Music
Double Artist Profile: BADBADNOTGOOD and Xaphoon Jones
BADBADNOTGOOD Street: Let’s start with your name. How did you guys come up with BADBADNOTGOOD, all caps, no spaces? Matt Tavares: Before this whole band thing was even a thing, I was just writing a TV show with some of our friends, and that was the name for it.
JOSH GROBAN—“ALL THAT ECHOES”
There’s nothing Mama Scogs likes better than donning her fluffy robe, kicking back with a glass of chardonnay and rocking out to Josh Groban.
Bjork—"Bastards"
Listening to Björk’s new album, "Bastards," is a sonically–challenging experience.
Playlist of the Week: 2.4.13
Playlist 2/4 by Michelle Ma on Grooveshark
Guilty Pleasure: "Damaged"—Danity Kane
Remember that song “Damaged” by Danity Kane?
Five Stages of a Breakup: The Playlist
Breakup mixtape by arielaot on Grooveshark
Local Natives—"Hummingbird"
Kelcey Ayer belts out the opening lines of “Hummingbird,” Local Natives’ latest album, with such impassioned honesty that one might wonder if he’ll last to the end of the set.
Under the Radar
Street takes a look at the best underrated albums of 2012.
Review: Tegan and Sara—"Heartthrob"
Cue the eye roll when you hear everyone’s favorite slightly emo, girl power indie band has turned the synthpop route...just like everyone else, it seems, and to mixed effect.
Mixtape: Five Stages of a Breakup
For all of you lovebirds who broke up two weeks before Valentine’s Day, here’s Street’s homage to you.
Playlist of the Week: 1.28.13
What's groovy by arielaot on Grooveshark
Mashup of the Week: Kanye West x Kavinsky
Prepare yourself to listen to Kanye West in a way you never have before courtesy of San Diego-based music producer, Carlos Serrano.
Beats on the Street 1.25.13
Dani Castillo 2015 Lana del Rey-National Anthem Christine Rohaly 2015 Taylor Swift- I Knew You Were Trouble Duyan Quanch 2016 Fun.
Toro Y Moi — "Anything in Return"
Toro y Moi’s latest studio album, “Anything in Return,” is most strongly characterized by its subtlety.
Ra Ra Riot — "Beta Love"
While Ra Ra Riot’s first two albums were decidedly baroque, its upcoming album, “Beta Love,” takes a sharp turn into the realm of the synth, à la musicians like Passion Pit and Miike Snow.
Destiny's Child: A Pop Legend is Reborn
It's been a dark decade without our favorite girl group. We're giving them back the spotlight they deserve.
Puntal/Contrapuntal—Music Piracy
Michelle and Frida weigh in on the pros and cons of getting free music.
Guilty Pleasures: My Chemical Romance
My friend recently showed me a video where the guitarists of My Chemical Romance spent around 10 minutes attempting to explain what a power chord is.
