In a genre that takes itself too seriously, it is refreshing to hear a blowhard that compliments himself to the degree of hilarity. Action Bronson is that rapper. He constantly calls himself gorgeous and uses facetious one-liners that warrant at least...

Kendrick Lamar first began his career as a 16 year old boy with a mix tape. His mix tape drew enough popularity that a new record label, TDE, signed him. After this, Lamar went on to make another mix tape, create his first single and four more albums....

American music. To Will Butler, multi-instrumentalist and member of Arcade Fire, his first solo album, Policy, embodies this idea. Indeed, his folk-rock influenced indie rock hits all the right notes to make it an American classic. Butler had been...

The Gin Blossoms is an American rock band with members Bill Leen on bass, Jesse Valenzuela on lead guitar and vocals, Robin Wilson on lead vocals and percussion, Scott Johnson on guitar and piano and Scott Hessel on drums. The band released its third...

In 2011, electronic-rock band, AWOLNATION, released its debut album, Megalithic Symphony, which consists of the popular songs “Sail” and “Kill Your Heroes.” Nearly four years later, AWOLNATION released its sophomore album Run. Lead singer, Aaron...

Astro Lounge, released in 1999, is the second full length album by Smash Mouth, a pop rock band originating in San Jose, California. Originally consisting of Steve Harwell on vocals, Kevin Coleman on drums, Greg Camp on guitar and Paul De Lisle on bass,...

Fall Out Boy is a band that started off strictly as a punk rock band made up of four men. As the band grew more and more popular, its image has shifted. It is now a mix of different genres and is somewhat all over the place. However, whatever the band...

When its second album came out, Sugar Ray consisted of five key players; Mark McGrath (lead singer), Rodney Sheppard (guitarist), Stan Frazier (drummer), Murphy Karges (bassist) and D.J. Homicide (DJ). Only McGrath and Sheppard are still in the band...

Sometimes, even the most mainstream bands start small somewhere. When such small bands fail and fold, their history falls into oblivion; this album is one of those exceptions. Kara’s Flowers was first a grunge, garage rock and alternative metal band...

Originating in 1985 in Los Angeles, Hurricane is a heavy-metal rock group formed by Robert Sarzo and Tony Cavazo, younger brothers of Quiet Riot’s Rudy Sarzo and Carlos Cavazo. Orginally, the band featured Sarzo on guitar and Cavazo on bass, as well...

Taylor Swift has been all the buzz ever since late summer with her revealing new album. Swift’s fifth studio album, 1989, has skyrocketed to the top of the charts, ever since it was announced in August. The 24-year old singer has fully transitioned...

Ed Sheeran fans everywhere, or Sheerios as they call themselves, have been bubbling with exultance as the British singer-songwriter  released a second studio album titled X (multiply)on June 23. After a three year hiatus, the famous ginger musician released...

Fans are saying "yes!" to Jason Mraz's new album, Yes!, which was released on July 11. Jason Mraz has been able to capture the hearts of pop, alternative, and soft rock fans while still jamming out to his ukulele.   His fifth studio album follows in...

Losing The X Factor does not seem to be so bad as former X Factor trio, Emblem3, released its debut album, titled Nothing to Lose on July 30, 2013. The album includes thirteen songs, most of which are light, breezy and upbeat but also a few slow songs...