Many artists claim that you have your whole life to create your first album. Many of the times this is true, however, there are some exceptions to this persistent rule. In the case of Michael and Bria…
Album Review: Mac Miller – “Swimming”
Seven years after his first album Blue Slide Park, Mac Miller still exists within the hip hop genre as someone who is popular, but not popular enough to draw a Drake-like buzz when new music is droppi…
Album Review: The Internet – “Hive Mind”
In a musical era where rap is becoming the forefront of the industry, The Internet continues to offer nostalgic alternative funk as a refreshing escape from the mainstream. Much like the rest of the O…
Album Review: Body/Head – “The Switch”
Kim Gordon and Bill Nace seem to generally work as if they are one being. Hence their official name, Body/Head. The experimental guitarists have always sounded analytical and visionary in their work, …
Album Review: Juice WRLD – “Goodbye & Good Riddance”
Jared Higgins’ rise to prominence has been anything but gradual. The 19-year-old Chicago rapper, commonly known as Juice WRLD, developed a considerable following through SoundCloud rather quickl…
From the Record Crate: The Beach Boys – “Friends” (1968)
Very few artists have the patience and tenacity to make great music like Brian Wilson. The head commander of The Beach Boys arguably became a better musician with each passing year. Heck, even the gre…
Album Review: Christina Aguilera – “Liberation”
It has been six years since Christina Aguilera released her last album. Once ubiquitous in the music world, she took a hiatus from recording and has spent most of that time as a judge on The Voice. Ho…