Album Review: Common - Nobody's Smiling
By Sam Kayuha, Contributor [Def Jam/ARTium; 2014] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Speak My Piece,” “Nobody’s Smiling” For better or worse,...
Review: Eels - The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett
[E Works; 2014] Rating: 7/10 By Sam Kayuha, Contributor Key Tracks: “Parallels,” “Mistakes of My Youth” Mr. E--a.k.a. Mark Everett--is a...
News: Coachella’s First Weekend Chock Full of Guest Stars
The festival season kicked off last weekend in Indio, Calif., and anticipation was as high as ever for one of the largest music events in...
Review: S. Carey - Range Of Light
[Jagjaguwar, 2014] Rating: 6/10 By Sam Kayuha, Contributor Key Tracks: “Glass/Film” Over the years, pretty great things have happened...
Review: Tokyo Police Club - Forcefield
[Mom & Pop; 2014] Rating: 4/10 By Sam Kayuha, Contributor Key Tracks: “Gonna Be Ready” Canadian indie music hit its peak of popularity in...
Review: Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
[Madlib Invasion; 2014] Rating: 7.5/10 By Sam Kayuha, Contributor To the hip-hop underground community, Madlib might as well be Dr. Dre....
