First Listen: Last Day of Summer
Sarah Yu, Chief Copy Editor
August 31, 2012
Musicians in the present day focus more on their fame and music than on their fans. Brian Cag, Mark Shami, Anthony Li, David Buczkowski and Dan Brozek of the band Action Item are more than just their music and melodies. They’re down-to-earth guys in their twenties from Bergen County, N.J. who love... Read more »
Hit or Miss: The All-American Rejects Kids in The Street Review
Gabriele Dow, Staff Writer
March 29, 2012
The evolution of a band is what makes being a fan of them beautiful. Seeing them change and grow from album to album gives one the best perspective from which to judge their new music, because you know where they came from. The boys out of Stillwater, Okla., who at age 15 formed the pop-punk band The... Read more »
Hit or Miss: Odd Future
Gabriele Dow, Staff Writer
March 21, 2012
Odd future’s The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2 is what happens when kids have no supervision. They are not exactly kids anymore since everyone on the album other than Frank Ocean is, as of its release date, at least 18- years-old but they are still young and immature, and it shows in their music. And thus... Read more »
Hit or Miss: Melanie Fiona
Annmarie Turton
March 21, 2012
The world was missing something pretty special without the smooth sounds of Canadian artist Melanie Fiona. The Bridge, Fiona’s debut album, solidified her status as a star. Songs like “Give it to Me Right” and crowd favorite “It Kills Me” were phenomenal. Fans of R&B instantly realized... Read more »
The Weeknd is ready for take-off
Gabriele Dow, Staff Writer
February 21, 2012
The future of R&B can be found in Abel Tesfaye, as long as he lives to see it. The 22-year-old crooning sensation, also known as The Weeknd, has smoothly taken his place in the iPods of ladies and gentlemen across the world, and given Drake fans a better explanation of what the ‘XO’ in ‘OVOXO’... Read more »
First Listen: Sincerest Music
Karla Rodriguez, Entertainment Editor
January 25, 2012
The sincerity in his music is transparent. Nijay Sincere has developed a sound that includes melodies, rhythm, soul and most important of all, it is music with a message. Nijay was raised on the Westside of Harlem Manhattan by a family whose main focus was music, dancing and performing. From a young... Read more »
Hit or Miss: The Papercut Chronicles II
Kori Williams, Staff Writer
November 16, 2011
After three years, the alternative hip-hop rock band Gym Class Heroes is back with their fourth album The Papercut Chronicles II. In the time since their last album The Quilt, the members of Gym Class Heroes have focused on other projects. Frontman Travis “Travie” McCoy released his debut solo album... Read more »
All that’s needed is ‘Ambition’
Darnycya Smith, Contributing Writer
November 4, 2011
The anticipated sophomore album Ambition from Maybach Music’s poetic genius, Wale, saw its release Nov. 1. Now that Wale is under a new music label, unlike his other projects, Ambition is more mainstream, something that many of his original and dedicated fans feared would happen. Regardless... Read more »
We found love -Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris
September 22, 2011
Rihanna released the track “We found love,” the first single of her sixth album due in stores Nov. 21. The singer has been releasing albums yearly and 2011 is no different. The Barbados beauty is traveling the world for her Loud tour and the upcoming album is said to have been recorded... Read more »
