Reviews

by Adam McGrath Damn, we are one lucky city to have a radio station like WXPN. The wide-reaching impact of such a revered institution, which also encompasses a first-class music venue and thoughtful media coverage, cannot be overstated. Luckily, we are reminded of our good Read More

The Tins Young Blame Reviewed by: Lara Supan   OK Go and The Shins had a love child! The Tins have an almost perfect EP on their hands. If not for a few muddled hits and a few unsupported notes this would have been completely enjoyable. They really do sound like a perfect Read More

Hooray For Earth Racy Reviewed by: Leslie Snyder   A crazy game called love is what’s being played in New York City by an independent rock quartet called Hooray for Earth. This intense quartet sings sense tingling songs about the trials and tribulations of romance Read More

Shabazz Palaces Lese Majesty Reviewed by: Ari Roth   Ishmael Butler’s career has been forged on a series of oblique quantum leaps, eschewing linear progression in favor of a commitment to unexpected lateral movement across the fabric of space-time and human consciousness. Read More

The Muffs Whoop Dee Doo Reviewed by: Brian Roser   If Joan Jett and Lita Ford are the mothers of hard rock, then Kim Shattuck of The Muffs is the kid sister. Maybe she doesn’t have the gravitas of the women who came before her, but she has definitely earned her place Read More

by Holli Stephens When I was a freshman in college I found myself asking my new friends what EDM music really was. To my previous knowledge you went to a rave, would do a lot of drugs beforehand, and would dance to bass-booming instrumentals for over four hours until you passed Read More