Mind Equals Blown

Usually I am a very strong believer in changing sound to adapt to the times. A band not changing its sound leads to irrelevance, and nobody wants that. Of course, relevance is also associated with the number of accomplishments the band is able to bust out in short periods of time – for example, Nada

There is hardly a somber moment on the Fairfax native powerpop-rock band Fourth Quarter Comeback’s five-track EP, titled Finders Keepers. The upbeat beginning sticks until the final song. Opener “When I Fall” is a track that is sure to wake you up with the dog-whistle synth note in the first few seconds; thankfully, that note

Four Year Strong have blown up. Their third full-length and Universal Motown Records debut Enemy Of The World took five bearded pop-punkers to new limits with its catchy choruses, mosh-worthy breakdowns and facial hair, allowing the band to land tours with bands like Bad Religion, Rise Against and Blink-182. One year post-Enemy brings us to Four

You know what makes me sad? The fact that some bands (cough BrokeNCYDE cough Millionaires cough) can get “famous” seemingly in a heartbeat, but bands that have honest talent, honest tact and honest taste are the last to get praised. Bands like L.A.-based Currents, who have just completed their self-titled EP. In this EP, Currents

Tom Waits. It’s a name known well by more seasoned individuals, be they weathered by the greater music community or life itself. It’s a name not enough people – especially young people – know and praise. It’s also a name that begins eye-rolling sentences which end with something along the lines of “for his food”

On their latest album In the Pit of the Stomach, Scottish ambient rockers We Were Promised Jetpacks have taken an interesting turn from their last album. This album has a signature sound that is instantly recognizable as a WWPJ album, but with a different feel. Think along the lines of The Gaslight Anthem’s The ’59 Sound, Kings of Leon’s Because of

Act III – Life and Death has been my most anticipated album of 2009 (yup…beating out IWRESTLEDABEARONCE). The music Casey Crescenzo is able to create is fantastic, and has yet to fail to write something amazing; although Act III has a very different feel to it (which I believe was intended). I finally get my