Bourgeois Shangri-La – Miss Li

By Alex Chiang, Freelance Writer Yeah. It’s that song from that iPod Nano commercial. It’s a nice quirky tune with fun vocals and whimsical lyrics. However, the instrumentation is my favorite part. Check it out guys!! And buy Apple. Listen to the song here! This is brought to you by The Baron Boombox. Check it out, [...]

Delicate – Damian Rice

By Alex Chiang, Freelance Writer Time for another vocal driven, heart wrenching, acoustic piece. Delicate is a powerfully raw, painfully desolate, dynamically diverse ballad. Though it seems small and quiet, I’d take care when turning your volume up all the way. Rice doesn’t hesitate to shout out his desperate and depressed lyrics as the music [...]

Dumpster Diving – Castledoor

By Mukta Mohan, Staff Writer Castledoor is a six-piece indie pop ensemble that delivers catchy songs filled with emotion and depth. The band not only looks incredibly stylish, but also puts on a great show. Lead singer, Nate Cole, puts all his energy into singing soulful lyrics and making erratic movements that engage the audience. [...]

Again – Flyleaf

By Alex Chiang, Freelance Writer Again is the first single from Flyleaf’s upcoming sophomore album Memento Mori, a latin phrase meaning “remember you will die.” Again is thick and layered with heavy guitars and crashing drums. Lead singer Lacey Mosley’s lyrics nicely compliment her desperate and emotional vocals. Check it out here! This is brought [...]

When She’s Near – Family Fiction

By Alex Chiang, Freelance Writer In all regards, this should be a bad love song. It contains no eloquent lyrics for girls to swoon over. It boasts a modest, not even remotely catchy, melody. The singer’s voice is neither smooth nor flattering. Yet, When She’s Near is an enjoyable and memorable experience. It’s an uncommon [...]

Everything’ll Be Alright – Joshua Radin

By Zack Bernardin, Staff Writer Time for a feel-good song. Why? I don’t know. Just cuz. Here’s a little taste of Joshua Radin and his acoustics. He kinda sounds like Jon Forman (Switchfoot) or Jack Johnson. Check him out. Listen to the song here! This is brought to you by The Baron Boombox. Check it out, [...]

6 Underground – Sneaker Pimps

By Zack Bernardin, Staff Writer Ok, I’m here. Ahhhhh. Now back to work. I go through musical moods. Sometimes I’m into jazz. Sometimes I’m into rock. Sometimes all I’ll do is sit in my room and listen to Counting Crows for hours and hours. Over the summer, I got into a Jack Johnson/Pearl Jam/Jimi Henxrix/Nirvana [...]

Baron Boombox: Love and Addiction – Counting Crows

By Zack Bernardin, Staff Writer Just as Switchfoot could quite possibly be Alex’s favorite band, Counting Crows is mine. I’m all about lyrics, and Counting Crows is famous for the intense vocals Adam Duritz puts into their songs. They wire each of their songs with emotion and in their live shows they put on an [...]

Baron Boombox: Emerge – Fischerspooner

By Zack Bernardin, Staff Writer Finally! It’s about time I got back to the Baron Boombox! Continuing with my electronica addiction, I present to you Fischerspooner. This, like most of the stuff I’ve been listening to, is electronic pop alternative mixed audio wonderfulness, but Fischerspooner adds a kick that’ll wake you up a little. Kinda [...]

Baron Boombox: Escalates – Falling Up

By Alex Chiang, Staff Writer Not quite Linkin Park, but oh so close, Falling Up’s first album mixes the synth and the sensitive piano with the blaring guitars and the heavy bass. Though Ribordy’s lyrics are a bit more outstanding than his vocals, he does not skimp on melody writing. The backing vocals are nice [...]

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