2016 has seen the resurgence of a famous French television advertiser. He’s small, he’s yellow and he’s a puppet. His name is Flat Eric, and, starting with Levi’s ads in 1999, he’s been featured in numerous commercials, music videos and television shows. In the original ads, he would cruise around in a car with his […]

Kings of Leon’s seventh studio album “WALLS” shows that the band has found its image as it has clear elements from its previous album. From the first song “Waste a Moment,” you can hear the melodies and rifts that fans have grown accustomed to from their previous album “Mechanical Bull”. The question on most people’s […]

Trip-hop and plunderphonics are two music genres that spawn some of the most creative and novel concepts in the music world. Artists like Pogo, Chinese Man and Bonobo all use the same emotional, sample-based sound of the genres. But each one of them has also managed to create their own worlds through each of their […]

I originally heard Morgan Francis Parriott, stage name CallMeKarizma, this past summer. Once I heard the deep, smooth rhythms, I was hooked, specifically on Karizma’s second studio album, “Loser,” which was released January 31. The album’s first song, “Rage,” immediately hits you with a deep bass melody. The lyrics are reminiscent of other hip hop […]

Alternative electronic group Crystal Castles, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and singer/frontwoman Alice Glass, has always been something of an oddity. Any artists that label their genre “witch house” is understandably viewed as strange. Regardless of their weirdness, however, they did manage to create a unique image of themselves in the music industry. Not to […]

Ever since he dropped his debut EP “Ghost” in 2014, Abe Laguna, better known by his stage name Ookay, has proven himself a versatile and relevant new musician. He produces tracks in a variety of different styles and genres including trap, future bass, progressive house and even dubstep. He consistently surprises his fans with each […]

Ever since the mid 80s, hip-hop has become more and more prevalent in the music mainstream. It exploded as a genre in those days because of the various talented MCs and rappers that are now considered legends. Titans like Tupac, Biggie, A Tribe Called Quest and NWA all mastered their art from themid 80s through […]

M.I.A. has steadily worked her way up and become a well-known name in the mainstream music industry over the years. In terms of her music, she is revered for her creative blending of hip-hop, pop and world music, all driven by politically charged lyrics. Behind the scenes, she is known for her activism for a […]

Plunderphonics is a relatively unpracticed genre in music, possibly because of its unique and unconventional nature. For the uninitiated, Plunderphonics is a genre in which tracks are made up of almost entirely, if not entirely, samples of other recordings. One of the most celebrated and masterful Plunderphonics albums in recent memory is “Since I Left […]

If you ask most people in the EDM scene, they’ll say that dubstep is dead. And, for the most part, they’re right. The term “dubstep” has become a lot vaguer. It’s no longer easy to determine what music can be considered dubstep and what cannot because of the ridiculous amount of subgenres in electronic music. […]