Mind Equals Blown

When a band is committed to and enjoys the music they are making, it shines through; similarly to when they have good attitudes about performing. It is a common downfall that the more talented the band is, the worse their attitude is, and a lot of the time that is the point when their music

“I was fifteen when I first drew that donut. Five years later, for our label…yeah, we own it.” So spits the underground hip-hop wunderkind Tyler, The Creator, perfectly summing up what has been a short, yet strange road for him and Odd Future over the past half-decade. After the booming success of his solo record

What do you tell a band that wants to jump ship from a music powerhouse after years of success and millions of albums sold? Nothing really – they’ll do it anyway. Following the 2009 release of Artwork, a “major-label-inspired” record that drew mixed reviews, The Used are taking the ultimate gamble and self-releasing their fifth

It’s cold in the winter, and the release of Incongruous by tech-death metal machines Beneath the Massacre literally conjures up the worst things about winter. Being from Canada, they know a thing or two. First off, I must state that this record is stupidly heavy, so if you’re not in for the kind of guttural

For such a young band beneath the waves of the bay area residing near San Francisco, Case In Theory’s brooding sound has hit a climactic burst with their first full-length aptly titled Cinematic. Taking the delicate art of atmospheric prog-rock to its real potential is a monumental task to take on, but the execution seen here

I suppose that, like movies, worthwhile new music releases come out in patches. We must be in the midst of a good patch right now, because it seems that lately a multitude of good new albums, EPs, and singles are being dropped. The new Like Moths to Flames single “You Won’t Be Missed” falls right

Written by Guest Writer Jasmine Lin The dog days are over- Florence + the Machine are back on tour in the U.S., simultaneously with the release of their first live album, Live at the Wiltern. Since their last North American tour, the band has flowered in popularity in the states with their performance on the

Emo has a new hope, a new face, and a new album. Monument’s Goes Canoeing succeeds in channeling the spirit of Cap’n Jazz while bursting at the seams with indie, punk, and hardcore inclinations. As if the collective underground wasn’t about to climax, Goes Canoeing was recorded and mixed by Algernon Cadwallader’s Joe Reinhart, effectively