by Matt Cargile | Nov 4, 2013 | Matt Cargile, Music
Oh wait, now way, you’re kidding. He didn’t just say what I think he did he? Eminem is back (back again). Let me preemptively admit that I grew up a huge Eminem fan, but that doesn’t mean I can’t do my best to honestly critique his music. I...
by Michael Stevens | Nov 4, 2013 | Michael Stevens, Music
So here’s the thing. Pearl and the Beard has been one of my favorite bands since the ancient precocious days of my sophomore year of college. At the time I was getting out of a brief relationship, mourning my “mayfly girlfriends,” and listening to alot of Phantom of...
by Matt Cargile | Oct 8, 2013 | Featured, Matt Cargile, Music, Pop Culture
Justin Timberlake – 20/20 Experience (2 of 2): No one was surprised to find ten more songs from the newly crowned prince of pop this past week. But when the Roots spoiled the surprise back when part one of two had first come out, it helped quiet the negative...
by Matt Cargile | Sep 23, 2013 | Matt Cargile, Music, Pop Culture
“How this n***a workin’ like he got a fuckin’ twin though?” This is Drake’s proclamation on the intro to Nothing Was the Same. And to be honest I don’t know if I believe all the Drake hype cause I think it’s true, or if...
by Andrew Rose | Sep 3, 2013 | Andrew Rose, Music, Pop Culture, Television
I have a confession to make: I watched the VMAs last week. At the time it actually aired. It’s been many years of distancing myself from anything MTV-related, but for a variety of random reasons – mostly due to stumbling upon east-coast reactions before it came...
by Andrew Rose | Aug 16, 2013 | Andrew Rose, Music, Pop Culture, Social
Our sunny, fun, and rocking Saturday begot a sunburnt, sore, and dehydrated Sunday morning. I entertained the idea that maybe I was starting to get to be too old for this, a notion that seemed more real as I stood inside a packed train with young Californians...