June 18, 2013

by Erinn Fortson Many rap critics consider Illmatic a hip-hop masterpiece. Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai dedicate an entire book to dissecting the album and explaining why it is so significant. For ZZ Ward, discovering Nas and this record is what bridged the gap between Read More

by Jess Dooley Modern folk pioneers, The Indigo Girls have established their brand of charming melodies and universal sentiments for the past three decades. Forming in their hometown of Atlanta, GA in the late ‘80s, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers first caught mainstream attention and Read More

Adventures Clear My Head With You Reviewed by Stephen Krock     Pittsburgh-based indie-punk band Adventures weren’t kidding around when they called their new EP, Clear My Head With You. The raw, wailing vocals and screeching guitar riffs could clear even the Read More

Stephen Kellogg Blunderstone Rookery Reviewed by Stephen Krock     Listening to Stephen Kellogg’s newest solo effort, Blunderstone Rookery, one can practically hear the panties dropping and see the bras being thrown to the stage. His voice goes down smooth like an Read More

Heliotropes A Constant Sea Reviewed by Stephen Krock     Heliotropes are a handful of paradoxes. They at once sound nostalgic and retro, while still being fresh and new. Vocalists Jessica Numsuwankijkul and Amber Myers wail like banshees, yet still maintain that cool Read More

The Mantles Long Enough to Leave Reviewed by Jane Roser     I confess, I went through a hippie stage in the early 1990’s. I wore bell bottoms, burned patchouli incense and followed the Grateful Dead (yes- when Jerry Garcia, bless his soul, was still alive). The Read More