Artist: Meghan Trainor Album: Title Genre: Pop Label: Epic Records Meghan Trainor has the poise, swagger and talent to take over the world as we know it. Launching herself into pop stardom with sensational 2014 hit “All About That Bass,” Trainor showed the world, through light-hearted melodies and a positive attitude, that pop music can […]
Archive for January 14th, 2015
REVIEW: Meghan Trainor – ‘Title’
January 14th, 2015 
Matthew Leimkuehler 
Posted in Features, News, Reviews 
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Meek Mill Drops “Monster” & Reaffirms His Hip-Hop Dominance
January 14th, 2015 James Shotwell Meek Mill spent a good portion of 2014 incarcerated, and it was because of that time away that his long-awaited Sophomore album was pushed from September to the new year. We still don’t know when Dreams Worth More Than Money will arrive, but late last night we got a new track that has put the […]
The Next Band To Change Your Life: Empty Houses
January 14th, 2015 James Shotwell If you have been following along to the Twitter chatter in the alternative music realm this week you have no doubt seen someone mention Empty Houses, the Detroit-based trio of Ali Shea, Adam Mercer, and Dave Mackinder (Fireworks). January is a busy time so it’s completely understandable if you didn’t have time to commit to […]
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Here’s Why It’s Okay To Think That Fall Out Boy Song Isn’t All That Great
January 14th, 2015 Brian Leak This James Shotwell-opposing diss track began as a joke and gradually got a little heated. I was heckling him about his swooning over Fall Out Boy’s newly-released “Fourth Of July.” He gave me the title and suggested I write an anti-piece based on things I said. So here I am, probably more scathing and critical […]
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Here’s Why Fall Out Boy’s “Fourth Of July” Is The First Great Song Of 2015
January 14th, 2015 James Shotwell We’re essentially halfway into the first month of 2015 at this point, and I think it’s fair to say there have not been many game-changing singles or albums released just yet. Not that we should expect such, of course, but aside from Kanye surprising everyone while they were busy celebrating the new year not a […]
REVIEW: Panda Bear – ‘Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper’
January 14th, 2015 Corey From Artist: Panda Bear Album: Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Label: Domino Records Genre: Indie, Chillwave By now, if you’re not into the whole Animal Collective scene, I’m not sure you ever will be, unless you start from the beginning and you work your way to this point, which I totally encourage. The innovation and […]
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