Browsing All Posts By Tim Dodderidge
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Editorials 5
Vapour Trails in Music, Graduation, and Beyond
In less than a week, I will be a college graduate. But before that happens, I’d like to flash back a few years. My first full month of college, ...
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Editorials 4
MEB’s 40 Greatest Emo Albums of All-Time
Last month, Rolling Stone published a list of what they considered to be the best emo albums of all-time. Liking the idea for such a list and what ...
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Show Reviews 8
9ScoreCarly Rae Jepsen @ The Granada Theater
It feels like an eternity since Carly Rae Jepsen released “Call Me Maybe” and first took the pop world by storm. Well, last year, she made a triumphant ...
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Album Reviews 3
6.5ScoreHazing: Disconsolate
Four years ago, I served on the committee for an annual charity concert held at my high school. A friend and I were in charge of finding the ...
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Editorials 0
What Happened To The Sports Video Game Soundtrack?
You probably have a ton of memories playing video games when you were younger. If you’re like me, you probably played a lot of Madden and NHL and miss ...
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Album Reviews 8
7.5ScoreRival Choir: I Believe, Help My Unbelief
A band changing names can have both major causes and effects. For bands like Rival Choir (formerly Mouth of the South), the cause can be a hope to ...
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Editorials 7
10 Musicians Who Would Make Great Presidents
The race for the next President of the United States is on, and we’ll find out before the end of 2016 who will next be in office. Since ...
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EOTY Lists 8
Tim’s Top In 2015
10. Red – Of Beauty & Rage 9. The Ongoing Concept – Handmade 8. Counterparts – Tragedy Will Find Us 7. Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell 6. ...
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Editorials 0
New Bermuda And Deafheaven’s Continually Breathtaking Artistry
I wasn’t one for jumping on the so-called Deafheaven “bandwagon” when it first began taking off in 2013. I took my time and had my hesitations, and for ...
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Album Reviews 8
8ScoreBetter Off: Milk
I love PB&J just as much as the next guy, but I also tend to be a man of complements. Just as peanut butter and jelly come together ...
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Interviews 1
Interview: Northlane
Vocalist Marcus Bridge may have just joined metal band Northlane last year, but in that time, he’s experienced a lot. If tearing through tours all over the world isn’t enough, ...
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Interviews 6
Interview: The Classic Crime
The Classic Crime has the DIY spirit in them, and that’s led them to self produce their two most recent albums, in addition to budgeting smaller tours to ...
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Album Reviews 0
6ScoreWe Came As Romans: We Came As Romans
Every year, it feels like I’m getting older faster. I recently read an article about why that’s the case, and it says one way to slow down time is to ...
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Album Reviews 10
9ScoreAugust Burns Red: Found In Far Away Places
“The metalcore genre should always be tested and flourishing — and if it’s not — that’s the musicians’ fault and they need to do a better job,” August ...
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Album Reviews 1
7.5ScoreBeing As An Ocean: Being As An Ocean
People have the innate ability to progress and grow. Thus, it’s through change that we show our most human side, as we often get stuck with baggage and ...
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Album Reviews 2
6.5ScoreHundredth: Free
I’ve seen Hundredth live five times. The only other band I’ve seen that many times is Switchfoot, one of my favorite artists of all-time. Playing in a much ...
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Interviews 1
Interview: Copeland
Following their return, Copeland played some headlining shows after supporting Paramore this spring. Staffer Tim Dodderidge spoke with frontman Aaron Marsh before the Lawrence, Kan. date about the group’s ...
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Interviews 2
Interview: Sleepwave
Before the band’s show in Lawrence, Kansas, staffer Tim Dodderidge caught up with Sleepwave frontman Spencer Chamberlain. Chamberlain, the former vocalist for metalcore pioneers Underoath, and the rest of ...
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Interviews 9
Interview: Darkness Divided
Staff member Tim Dodderidge recently spoke with Gerard Mora, vocalist and one of the three brothers in the metalcore band Darkness Divided. In this interview, the frontman discusses ...
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Album Reviews 0
8.5ScoreHotel Books: Run Wild, Young Beauty
Anybody that’s ever listened to sad music has their “go-to” album in times of distress. For me, it tends to go back and forth between Brand New’s The ...
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Editorials 3
Butterflies Are Mortal Too: America’s Culture War And Kendrick Lamar’s Explanations
Not too long ago, I wasn’t a fan of hip-hop. Now, I see Kendrick Lamar as a soldier in a genre that I once despised. Growing up, I was ...
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Album Reviews 0
8.5ScoreRed: Of Beauty And Rage
Two years ago when I reviewed Release The Panic, the letdown of a fourth record by hard rock trio Red, I left readers with a hopeful prediction: Well, Red ...
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Interviews 11
Interview: Erra
Progressive metalcore outfit Erra opened the Frozen Flame Tour at a sold-out Granada Theater in Lawrence, Kan. last Saturday. Staffer Tim Dodderidge talked to guitarist/clean vocalist Jesse Cash during ...
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Album Reviews 11
8ScorePeriphery: Juggernaut: Alpha & Omega
It’s no wonder that I’ve had so much fun following progressive metal giants Periphery throughout their career; they’re an incredibly fun band. The most interesting thing – besides ...
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EOTY Lists 0
Tim’s Top In 2014
10. Crowder – Neon Steeple 9. The Hotelier – Home, Like Noplace Is There 8. Beartooth – Disgusting 7. From Indian Lakes – Absent Sounds 6. Silent Planet ...
