album reviews
Reviews of albums old and new from iconic artists and up and coming musicians alike.
'Double Or Nothing': Review
After finding out last week that Big Sean and Metro Boomin were working together on a project, I did not expect it to be so soon. Today, we were blessed with Double Or Nothing, which is available on iTunes, Spotify, and other digital platforms.
By Natalie Malcolm8 years ago in Beat
'Tell Me You Love Me'
I've been following Demi Lovato since her appearance in Camp Rock in June of 2008. I was a fan from the start, and I've owned every single album, all the way back to Don't Forget. So you can imagine my anticipation when it was announced Demi was releasing her sixth studio album, Tell Me You Love Me, on September 29th, 2017. I haven't been able to purchase it yet (thanks bills!), but I've been listening the tracks on YouTube, and I can tell you without a doubt:
By Karen Jackson8 years ago in Beat
Readers' Review: Half-A-Mil's 'Courtesy of Half-A-Mil'
If you’ve been paying attention to the West Coast in the past decade, you’d be hip to the thriving beat scene, and if you aren’t, you can’t deny the steady flow of genre-bending, trunk-rattling, hip-hop coming from the West Coast. This is a producers’ market, and an emcee’s playground. Out of this flourishing community comes two of the best, and most prolific creators in California, Hit-Boy and Dom Kennedy. Test my words by looking through the discography of both artists. It’s safe to say Hit-Boy has the sound on lock through the early 2010s, even grabbing a Grammy for “N**gas in Paris,” while Dom Kennedy has been pumping out all kinds of records, effectively running the LA indie scene with an iron fist. Of course, an iron fist dressed in a Gucci oven mitt, because Dom makes what I affectionately call “Barbecue Music.” You know what barbecue music is, that smooth vibe that also keeps the party going at peak pace. If you aren’t catching my drift right now, I’m not sure I want to be at your next cookout.
By Chuck Knight8 years ago in Beat
BTS
As many of you may know, and many of you may not, the hottest new band on the charts right now is K-Pop sensation BTS. The group includes 7 members, RM (Kim Namjoon) as the leader and main rapper, Jin (Kim Seokjin) as the Eldest and Visual, Suga (Min Yoongi) as the main rapper, Jhope (Jung Hoseok) as the dance coordinator and main rapper, Jimin (Park Jimin) as the main dancer and main vocalist, V (Kim Taehyung) as the main vocalist, and Jungkook (Jeon Jungkook) and the youngest, main vocalist, and main dancer. BTS just released their new album Love Yourself 承 Her which includes 8 public songs, one skit, and 2 hidden tacks that were originally only on the physical album; The top songs being "DNA" and "Mic Drop," both being featured on radio stations not only in America, but all around the world. BTS has become so popular in 2017, that they performed live on Ellen, James Cordon, Jimmy Kimmel, and the 2017 American Music AwardsTgey have also collabed with Steve Aoki, Desiigner, and Chainsmokers, and have plans to collaborate with ZEDD and other English speaking artists.
By Mazie Watters8 years ago in Beat
Rachel Platten is Creating Waves and a Movement with Sophomore Album
Following graduating college, I had stars in my eyes. I was hellbent on becoming a publicist. I've always been fascinated with the celebrity lifestyle but I also saw what a lot of people don't: famous people are people too. They don't struggle day to day trying to make end's meet or have the same problems but they are human first and foremost and should have well-rounded people in their corner. I grew up feeling like books and music gave me comfort and a form of escape when the world around me was grey so upon graduating college, I was set on becoming a publicist for an author or musician. Indie or otherwise.
By Chelsea DeVries8 years ago in Beat
Weezer: Worst to Best
When Weezer emerged amongst the rubble of grunge music in the mid 1990's with their debut self-titled Blue Album in 1994, it was obvious that their influence on the rock scene would be felt for years to come. However as rock moved into the new millennium, Weezer's discography seemed to falter, leading many fans to leap from the band wagon in large numbers. By 2010, it seemed most fans were content with the notion that each Weezer album (for the most part) got worse as time wore on, however Weezer's sudden resurgence in the mid 2010's has seemingly stoked a passionate fire amongst Weezer faithful, one that has sparked numerous conversations surrounding which Weezer albums are better than others. So in this list, I will try to dissect the importance of each album in Weezer's discography and hopefully produce my own personal objective ranking of each studio release. While the phrase "personal objective" might seem like an oxymoron, it is important to understand that I am attempting to rank these albums in a way that I feel is the objectively correct manner, as opposed to doing so based solely on personal taste. So without further ado here is my Weezer - Worst to Best:
By Matt Knight8 years ago in Beat
