Eight years ago, I was barely learning the concept of good music. I was finally discovering what I enjoyed and what sonically grabbed me. It was during this period of time that I was a huge fan of the now defunct hip-hop group Little Brother. While flipping through their “Chittlin Circuit 1.5” mixtape, I had a moment in my life [...]
Put yourself in this situation: you release an album in 2010 that goes onto be one of the year’s most critically acclaimed and you top off that praise with a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. Where do you go from here? Well, the destination may be uncertain but you’ll definitely need reliable transportation to get there. That transportation for [...]
When Korn announced their venture into Dub-Step Metal, it either caused mass excitement for fans or pure unadulterated disgust. Korn’s last 2 albums weren’t too memorable so “The Path of Totality” was a step in the right direction. Gone away is the boring sludge found on “Untitled” and, unlike “Korn III: Remember Who You Are”, this isn’t more of the [...]
The problem with many metal bands is they reach a point where their music starts to stale. The Black Dahlia Murder was falling victim to this when they released “Deflorate” in 2009. A lineup change seemed to be a pivotal reason for them to release such a lackluster album. Now, The Black Dahlia Murder is back with their [...]
Incubus has the ability to do something many bands have tried without success. They have the ability to reinvent their sound from album to album without it sounding forced. It’s no different with their latest album, “If Not Now, When?”, which releases July 12th. From the jump, you hear a maturity in the sound; minus the heavy rock riffs we’ve [...]
by Diluted Thought Mike Posner, a Duke University Alumni, is releasing his debut album “31 Minutes to Takeoff” and thanks to the Myspace preview we can review the album before its release date (August 10th). As a fan of the mixtapes “A Matter of Time” and “One Foot Out the Door”, I was disappointed in M.P’s new album. Much of [...]
We always remember certain moments in our lives that changed us. Moments that created a paradigm shift in our lives or defined a particular point in history that we hold near and dear to our heart. Looking back on these moments, I can connect them to the most influential group of my life, Little Brother. I remember my high school [...]
