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Pusha T returns with ‘It’s Almost Dry’, a potential album of the year

Pusha T returns with ‘It’s Almost Dry’, a potential album of the year

Koby Moore and Koby Moore | April 27, 2022

Last Friday, Pusha T dropped ‘It’s Almost Dry’ which is his follow up to the Grammy-nominated album ‘Daytona’. This album follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, excelling in its genre. The...

Red Hot Chili Peppers reunite with spunky ‘Unlimited Love’

Red Hot Chili Peppers reunite with spunky ‘Unlimited Love’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | April 13, 2022

Red Hot Chili Peppers released their reunion-like album ‘Unlimited Love’, marking their return with John Frusciante back on guitar after his electronic solo projects and over a decade split from the...

Foo Fighters craft temporary metal persona with 'Dream Widow'

Foo Fighters craft temporary metal persona with ‘Dream Widow’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | April 7, 2022

Foo Fighters, or mostly just the lead vocalist Dave Grohl, released ‘Dream Widow’, a metal EP, under the fictional band Dream Widow from their horror-comedy film ‘Studio 666.’ The EP was released...

'Mainstream Sellout' recycles pop-punk cliches

‘Mainstream Sellout’ recycles pop-punk cliches

Benjamin Milburn and Benjamin Milburn | April 6, 2022

‘Mainstream Sellout’ is the sixth studio album put out by arguably the most polarizing artist in the rock scene, Machine Gun Kelly, who showed growth but delivered a mixed performance on the project. This...

Sonic Youth returns with avant-garde recordings from 2000-2010 with 'In/Out/In'

Sonic Youth returns with avant-garde recordings from 2000-2010 with ‘In/Out/In’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | March 27, 2022

Sonic Youth, a noisy rock band that formed in the early 80s and split in 2011, released an album of unreleased songs recorded between 2000-2010. ‘In/Out/In’ is the root of Sonic Youth’s soul, containing...

Lucky Daye delivers long-awaited delicacy to music world

Lucky Daye delivers long-awaited delicacy to music world

Kyra Lampley and Kyra Lampley | March 23, 2022

Lucky Daye has delivered another musical masterpiece with his newest album, ‘CandyDrip’. This is Daye’s third studio album since the release of ‘Painted’ in 2019.  ‘Candydrip’ is...

'The Batman': Gotham City's soundtrack adds to film's mastery

‘The Batman’: Gotham City’s soundtrack adds to film’s mastery

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | March 23, 2022

To the Batman, ‘The Batman,’ the modern-day moody noir in Gotham City starring Robert Pattinson as Batman and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, has risen to the top of the box office and has been acclaimed...

Twilight's "incredibly good" soundtrack is worth revisiting

Twilight’s “incredibly good” soundtrack is worth revisiting

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | March 23, 2022

‘Twilight,’ the film franchise based on Stephanie Meyer’s vampire romance novel series, was originally released in theatres in 2008 starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner....

Lana Del Rey Ranked: Born To Die – Blue Banisters

Lana Del Rey Ranked: Born To Die – Blue Banisters

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | March 8, 2022

Lana Del Rey, also known as Elizabeth or Lizzy Grant, obtained a successful career after her ‘Born To Die’ era releasing seven more albums and most recently her outstanding single ‘Watercolor Eyes’...

Big K.R.I.T’s  new album is a refresher for hip-hop

Big K.R.I.T’s new album is a refresher for hip-hop

Cordaveon Carter and Cordaveon Carter | February 28, 2022

This year has had its up and downs in the genre of hip-hop. There has not been much that has stood out as different but ‘Digital Roses Never Die’ by Big K.R.I.T. changes that. The creative choices...

Beach House immerses listeners on ‘Once Twice Melody’

Beach House immerses listeners on ‘Once Twice Melody’

Jessica Besnard and Jessica Besnard | February 28, 2022

Beach House’s dreamy ambiance on their newest album ‘Once Twice Melody’ reminds listeners of the distinct sound they have crafted throughout their career, hypnotizing you into an ethereal state...

The Weeknd fails to deliver on ‘Dawn FM’

The Weeknd fails to deliver on ‘Dawn FM’

Cordaveon Carter and Cordaveon Carter | January 19, 2022

Coming off a great year of music in 2021, The Weeknd started off the year by releasing his next anticipated project, ‘Dawn FM’, but the album fell short of expectations.   After his huge...

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