This was the first and only interview that I ever conducted twice. After having a really great conversation with Joe about his work, I realized that I had not properly set up Audio Hijack to record the Skype session. Luckily...
This list was originally published on Under The Gun Review when I was the Managing News Editor there.
Writing for WhatCulture was a mistake. Apart from having my work chopped up into slide-based listacles, there is no longer any attribution on my pieces there. Last week, Facebook introduced Poke, a heavyweight competitor to indie real-time photo sharing app...
Writing for WhatCulture was a mistake. Apart from having my work chopped up into slide-based listacles, there is no longer any attribution on my pieces there. Trying to recover the now-dead images for the post yielded the thumbnails you see...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Blaqk Audio Album: Bright Black Heaven Genre: Electronic Label: Big Death / Superball Music It has been a long wait for a new Blaqk Audio record. The duo’s debut...
Over the past year, I've evolved from a boy on a blog to a boy with an insane amount of email to contend with on a daily basis. So much that if I don't wake up...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Coheed and Cambria Album: The Afterman: Ascension Genre: Progressive Rock Label: Hundred Handed/Everything Evil Sometimes bands don’t hit their notes quite right. While they may be masters...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review. Artist: Go Radio Album: Close The Distance Genre: Power-pop/piano rock Label: Fearless Records In 2007, I was introduced to the velvet voice of Jason Lancaster by way of A...
Email. The overflowing, ever daunting, inbox of stress. My Thunderbird client mocks me on a daily basis with a minimum of 40 emails each morning, immediately reminding me that I'm destined to spend my day attached to the...
This retrospective review was originally published by MindEqualsBlown. I wonder what John Mayer’s ten-year reunion was like. In his breakthrough record, Room For Squares, he references an event still four years into the future. Two years later, he released...
"Have you heard about Klout?" "No, What is it?" "It's this great site that tracks your influence online and ranks that influence with a number ranging from 0 to 100!' "Well...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review. Artist: Jason Mraz Album: Love Is A Four Letter Word Genre: Pop/ Soft Rock Label: Atlantic Records It’s been 10 years since Mechanicsville native, Jason Mraz released his breakout...
Spotify took off like wildfire in 2011. Once a service limited only to European users and coveted by music connoisseurs here in the states, Spotify has quickly become the newest and most exciting way the world consumes music. It'...
I published this piece on my 19th birthday, just before my mom and best friend came down to my college campus to hang out and eat cake. It wasn't until later that evening that I logged on to...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Fun. Album: Some Nights Genre: Pop/Indie Some bands are so unique, so distinct, that no amount of effort could ever be put forth to replicate the sound that...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review. Artist: Daniel Rinaldi Album: Self Titled EP Genre: Pop Label: Unsigned I’m a sucker for pop music. Those who know me well know that this is no secret. To...
This list was originally published on Under The Gun Review when I was the Managing News Editor there.
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Date: 11/6/11 Venue: Bogart’s City: Cincinnati, OH Acts: Panic! at the Disco, Patrick Stump, Foxy Shazam In my younger days, the music of Fall Out Boy caught...
Artist: Alesana Album: A Place Where the Sun Is Silent Genre: post-hardcore/ emo Label: Epitaph In a genre as crammed as post-hardcore, it’s easy to become bored with the mundane. As more and more teens flood Purevolume with their...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Coldplay Song: Princess of China (Feat. Rihanna) Genre: Pop Label: EMI One of the popular trends in pop music today is, of course, the featured artist. You see it...
Enter Let me start off by saying that this was my first Vans Warped Tour experience. I never really felt the need to go, but this year I felt drawn to it. The line-up was half decent and several industry...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review Artist: The Cab Song: “Bad” Genre: Pop Label: Independent The Cab has been through a lot in the past year. The band experienced problems with their old label, Fueled by...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review. Artist: Let’s Get It Album: Masters of the Universe Genre: Power-pop/Dance Label: Fearless Records In the first track of Masters of the Universe Joe sings, “We wrote these...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review. Artist: Fucked Up Album: David Comes to Life Genre: Hardcore Punk/ Experimental Rock Label: Matador Records Toronto based hardcore punk outfit Fucked Up have steadily made a name for themselves...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Band: NOTIMEFOR Album: Happy Youth EP Genre: Pop Punk/ Powerpop Label: Unsigned It’s summer time. That means it’s time to roll the windows down and blare some pop...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Bands: Into It. Over It./ Such Gold Album: Split EP Genre: Indie/Emo / Pop Punk/Hardcore Label: No Sleep Records/ Mightier Than Sword Records Continuing with my pop punk hunt,...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Parachute Album: The Way It Was Genre: Pop Rock Label: Mercury/ Island Def Jam We all have our musical tastes and personal favorites that differ from the tastes and...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Sleeping With Sirens Album: Let’s Cheers to This Genre: Post-hardcore Label: Rise Records Let’s Cheers to This is the second full length album from Florida/Michigan based...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review Artist: In Fear And Faith Album: Symphonies EP Genre: Rock/Orchestral Label: Rise Symphonies is the second EP and fourth release from the San Diego band In Fear and Faith....
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review. Artist: The Downtown Fiction Album: Let’s Be Animals Genre: Pop Punk Label: Photo Finish Records The Downtown Fiction is a Pop Punk band consisting of three members. This makes...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: La Dispute / Koji Album: Never Come Undone (Split) Label: No Sleep Records Never Come Undone is a 4-track split EP from artists Koji and La Dispute. It is the...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Cash Cash Album: Love or Lust Genre: Dance/Power Pop/Electronica Label: Universal Republic New Jersey band Cash Cash was formed in 2002 under the name The Consequence. After...
This review was originally published on Under The Gun Review. Artist: Breakdown of Sanity Album: Mirrors Genre: Metalcore Label: Unsigned Mirrors is the first full length and second independent release of Swiss metalcore band Breakdown of Sanity. Sharing the stage...
This review was originally published by Under The Gun Review Artist: FM Static Album: My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says Go! Genre: Pop Punk/ Christian Rock Label: Tooth & Nail My Brain Says Stop, But My Heart Says...