Browsing All Posts By Sebastian Fonseca
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SBTRKT: SBTRKT
Since the recent rise of popularity that the dubstep genre has experienced, I have seen several fans call dubstep “the future of music,” a claim that I hoped ...
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WU LYF:Go Tell Fire to the Mountain
Lately it seems like the ways of presenting a band to the fans have gone to polar extremes. On one hand you have artists who are constantly speaking ...
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Selena Gomez & The Scene: When the Sun Goes Down
My relationship with Selena Gomez & the Scene began somewhat by accident. After realizing that my celebrity crush had an album out (as does every celebrity) I decided ...
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Hands: Give Me Rest
A lot of music fans tend to associate summertime with pop-punk. It seems like catchy hooks and summer fun go hand in hand, but what about those days ...
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I Set My Friends On Fire – Astral Rejection
A month ago Victory Records signed a band known as Design the Skyline. The signing had many people (including me) calling them one of the worst signed bands that ...
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Black Veil Brides: Set The World On Fire
This past Spring the annual AP Tour, sponsored by none other than Alternative Press, was co-headlined by D.R.U.G.S., a band constructed by ex-Chiodos frontman Craig Owens, and Black ...
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Battles: Gloss Drop
Progressive rock is a tough thing. It’s one of those genres that really requires the best musicians. If you’re not musically gifted or you have trouble with songwriting ...
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SebastiAn: Total
When it comes to electronica I’m not exactly a hardcore fan. Sure, I enjoy artists such as Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, and Air, but I’m definitely not ...
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Thoughts on new Paramore song: “Monster”
Chances are that you already know who Paramore is, and chances are you’re already aware of the whole drama that surrounded the band this past winter. After the ...
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Lady Gaga: Born This Way
I’ve always felt like I’ve been in somewhat of a limbo stage when it came to my opinion on superstar Lady Gaga. On one hand I don’t hate ...
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The Antlers:Burst Apart
It’s hard to look at The Antlers’ newest record Burst Apart and not feel somewhat disoriented, and even somewhat disappointed. After the band’s third release Hospice, a shockingly ...
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Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi: Rome
I’ve been a fan of Danger Mouse since I first found out that he produced the second Gorillaz record Demon Days, an album I have mentioned many times as ...
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Thoughts on new August Burns Red song: “Empire”
Over the past few years August Burns Red’s brand of technical metalcore has become synonymous with the adjectives “pummeling” and “intense”. These descriptions aren’t given to them based ...
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Tyler, the Creator: Goblin
Just who is Tyler, the Creator? Yes, we know he is the leader of the increasingly popular OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All). What I mean ...
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Interview: Decoder
Taking time out of the hectic scheduling of releasing an album and preparing for a U.S. tour, Decoder guitarist Jack Burns (ex-Oceana) gives us an interview regarding the ...
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Heavy Music, Breakdowns, and Me: The Scene’s Fixation With the Breakdown
There is a certain question that I am regularly asked by people whenever I recommend a certain band. It’s a question that aggravates me greatly, mainly because I ...
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Sparks the Rescue: Worst Things I’ve Been Cursed With
Oh, summertime. It’s strange just how distinguishable that particular time of the year is. Here in Miami there is no distinction between summer and any of the other ...
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Explosions In the Sky:Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
To what extent can words describe music? As a music reviewer, this is a question that I’ve pondered quite a few times. It’s when things of such unimaginable ...
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The Plot In You: First Born
Welcome to the inauguration of a brand new genre; I call it “ADHDcore”. The metalcore scene has been plagued with bands that fall under this category, but it ...
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Hope for the Dying: Dissimulation
As “Exordium,” the intro to Hope for the Dying‘s latest album Dissimulation, started rolling, I wondered, just what is Hope for the Dying? I had never heard of ...
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The Weeknd: House of Balloons
R&B should always be about the vocals. The lush beats and the sleek dance moves should come after the vocal talent. For whatever reason, most R&B artists who ...
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Interview: Onward to Olympas
MEB Staffer Sebastian Fonseca exchanges words with Kramer Lowe of Onward To Olympas, touching on the theme of their new album, the hardships of being in a touring ...
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Ten After Two: Truth Is…
During the summer of last year, the ever-growing Rise Records signed a band from California by the name of Ten After Two. The signing caught me by surprise; ...
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Kids of 88: Just A Little Bit
I really did not know what to expect from Kids of 88. All I knew about this duo from New Zealand was that they happen to be relatively ...
