Brittany Menjivar
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Brittany Menjivar is a twenty-year-old music enthusiast who listens to everything from Britpop to '80s new wave to Warped Tour bands. She is passionate about many things in life, including (but not limited to) S. E. Hinton novels, the various projects of Damon Albarn, blue raspberry ICEEs, and thought-provoking films. Brittany loves spreading the word about interesting ideas, which is why she started writing for TYF. She also loves metaphors and similes, which explains why she enjoys reviewing music so much. In addition to being a member of the TYF staff, Brittany is a poet who has been published in The Noisy Island, Crashtest, YARN, and Canvas. On top of that, she's studying English and Film at Yale University, so her favorite song lyric is "Bulldog, bulldog, bow wow wow." If you're reading this, she hopes your day is full of good art and good vibes.

Concert Review: K. Flay and Yungblud – Washington, D.C. 3/12/18

As soon as I heard Yungblud’s “I Love You, Will You Marry Me”, I was determined to see the rising South Yorkshire musician live. Contrary to what one might expect, the single’s far from a sappy, Ed Sheeran-style ballad. Rather,…

Interview: FAULKNER

FAULKNER’s story involves some larger-than-life characters. This bi-coastal band (its members hail from New York, New York and Venice, California) was set on the path to success when RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan heard its demo for “NY Anthem.” Since…

Album Review: Moby – “Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt”

Moby’s trip-hop-influenced fifteenth album, Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt, seems like it really, really wants to deliver you some sort of meaningful experience. The cover art, which shows a man and child with cow heads, is surely a multi-layered…

Interview: Simon Doom

If you go to an MGMT show this spring, chances are you’ll see Simon O’Connor onstage. As a touring instrumentalist for the alt-rockers, he’s helping to bring the songs from their new record Little Dark Age to life in concert.…

Interview: Creed Bratton

Few people can say they’ve played in a rock band, starred in an award-winning TV show, and acted in Hollywood films. Creed Bratton has done all of these things—and more. In the 1960s, he was a guitarist and vocalist for…

Interview: Frank Bello of Anthrax

For years, the world of heavy metal has been ruled by a set of bands called “the Big Four.” Anthrax is one of these bands. (The others are Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, for the record.) 37 years after its inception,…

Album Review: AWOLNATION – “Here Come the Runts”

On Here Come the Runts, AWOLNATION does not mess around. Within the first few seconds of the title track, lead singer Aaron Bruno bellows, “Let’s start the magic! Let’s start the sun!”, sounding like some sort of rock and roll preacher as his…