Weekly EP: Ariel Pink, Weyes Blood blend smoothly
Life is full of successful unexpected combinations that people would not think would work. Take peanut butter and jelly, for example, or Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. While the collaboration between prolific singer-songwriter Ariel Pink and Weyes Blood, one of…
Weekly EP: KEN Mode’s ‘Nerve’ matches last album’s sound
KEN Mode is a hardcore metal band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that can most easily be described as “loud.” They make the kind of music listeners would expect from a band whose acronym stands for “Kill Everyone Now.” Formed in…
A Tribe Called Quest incorporates other artists seamlessly
During the ‘90s, an era many would be quick to crown as the golden age of hip-hop, no group embraced the more alternative side of the genre better than A Tribe Called Quest. The group, which consisted of artists Q-Tip,…
Weekly EP: The Chainsmokers; nothing new for listeners
If the word “millennial” was to someday become sentient and start producing EDM music, it would become the third member of Andrew Taggart and Alexander Pall’s DJ duo, The Chainsmokers. After all, The Chainsmokers are a group that achieved their…