Earlier today, The Wombats released “Give Me a Try,” the third single from their upcoming third studio album Glitterbug. The latest installment in the (long) road to Glitterbug is a optimistic tune, but not without the Wombats’ signature tongue-in-cheek realism.…
Playlist: Winter Is DEAD To Me
We’re at the point in winter where everything is terrible. EVERYTHING. Temperatures have been so cold that anything hovering around 32 degrees actually feels deliciously warm, events are consistently canceled due to inclement weather, and snow has smothered sidewalks/cars/the desire…
Check it, KiD CuDi – love.
Guys, I’m not going to hesitate within this sentence, this new song by Cudi is beautiful. This track was recorded during his Satellite Flight sessions, but in the long run got scrapped. After listening you could see why it wouldn’t…
Artist Profile: Watch The Duck
The prospects of any artist should be two of three things, uniqueness and the quality of their engineering. One thing that is evident in the generalized electronic music genre is the engineering, but when it comes to uniqueness, these artists…
10 Other Times Artists Pissed Everyone Off
A few days ago, my colleague Matt Rice wrote an article on the 10 Times Bob Dylan Pissed Everyone Off. Dylan’s career is full of left turns that bewildered fans, but other artists have thrown similar curveballs in their career.…
Music at the Movies: Best Use of Music in Films of 2014
I love a great hook, a moment where the song in the background and the storyline mesh in such a way that it elevates what’s happening onscreen. Almost Famous is my favorite movie and it’s helped by the film’s astounding usage of…
Book Playlist: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
When I read Anna and the French Kiss, I adored it. The novel tackles a lot—independence, cultural experiences, and friendship, to name a few—but at its heart, Stephanie Perkins’s debut novel is a swoony contemporary romance. Whenever a book sticks…