BEACON Moment: Video interview with Caleb Shomo from Attack Attack!

The BEACON Moment is a decision, experience or choice in life that shapes the outcome of the rest of your life. We have been cataloging these BEACON Moments with many different artists, managers, producers and music industry professionals who through … Continue reading →

This Day in Music: Oasis Sells Out!

Oasis become sell outs! On this day in 1996, Oasis sold 330,000 tickets in just nine hours. This spectacular feat made them the fastest selling group in history, at that time. This was only fitting, considering the band’s first record, … Continue reading →

Weekly Rollup: May 11th

  John Travolta (was awesome in Grease) be gettin’ his sexual assault on as third man steps forward alleging money was offered for sex.  Oh Johnny boy… World’s fattest cat dies.  Makes sense. “The women of Hollywood sure have some great … Continue reading →

Deaf Jams: vol 01

Back in April, a few of us attended Coachella 2012. If you’ve been to the festival you know there are a lot of strange and out of the ordinary sights to be seen. But, what seemed most out of place … Continue reading →

New Music: “Neck of the Woods” by Silversun Pickups

On Tuesday of this week, Silversun Pickups released their album, Neck of the Woods. Apparently, it’s kind of a thing for reviewers to point out—for good or ill—that Silversun Pickups have a sound reminiscent of the 90’s. I did it, too, simply by … Continue reading →

Tasty Track Thursday: “45″ by The Gaslight Anthem

’45′ by The Gaslight Anthem The new single from The Gaslight Anthem appeals to two kinds of people: people trying to keep it together after a breakup, and people who love great songwriting. ’45′ is a song about letting someone … Continue reading →

Proper Rap Translation: “I Wanna F*** You”

“I Wanna F*** You” Being a woman of Great Britain and having grown up learning the Queen’s English, I thought it would be appropriate to take and translate the lyrics of rap music in order for them to be accessible … Continue reading →

“Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey”

On April 20th earlier this year, TriBeCa Film Festivals experienced a sell out of mammoth proportions –  over 2400 seats were snapped up to watch the Journey-inspired documentary “Don’t Stop Believin’ – Everyman’s Journey” (perhaps because everyone wanted to relive those … Continue reading →

Dear MTV, It’s not me, it’s you.

Dear MTV, I always thought this would be the hardest thing I’d ever do. But, the truth is, you’ve made this really easy for me. After almost twenty years together, it’s over. I want you to know, from the bottom … Continue reading →

New Music: “Babylon” by Matt Skiba and the Sekrets

Today, Alkaline Trio lead singer and guitarist Matt Skiba released a new record, Babylon, with his newest project, Matt Skiba and the Sekrets. Technically this is his second full length solo album, but this time around Skiba has teamed up … Continue reading →