Mind Equals Blown

It’s as simple as it sounds: singer/songwriter Ben Nagel wants to write you a song. Mind Equals Blown caught up with the man behind the endeavor I Want to Write You a Song to talk about his unique songwriting process,  the inspiration to write songs for his listeners, and backlash from his AbsolutePunk parody of…

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 popular in their native home, and that they refer to their music as “slutty electro”. I really had no idea what “slutty electro” could even mean, but…

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 legendary groups such as Joy Division, The Smiths, and The Jesus and Mary Chain. They have been hailed as one of the great new bands of the…

It seems like years since the last time I heard from Becoming the Archetype. The initial reason being I was turned off by whatever bits and pieces I was exposed to, and then just never having the motivation to give them another chance. Well, here we are a year or two later, and as one…

For my first official 3 Of The Week as a part of the MEB staff, I really didn’t have any idea as to what theme I would stick with. Then, early last week, the theme came to me. On Sunday, March 20th, a shockwave erupted through my rural, very tightly knit community as we discovered…

With their third release, Troubled Coast seems to be finding its sound.  After releasing a “full-length”, 2010’s 100 Miles from Home that clocked in at a lengthy 12 minutes, and an EP, Vagabonds, the San Francisco melodic-hardcore quintet set out to Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, CA to record Letters, which feels like a debut…

When Oasis disbanded in August 2009, after a particularly nasty fight between the notoriously bickering Gallagher brothers, discussion essentially boiled down to one question: which brother would produce the best work separate from the other?

Fucked Up have released the song “The Other Shoe” for free download from their new album David Comes To Life at www.davidcomestolife.com. The website signals a release date of the 7th of June for the new 18 track, 78 minute album. It also suggests that the songs “A Slanted Tone”, “Ship Of Fools” and “One…