebellion. Just for the next 18 days. So for £18 you can find out if we should have paid that… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s new column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week examines queercore.
