Review: Jazz Cortier - Marauding in Paradise
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Self-released; 2015] Rating: 4/5 Key tracks: “New Religion,” “Rose Quartz/Like Crazy,” “Switch” At...
Review: Ludacris - Ludaversal
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam; 2015] Rating: 2.5/5 Key Tracks: “Come And See Me,” “Call Ya Bluff” It’s...
Review: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Top Dawg Entertainment; 2015] Rating: 4.5/5 Key Tracks: “Mortal Man,” “u,” “How Much A Dollar Cost” As...
Review: Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [OVO; 2015] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “ “Energy,” “Jungle” Drake just pulled a freaking Beyonce! The...
Review: Wara from the NBHD - If Guns Could Speak EP
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Playin Four Keeps; 2015] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Surrounded by Criminals,” “Shotclock,”...
Review: Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Pro Era; 2015] Rating: 8/10 Key Tracks: “Big Dusty,” “Escape 120,” “Belly of the Beast” January 20,...
Feature: Long Live The Union
Editor’s Note: You will find below some personal stories of how ACRN members and their friends found their comfort in weekends at The...
Preview: ACRN Presents: Rockwell Family Dinner, Sunshine Bandits / December 4 / The Skull
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor The Smiling Skull Saloon / Thursday, December 4, 2014 Two things are clear when one walks into The...
Review: Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Mass Appeal; 2014] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Blockbuster Night Part 1,” “Love Again (Akinyele...
Review: The Twilight Sad - Nobody Wants To Be Here and Nobody Wants To Leave
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Fatcat; 2014] Rating: 5/10 Key Tracks: “Leave the House,” “There’s a Girl in the Corner” Remember when...
