I have a friend; she loves Valentine’s Day. At the beginning of each year, she spends her days playfully trying to pinpoint just how her stupendously awesome boyfriend will woo her come February 14. She fawns over flowers, swoons over candy, and gets off on public, often cheesy displays of affection. She spends hours in […]
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UTG LIST: The Essential Anti-Love Songs For Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2014 
Kyle Florence 
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REVIEW: ’68 – ‘Midnight’
January 23rd, 2014 Adrian Garza Artist: ’68 Album: Midnight Genre: Rock, Hardcore, Grunge Label: Unsigned Contrary to popular belief, rock and roll music never quite died; it’s more that utterly terrible music wrongfully snatched the spotlight away and called itself rock. Yes, there have been several bands that have sprung up to fight the good fight (and have done a […]
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REVIEW: Grandview – ‘Everything Between Paint and a Wall’
December 27th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: Grandview Album: Everything Between Paint And A wall Genre: Emo; Indie rock Label: Six Pine Records Grandview hails from Burlington, Massachusetts and plays their own take on the emo/indie genre that’s been resonating with many as of late. But don’t let that lead you into writing this quintet off as followers catching up on […]
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Adrian Garza’s ‘Best of 2013’ In Music
December 14th, 2013 Adrian Garza Well it’s that time of the year where we in the music world collectively follow through to toss in our 2 cents worth of opinions (once more) by means of our “best of” lists. After much thought about it – and believe me, I’ve been working on my list since last month – I’ve finally […]
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REVIEW: Less Than Jake – ‘See The Light’
December 5th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: Less Than Jake Album: See The Light Genre: Ska, Punk Label: Fat Wreck Chords Considering all of the crap that people give ska and its sub-genres nowadays, we really miss out on how fundamental and influential the genre has been on today’s punk scene. Among the many ska-punk bands who have come and gone […]
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EDITORIAL: This is a Celebration – Some Parting Thoughts on a Band Called The Chariot
November 22nd, 2013 Adrian Garza Call it weird, but there was always this part of me that had known deep down inside that One Wing would be The Chariot’s final album. Yes, this Douglasville-based act had already released four prior albums as well as a label-released demo EP [talk about an oxymoron], but it wasn’t until that summer in 2012 […]
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REVIEW: A Lot Like Birds – ‘No Place’
November 4th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: A Lot Like Birds Album: No Place Genre: Post-hardcore Label: Equal Vision Records Among the several post-hardcore albums to have been released over the past couple of years, A Lot Like Birds sure did make their mark when they released their 2011 Doghouse Records debut, Conversation Piece. More than simply being just another album that earned […]
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REVIEW: Close Your Eyes – ‘Line In The Sand’
October 21st, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: Close Your Eyes Album: Line In The Sand Genre: Hardcore Label: Victory Records It’s only natural for people to get tired of the same routine. Sometimes, there really are greener pastures on the other side of the hill if you can just put together the energy to get up and walk over, and that’s […]
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REVIEW: New Found Glory – ‘Kill It Live’
October 18th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: New Found Glory Album: Kill It Live Genre: Pop Punk Label: Violently Happy / Bridge Nine New Found Glory have held a firm footing on the alternative music scene for the better part of 15+ years, and in that time, they haven’t released one live album prior to Kill It Live, and they went […]
SINGLE REVIEW: Sleepwave – “Rock and Roll is Dead and So Am I”
October 10th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: Sleepwave Song: “Rock And Roll Is Dead And So Am I” Album: TBA Sure, Spencer Chamberlain frequently reassured his Twitter followers that his days as a full time musician were far from over back when Underoath were coming down to their last weeks as a band, but after a while, it felt like the […]
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REVIEW: The Ongoing Concept – ‘Saloon’
September 16th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: The Ongoing Concept Album: Saloon Genre: Post-Hardcore Label: Solid State Records The Ongoing Concept may have existed for less than five years, but their most recent effort, Saloon, shows that they have all of the capabilities of keeping up with (and eventually, outdoing) some of the bigger heavy mainstay acts of today. The crazier […]
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REVIEW: Maps For Travelers – Change Your Name
August 12th, 2013 Adrian Garza Artist: Maps For Travelers Album: Change Your Name Genre: Real Post-Hardcore Label: No Sleep Records Before any other genre, jazz music will always have its dominance over Kansas City, and while Maps For Travelers will likely never share the stage with modern acts such as Pat Metheny or Robert Glasper, this new addition to No […]
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