Dec 05
Sandinista! – The Clash Photo credit: Google photos By Tyler Mandell |Top Tracks: The Magnificent Seven, Police on My Back, Washington Bullets The Clash are considered one of the defining bands of the 1970s punk rock scene and dad rock playlists everywhere. You still often hear all their major songs on classic rock radio and …
Dec 04
Concert Review – Magdalena Bay at 9:30 Club By Amal Qazi On Friday November 18 of 2022 synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay played at 9:30 Club in D.C. with New York pop artist Bayli as their opener. Though Magdalena Bay’s singer, Mica Tenenbaum, had lost her voice right before the D.C. show, the duo performed a …
Nov 28
The Jungle Giants at The Black Cat By Amal Qazi On Sunday November 13th The Black Cat hosted alternative/indie Los Angeles based artist Tim Atlas and Australian indie rock band The Jungle Giants. The venue itself is small, certainly compared to other well known D.C. venues like The Anthem. The stage is low to the …
Nov 28
The Murlocs – Rapscallion By Emy Gladden |Top Tracks: Bellarine Ballerina, Virgin Criminal, Bowlegged Beautiful Only a year after the release of their previous album, Bittersweet Demons, Australian blues rock band The Murlocs came back full force with Rapscallion. Rapscallion sees the band’s style progress from blues rock to full-on rock n’ roll. Hard rock …
Nov 21
Drake – Her Loss By Joshua Kornell | Top Tracks: Privileged Rappers, P*ssy & Millions, Middle of the Ocean, More M’s Worst Upon finishing this album, a record I’d never thought of in over two years succeeded in crossing my mind. Jay Electronica’s ‘A Written Testimony’ was the rapper’s first and decade-long anticipated debut that …
Nov 11
Awaken, My Love! – Childish Gambino By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Redbone, Me and Your Mama, Stand Tall It’s the most fun to write about albums that are revivals of a certain vintage genre or music scene, because you get to compare a lot between artists of completely different time periods. I had always …
Nov 03
Willow Smith – COPINGMECHANISM By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: hover like a GODDESS, No Control, <Coping Mechanism> Willow Smith is one of those artists whose career I find interesting to follow even if her music isn’t always up to par. Her music career has gained a large cult following due to her becoming …
Nov 01
Untourable Album by Men I Trust By Gabriel Perry | Top Tracks: Lifelong Song & Before Dawn Men I Trust have released their fifth album fall of 2021. This small indie band from Quebec needs little introduction, but we shouldn’t jump to conclusions. Jessy Caron and Drago Chiriac started the band in 2014, releasing heavy …
Oct 25
Arctic Monkeys – A.M. By Ashlyn Cole | Top Tracks: R U Mine?, Arabella, and No. 1 Party Anthem Sensual and heated. Two words I would use to describe Arctic Monkeys’ hit album, AM. Despite fronting as an alternative rock band, Arctic Monkeys’ has always held a more eclectic sound due to their mix of …
Oct 11
Debut by Bjork By Tyler Mandell | Top Tracks: Venus as a Boy, Big Time Sensuality, Human Behavior Part of the fun of listening to an artist’s entire discography is seeing how they grow and evolve with their music and image over time. For example, listening to Bjork, the famous Icelandic avant-pop star, you find that …
