The boys of fun.–lead singer/songwriter Nate Ruess, Jack Antonoff, and Andrew Dost–are back with their second studio album, Some Nights, which drops today. As a long time Nate Ruess fan, from his Format days, I feel qualified and obligated to review this record. People who are just beginning to listen to fun. might be
This Saturday, the 30th, Audiotisic is going down. And rocking one of the four stages (The Boombox stage, to be exact) is hip-hop new kids The Cool Kids. This Detroit/Chicago based duo will be representing that MidWest ruthlessness out in sunny SoCal. Read after the jump to find out a little more about this group,
photo credit: Kyle Johnson (official Sasquatch! Flickr page) The tenth anniversary of the Pacific Northwest’s Sasquatch! Music Festival 2011 had its ups and downs: riots broke out at the festival entrance, bipolar weather had people burning one minute and freezing the next, and many concertgoers’ tents, including my friends’, were literally ripped apart and looted
Mad Rad has declared it’s “out for stardom,” but with a return to the epic Sasquatch! Music Festival and SPIN’s claim that it’s one of Seattle’s best-kept secrets, the band may have already found it. Read on to see what all the freakin’ fuss is about…
Yes, you read the title of this blog post correctly. Arab-American hip hop artist Omar Offendum doesn’t just have the best of both worlds (c’mon, he’s waaaaaay better than Miley…) but in his album SyrianamericanA, he’s got it all: fresh beats that’ll make you dance, smart lyrics that’ll make you think, and a dynamic, worldly
Amazing things can happen when people from all walks of life come together for a common cause. I witnessed this firsthand Sunday night at the University of Oregon, where the Arab Student Union held its fifth annual Arabian Nights event at McArthur Court. The students managed to bring to the event world-renowned rapper Omar Offendum,
One characteristic of human culture is our need to classify and categorize things, mostly to distinguish or separate them from one another. Political beliefs, societal norms and religious dictations draw lines between who is our friend and who is our enemy. If we never question why such boundaries exist, we could remain at an ideological
History has shown us that certain social, economic and cultural issues will never go away. As America’s military budget exceeds the combined amount of the next ten countries, we wonder if there will ever be world peace. As civil rights continue to be trampled in the States and abroad, we wonder if the system will
BestNewBands.com Genre: Funk, Soul Mood: Party time, upbeat Just like Minneapolis seemed to deliver a slew of talented acts to BNBTV (Hastings 3000, Phantom Tails, The Goondas), Portland area bands have been gracing our internet stage, starting with The Stagger and Sway. So get your fedoras out, ’cause before us we have a group embracing