out of 10 To succinctly review Curtis Harding’s debut solo album would be to simply reiterate the album title. This album truly is Soul Power. This album uses its long arms to reach out to influences such as soul, gospel, blues, Motown, garage rock and even a smidge of disco/funk. Curtis…
out of 10 A lot of bands claim to be “rock and roll” these days, to the point where the phrase is being watered down to simply anyone who picks up the standard rock instrument faire. This being said, The Orwells play rock and roll. They aren’t doing anything groundbreaking or…
out of 10 I really, really didn't want to dislike this album... When I heard that there was gonna be a follow-up to Blunderbuss, I was excited for more of the same, or at least a little more experimentation that could push forward the evolution of the Jack White sound. What I…
I have a picture I took on my phone of Mac Demarco wearing a bra on his head. A girl threw it on stage when I saw him perform in Philadelphia. He simply smiled and put it on his head, where it stayed for the next two songs. There is a shocking disparity between Mac…
If Nikki Minaj and Ke$ha had a baby, it would be Iggy Azalea. Iggy's new album, The New Classic, has sparked a lot of controversy and debate. After listening to the album, I thought the album was overall pretty good for a rising artist, but felt that in some songs Iggy was constantly missing out…
In Do the Shuffle one of our team members puts their iPod on shuffle and makes a playlist out of the first ten songs that play. It’s a great way to find new music or rediscover the old stuff. This week's playlist is courtesy of writer Jared Sokoloff. Enjoy! 1. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here…
out of 10 Like most so-called "Electropop" acts that are out there, Phantogram is pretty much a staple to the genre. With their release of "Eyelid Movies" back in 2010, these guys stuck their toes in the water and really wowed us with a splash of interesting sonic experiments and songs…
out of 10 Thee Oh Sees' Drop... this is one that's kind of hard for me to review because of all the stuff that has been going with these guys in the past year or so. John Dwyer (vocals/guitar) has gone on to do his synth-related solo project Damaged Bug, and…
