Album Review: Calvin Harris – “Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1”

If you find yourself riding in your car with the windows down on a nice summer day, the Calvin Harris’ new album Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 should be one of your go-to party playlists to put on the radio.  I wouldn’t go…

TYF Rates the Hot 100: Week of July 26, 2016

Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention paid to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in music culture that an entire radio…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 5/3/16

Welcome to New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our monthly feature in which members of the TYF staff write about our favorite new songs. This month, we have our first big edition in a long while as several of our writers contributed to…

Album Review: Disclosure, “Caracal”

For some reason, people seem to think that electronic dance music had the best potential to be the next best genre to merge with pop. The likes of Calvin Harris, Avicii, Skrillex and Diplo are scoring hits on pop radio,…

7 Fun Songs from 2014

We all have an affinity for songs that make us feel embarrassed. A perfect example of this is displayed in Tommy Boy when Chris Farley and David Spade are hesitant to sing along to “Superstar” by The Carpenters during their road…

Justin Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead 2013 VMA Nominations

MTV announced the 2013 Video Music Awards nominations via their Instagram and Vine video accounts – making the VMAs the  first awards show to announce nominations via these social media video platforms. Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred…

Music News: Spring Awakening Chicago 2013 Full Lineup Announcement

React Presents announced the full lineup for this year’s Spring Awakening Music Festival in Chicago. Spring Awakening is one of the premier electronic dance music festivals in the country. It takes place June 14-16 at Soldier Field and open to…