Mind Equals Blown

This week’s song selection was hard to decide on. I feel like I’ve been jumping around between albums and artists; it was difficult to connect them to a larger meaning. But, eventually, I decided to focus on some of my favorite songs, from some of my favorite ladies. The male-dominated music business is dull, and…

For this week’s 3 Of The Week, I have decided to teach some of you about a little-known but exciting genre: math rock. Math rock is a complicated style of music; heavily guitar-based, it has roots in jazz, metalcore, funk and many other genres. It features a lot of complex key changes, weird rhythms, angular melodies, irregular…

Being that this is my very first 3 Of The Week, I thought I’d pick from some songs that have been chewing my ear off. Here goes nothing. 1. “Ghetto Symphony” – A$AP Rocky (Ft. Gunplay & A$AP Ferg) When I first laid ears upon LONG.LIVE.A$AP, I knew that the A$AP crew wasn’t just playing around, and…

Sonically, punk rock and folk may initially seem like completely disparate musical spirits on opposing ends of the spectrum. On one hand, you have a wall of driving distortion and gruff gang vocals. On the other, you have minimalistic acoustic guitar and a voice that’s often more Bob Dylan than Johnny Rotten. However, the last few years have…

A lot of fuss has been made (by me) over Kid Cudi‘s new album Indicud. Recently, I reviewed Cudi’s trippy new album and quickly found myself going through his discography. It’s been a few years since he burst onto the scene with a few tracks that really got my attention.  For this week’s triple serving…

To celebrate the return of Fall Out Boy with Save Rock And Roll, Mind Equals Blown has a slew of new content today, ranging from retrospective reviews of the band’s discography to 6-Word Reviews of the new album. Keeping up with the theme, this week’s 3 Of The Week focuses on some of my personal…

Written by guest writer Shirley De Leon Sometimes I need to crank up club music to drown any thoughts of my day. This week I searched for upbeat singles to relieve any stress from upcoming exams and projects. I usually get that gratification from hardcore rap but this time, the spring season has me picking dance songs. So…

In the past few weeks it has suddenly become a rather exciting time for new music. The Strokes have a new album out in just a few days, Vampire Weekend has sent out some new singles and Justin Timberlake has made his much-anticipated return to music. In between all of the headlines are plenty of other new songs…