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Belong
Two years ago The Pains of Being Pure at Heart released their self-titled debut, an album that garnered strong critical acclaim. The New York band received comparisons to ...
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Defeater: Empty Days & Sleepless Nights
“The Wave” is the best thing to happen to hardcore in a long, long time. For those who are not aware of what “The Wave” is, it’s a ...
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3 Of The Week: (3/7/11)
Breakups can seem like the end of the world when they have just happened, but in the long run they can bring new forms of happiness. This is ...
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The Color Morale: My Devil In Your Eyes
The Color Morale may not be the biggest band in the metalcore genre. They may still play second fiddle to less talented acts like Attack Attack! and Asking ...
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Onward To Olympas: The War Within Us
Lately there has been a trend appearing in hardcore music, which is one we have all come to know. It is the idea that to appeal to a ...
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I, the Breather: These Are My Sins
It’s often disregarded just how much influence August Burns Red has had in today’s metalcore scene. Sure, they weren’t exactly the first to do the whole technical metalcore ...
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Interview: Gideon
After spending quality with Gideon‘s Costs, MEB Staffer Sebastian Fonseca get down and dirty with the band themselves in this Mind Equals Blown interview. ...
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Gideon: Costs
I know what you’re thinking. Isn’t Gideon the supervillain/record label owner from the Scott Pilgrim series? Well, yes, but that’s not the Gideon we’re talking about here. The ...
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3 Of The Week: (2/21/11)
So I finally get to have my own 3 Of The Week feature. There are so many topics I could talk about so it was kind of hard ...
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Sebastian’s Thoughts on Radiohead: The King of Limbs
Radiohead is a band that needs no introduction. They changed the rock genre as a whole with Ok Computer and Kid A and changed the way the music ...
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A Skylit Drive: Identity On Fire
The past 4 years Lodi, California post-hardcore sextet A Skylit Drive have been continuously gaining popularity. The band’s first release, the She Watched the Sky EP, earned them ...
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The Get Up Kids: There Are Rules
7 years since Guilt Show, the last full-length before their 3-year breakup, The Get Up Kids have returned with their fifth full length There Are Rules, which will ...
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Interview: Adeste
Vocalist/Guitarist Morgan Hopfensperger recently gave me some of his time for an interview, in which we discuss the band’s formation, the story behind their debut album In Parables, ...
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Decoder: Decoder
Every year there is one debut from the post-hardcore/metalcore scene that stands out from most of the generic and repetitive music being released. These are debuts from bands ...
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Gorillaz: The Fall
Gorillaz has always been THAT band for me. The band that is untouchable and in your eyes can do no wrong. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that ...
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Chunk! No Captain Chunk!: Something for Nothing
Paris, France’s Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! (Unfortunately that is the name of the band) are relatively unknown, however, that is about to change. With a record deal with ...
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Show Review: There For Tomorrow / Versa Emerge @ Revolution
A few months back, I was sitting comfortably in my home waiting for Versaemerge to announce the dates for their first headlining tour through a live video chat. ...
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Silverstein: Transitions EP
It’s hard to think about Silverstein’s career as a band and not be awestruck; they have already reached a decade of playing music together, recorded four full-lengths, one ...
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Sebastian’s Top In 2010
5. Versaemerge – Fixed At Zero You know that thing that pretty much every single pop band is lacking nowadays? It’s called originality and Versaemerge has it by ...
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Like Moths to Flames: Sweet Talker EP
You may or not be aware but Like Moths to Flames frontman Chris Roetter has been at the whole music thing for quite a while. Originally gaining some ...
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Show Review: Fearless Friends Tour
Playful. Really the one word that most describes the last stop of the Fearless Friends Tour at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Throughout the whole show, members of ...
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Hellogoodbye: Would It Kill You?
You know, it took me quite a bit to actually give this album a chance. After all, it’s been a long time (4 years) since Hellogoodbye released their ...
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This Is Hell: Weight of the World
Rise Records seems to get chastised quite often due to the bands they sign, and in good reason too, the label is responsible for acts like Attack Attack!, ...
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Adeste: In Parables
It’s extremely rare for a band to get their sound right on their debut album. It’s even rarer when a band does it while still being unsigned. However, ...
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A Bullet for Pretty Boy: Revision: Revise
This year hasn’t been very good towards the metalcore genre. While it did have some stellar releases (Our Last Night, MSWHITE, The Ghost Inside), there were also several ...
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My Ticket Home: The Opportunity To Be
The whole sing, scream, breakdown, repeat formula has always been kind of been a love or hate relationship for me. When a band’s album does it right I ...
