November 2011
2 posts
How to discover your new favorite band
Finding new music is oftentimes confusing, exhausting and exhilarating (see: story of my life).
With seemingly a zillion songs at our disposal, recommended by a zillion music services, countless indie blogs and my Facebook feed blowing up with notifications of high school friends spinning the latest John Mayer record *stabs self in ear*, how does someone remain rightfully sane on the hunt for new...
Party like an album superfan
My first July 4th in the US was mind-blowing: interstate road tripping with 10 legends, firing shotguns, purchasing bullets from Walmart, watching friends endanger their lives with cheap fireworks and eating Maryland crab.
Of all the weekend’s activities, there was a moment (read: 68 mins, 1 sec) that stood above all - the communal lunacy incited by spinning Dr Dre 2001.
There I was -...