Neon lights and booming indie-pop exploded through the standing room of Chicago’s Subterranean for COIN’s sold-out show last Friday. The Nashville-based boys took the stage with a hour s…
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Thrival Festival Recap
Last weekend, we were fortunate enough to be able to cover Thrival Festival. The 2-day music festival marked the end of a week long string of events that all centered around innovation in the city of …
NEWS: Wavves Release Video For “Way Too Much”
Wavves released a music video today for the first single off of next month’s V , “Way Too Much.” The video was shot at an event last month for LA-based Underground Empire Wre…
8 8tracks Playlists You Should Be Listening To
Whether you’re out of new music to listen to or you justcan’t decide your mood, there are thousands of new songs to listen to every day. But after you’ve exhausted your friends&#x…
The Musical Activist: Political Activism in the Music Industry
Janet Jackson is back! Jackson released her slinky new single, “No Sleeep”, in late June, her first release since the release of her Greatest Hits album in 2009, excluding the new song f…
Playlist: Hurricane Erika
After all of the hubbub, Hurricane Erika became Tropical Storm Erika and has continued Miami’s almost 10-year hurricane drought. The storm certainly caused some damage and casualties …
New Music Monday: Bonnie McKee
This week’s New Music Monday is someone you might not know, but whose work has been some of the most prolific pop songs of the decade this far. Bonnie McKee is an American pop singer/songwriter…
In Defense of Keith Hill (Kind of)
Before I start, everyone should have their chill pills at the ready. On the count of three, everyone take them together. Ready? 3…2…1…take your chill pill now. Good. I hope that k…
Playlist: Songwriters I Love – Billy Steinberg
This is the second in a series of playlists called “Songwriters I Love”, where I will be making playlists of multiple songs written or co-written by the same songwriter. The ultimate goa…