The 50 Best Albums of 2021

Despite all the ups and downs in the world this year, 2021 was a good year for music of all sorts. There were thrilling returns by veteran artists, impressive debuts from newer acts, and the development of fascinating new scenes…

Top 50 Best Albums of 2020

What will you remember the most about 2020? Better question: Do you want to remember 2020? We can’t blame you if you don’t. It’s been a very bad year for many reasons. In the world of music, this year saw…

Album Review: Halsey – “Manic”

Halsey has been steadily drip-feeding her latest album, Manic to a hungry audience since late 2018 with the worldwide success of, “Without Me.” Several sundry singles and a cacophony of remixes later, Halsey’s latest album bounces through dark pop, takes…

The K-Pop Bulletin: April 2019

South Korea has one of the fastest-growing and most sonically exciting Pop scenes in the world, so we have decided to bring you “The K-Pop Bulletin”, a column highlighting some of the hottest K-Pop singles of every month. Today, we…

Concert Review: Day 3 of BottleRock Napa Valley 2018

This past Sunday was the final day of BottleRock Napa Valley 2018. However, can we just all agree to call it Bruno Mars day? Or, Bruno Mars-Rock Napa Valley 2018 (name pending)? I think we can all agree that he…

Album Review: Halsey – “Hopeless Fountain Kingdom”

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane AKA Halsey gives zero f*cks with what anyone thinks. On her recently released sophomore album hopeless fountain kingdom, the singer takes her fans on a complete ride loosely emulating the 1996 version of Romeo + Juliet directed…

Festival Review: Outside Lands – “San Francisco, CA – 8/5/16 – 8/7/16”

Image Credit: Ashley Bulayo | The Young Folks You know it’s August in the San Francisco Bay Area when you hear almost about everyone ask, “Are you going to Outside Lands?” It’s arguably the biggest music festival in the area…