Review: Logic - Under Pressure
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Def Jam; 2014] Rating: 7/10 Key Tracks: “Under Pressure,” “Nikki,” “Gang Related” Spoiler alert:...
Interview with Nick Zammuto: The Mad Scientist of Sound
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor In a quiet house in Vermont lives a musician whose storied career could fill a novel, so when ACRN...
Review: Lil B - Ultimate Bitch
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Basedworld; 2014] Rating: Based/10 Key Tracks: “Rick Ross,” “Ima Bitch,” “Love Buyin Pussy” Many...
Review: Rapsody - Beauty and the Beast EP
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Jamla Records; 2014] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Drama,” “The Man” Screw “female emcees,” Rapsody is one...
Review: Childish Gambino - Kauai EP
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Glassnote Records; 2014] Rating: 6.5/10 Key Tracks: “Sober,” “Retro [ROUGH]” Childish Gambino is one...
Review: Alt-J - This Is All Yours
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Infectious; 2014] Rating: 8.5/10 Key Tracks: “Nara,” “Left Hand Free,” “Hunger of the Pine” Music is a...
Review: Daisuke Tanabe - Floating Underwater
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Ki; 2014] Rating: 7.5/10 Key Tracks: “Fun Robbery,” “Paper Planes,” “Origami” Music has long been used...
Review: Ariana Grande - My Everything
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor [Republic Records; 2014] Rating: 6/10 Key Tracks: “Love Me Harder,” “Best Mistake” Ariana Grande might...
Interview: Aaron Carter on Stardom, Growth and How To Properly Throwback a Thursday
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor Aaron Carter didn’t just live in the ‘90s, he practically defined it. The era filled with boybands and...
Lobsterfest 2014: Banned Books
By Xavier Veccia, Managing Editor Banned Books is an experimental indie rock outfit out of Philadelphia. The duo, consisting of Zane...