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Editorials 5
Book Review: Flyleaf Spreads Their Wings
Family is a huge part of everyone’s lives. It keeps people motivated to keep going when the times get tough and it makes bands feel supported as they ...
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Album Reviews 2
9ScoreSilent Planet: The Night God Slept
It’s easy for me to take a quick glance at modern music and be disappointed. Nickelback and Nicki Minaj remain popular, and a gimmicky slew of singles are taking ...
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Editorials 0
Pianos Become The Future: Punk Rock and Post-Rock in a Post-Influenced Society
It’s obvious if you know me that I like sad music a lot. There’s something to be said about songs that make you second-guess the commonplace effects of ...
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Interviews 12
Interview: Gideon
Hardcore quintet Gideon has grown into one of the bigger bands of their genre in recent years. With a new release under their belt, they’re currently touring alongside ...
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Album Reviews 18
8ScoreGideon: Calloused
There’s a median of change in the music world that often divides musicians and fans. An artist’s level of progression can alienate old-school listeners or aim directly at a ...
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Editorials 0
With Futures, The World Is Predictably Unpredictable
Jimmy Eat World’s Futures has led me through several years of unpredictable outcomes. I first heard the album as a senior in high school, in the midst of ...
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Album Reviews 4
7.5ScoreSleeping Giant: Finished People
Before I got into heavy music, I had no idea something like “hardcore worship” existed. But with their guitar chugs, searing vocal attack, and God-praising lyrics, Sleeping Giant ...
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Editorials 0
The Story of Everything: Silent Planet
Tim Dodderidge grew up around church and has recently revitalized his Christian faith. As he continues to grow older, he’s seeing things every day that he hasn’t seen ...
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Single Reviews 2
8ScoreSingle Review – Finch: “Two Guns to the Temple”
Finch’s career has been an interesting one to track. What began as a Drive Thru Records typicality of pop-punk-meets-post-hardcore in the early 2000s turned more exquisite with 2005’s ...
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Editorials 6
The Chronicled Connection: Growing Up In America
A discourse on the writing and themes of Philadelphia pop-punk in Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing and Compton hip-hop in Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. ...
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Album Reviews 2
9.5ScoreBeing As An Ocean: How We Both Wondrously Perish
Whether or not we’ve found it within ourselves yet, we all have an expressive outlet. Despite my large collection of music, my medium is spoken word poetry. I’ve ...
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Album Reviews 7
6ScoreWhitechapel: Our Endless War
Just a few years ago, I went to go see Whitechapel live for the first time. I wasn’t the biggest fan of their music at the time, but ...
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Editorials 1
The 10 Best Walk-Up Songs For MLB Players
Baseball may not be my favorite sport, but it’s been with me the longest. For that, I owe it so much. To get pumped up for this season, ...
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Editorials 2
Music And Sports (And Learning That Music Doesn’t Always Win)
“With music, you can’t lose.” For years, I used this statement to argue that music is better than sports. My dad, who works as the sports information director ...
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Album Reviews 0
7ScoreTaking Back Sunday: Happiness Is
I feel a little bit sorry for Taking Back Sunday. Sure, I enjoy all of their records, love seeing the band live, and – just like they probably ...
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Interviews 12
Interview: Dead Letter Circus
MEB staffer Tim Dodderidge spoke with Clint Vincent of Dead Letter Circus during the band’s U.S. tour run with Periphery, Born Of Osiris, and Twelve Foot Ninja. The ...
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Album Reviews 8
8ScoreWe Are The In Crowd: Weird Kids
Maybe I’m just biased towards bands that sound like Paramore, but there’s just something I love about We Are the In Crowd. Whether it’s their more-pop-than-punk sound, their ...
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Album Reviews 4
7.5ScoreFor Today: Fight The Silence
For Today’s career hasn’t existed without controversy. They’re a band that lives and breathes their faith, and for that, they receive a fair amount of criticism. But the ...
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Interviews 3
Interview: Thousand Foot Krutch
Hard rock band Thousand Foot Krutch is approaching their third decade together as a band. In their career thus far, they’ve had an album reach #1 on the Billboard ...
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Editorials 0
What I Learned From Music In 2013
2014 is already underway, but I can’t help but reflect upon the previous year in music. 2013 was an interesting year, that’s for sure. For me, music is ...
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Interviews 3
Interview: Such Gold
MEB staffer Tim Dodderidge spoke with three of the members of Such Gold on the streets of Lawrence, Kan. before a late-night gig: guitarist/vocalist Ben Kotin, guitarist Nate Derby, and ...
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EOTY Lists 9
Tim’s Top In 2013
10. Listener – Time Is A Machine 9. Norma Jean – Wrongdoers 8. The Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation 7. The Devil Wears Prada – 8:18 6. ...
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Album Reviews 6
8.5ScoreEverything In Slow Motion: Phoenix
I began compiling my AOTY list in late November, which, now that I think about it, was a mistake on my part. December is typically empty and even ...
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Editorials 0
Ever-Changing Show Culture Brings An Ever-Changing Perspective
I’ve had some show experiences this year that have brought forth an array of emotions, and they’ve changed my perspective on the pop-punk, hardcore, and metal show-going experience. ...
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Editorials 0
Maps For Travelers: New Faces, Same Identity
It’s a chilly, rainy night in Merriam, Kansas. The perfect night for a storm, and the perfect night for in-your-face rock tunes. Then again, every night is the ...
