The Year of Hibernation, a true work of art.

Youth Lagoon is the creation of American songwriter and instrumentalist Trevor Powers. The works of the artist feature songs of the indie and lo-fi genres with ambient and dream pop influences. Youth Lagoon has been rising in the charts, reaching the number one spot on last.fm’s Best of 2011 New Discoveries artists, which is rare [...]

Countdown to Coachella 2012

Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival is an annual music festival featuring a slew of renowned artists among contemporaries. Music genres range from rock to indie to hip hop to electronic with over 100 artists. The event takes place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, and lasts for 2 weekends, 3 days at [...]

Christmas Album Frenzy

Every Christmas, we are given the opportunity to pay ninety-nine cents for the same trite overly maudlin songs sung by a parade of celebrities from all avenues of the music spectrum.  These songs feature tiresome refrains and verses that vary little from year to year, artist to artist. As most of these singers have done [...]

Korean Artist Tablo Returns from 18-Month Hiatus

“Try.” “Thank You for Breathing.” “Expired.” Making a comeback after a long battle against internet accusations which alleged that he had forged his degrees from Stanford University, Lee Seon-Woong, better known as Tablo, remains to be dedicated to the art of creating beautiful and personally meaningful lyrics in an age where mainstream media pushes songs [...]

Album Review: Ceremonials – Florence + the Machine

Florence + the Machine, a British indie pop-rock group, have a collection of beautiful, emotional, harpy tunes, backed up by the amazing talent and lead singer know as Florence Welch. Their second album, Ceremonials, was released in October to rave reviews. In her first album, Lungs, Welch sings of darker times, her songs often consisting [...]

Sorry for party rocking

LMFAO’s album, Sorry for party rocking, was released on June 21,2011. This album sold over 27,000 copies in its first week. It debuted number 12 on the top billaboard 200 and its top songs “Like Champagne Shower” and “Sexy and you know it” are all over the radio. The “Party Rock Anthem” was the first released [...]

Greyson Chance: Hold On Til The Night

Released on August 2nd, 2011, Greyson Chance’s album Hold On ‘Til the Night bears all the marks of just another cheesy pop album released by a crack-voiced preteen looking for attention. However, Chance’s songs stray far from that expected theme, especially since the young star carried most of the writing load himself. Discovered on YouTube [...]

Behind the Scenes of Band

The Fountain Valley Royal Regiment reached the midpoint of their season on Halloween weekend after taking their tour to St. George, Utah. The band struggled through tough competition against 32 other bands from different states, with their finals performance taking 8th place. However, their slight disappointment was overshadowed by a standing ovation in response to [...]

Mylo Xyloto Review

written by Marina Villanueva Yet another work of Coldplay\’s melancholia magnificence was released on October 24. Mylo Xyloto, the band\’s fifth studio album, is exactly what you\’d expect from a seven-time Grammy winning group. It\’s still the same alternative rock calamity that will leave dedicated Coldplay fans satisfied, but the British quartet has been testing [...]

Siberia by Lights: Album Review

Lights, a Canadian singer/songwriter whose music is often compared to that of Owl City, released her second full-length album, Siberia, on October 4. Siberia differs from her first full-length album, The Listening, in that it has slightly grittier tunes but it develops an overall happier picture of Lights. The Listening exuded a very vibrant aura [...]

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