Music
Meet the Penn Musician: USSMars
“Formed in the annals of Philadelphia, five souls have joined forces to form a union with a powerful bond: Rock n' Roll.” So reads the description on the Facebook page of USSMars, Penn’s up–and–coming experimental garage band.
Album Review: Bombay Bicycle Club
“SO LONG, SEE YOU TOMORROW” Bombay Bicycle Club Do you like straight–ahead pop, rock n’ roll or any other mainstream genres?
Music Video Monday: “Wanna Get Free”—Shaka Ponk
If you spend enough time clicking on related videos on YouTube, eventually you’ll come to something weird enough to make you question how you got there.
Find Your New Favorite Artist
Forget "If this, then that." Let your old favorite artists guide you to your new favorite jams.
Album Review: Of Mice and Men
“RESTORING FORCE” Of Mice and Men From the first bullhorn screams of opening track “Public Service Announcement,” you know it’s on. Of Mice and Men's third album is chock full of punchy, mosh–pit igniting anthems like “Bones Exposed” and “You Make Me Sick,” but the band leaves room for some more accessible material, like closing ballad “Space Enough to Grow.” Although some of the choruses feel somewhat forgettable, the group is in their element here, delivering a raw and aggressive, yet balanced and mature set of hardcore tracks that fans of the genre are sure to devour. Grade: A– Sounds Best When: Your angsty inner scene kid is begging for release Download: The aggressive and defiant “Break Free”
Music You Have To Listen To: Darkside
What do you get when you combine two guys from Brown, EDM and science fiction?
Album Review: Hospitality
"TROUBLE” Hospitality In their 2012 self–titled debut album, Hospitality sang about carefree love, fixing heartbreak with aplomb.
Haiku Reviews
“WONDERLAND” CEO Sugary and sweet Lasery electro–pop Playfully Swedish Grade: A Download: "Whorehouse" Sounds best when: Thinking about your favorite semester
Remix Wednesday: “Panama—Destroyer” (Cosmo's Midnight Remix)
Cosmo’s Midnight has blown up in the past year. Remixing everyone from Anna Lunoe to Flume, Cosmo’s applies their unique future beats feel to every song they touch.
Grammy Drinking Games
Whether you’re holed up in Huntsman or having a sofa cuddle sesh with your Sunday night hookup, the 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards give us a chance to pull out the Chardonnay. Bankers and Natty Light also acceptable.
“Mind Over Matter" by Young The Giant Review
Aside from breakout singles “Cough Syrup” and “My Body,” Young the Giant’s 2010 debut album was far from noteworthy.
Hidden Gems: Grammy Edition
“Music’s biggest night” (take a drink) seems to be all about the radio–abused mainstream artists (shoutout to our boy Jay–Z, who’s nominated nine times in seven different categories). In the spirit of fairness, here are the nominated artists who don’t share the airwaves with Taylor Swift and Rihanna. Give them a listen.
New Music Haikus
Roses are red / Violets are blue / We know you like verses / So read these haikus.
Beats at McD's
Over a period of 30 minutes, the following tracks were played at McDonald’s on 40th and Walnut streets. The cashier revealed that these lovely tunes were courtesy of “some satellite radio station.” (Tweet @34st if you have a guess—we sure don't) Allow us to break down what we heard.
