It’s that time of year again! No, not the holidays—finals! The time of year where students stock up on scantrons and pencils, and yet there’s that...

1994 was not a very long time ago—only 18 years—but I’m such a big fan of Weezer’s self-titled album, commonly referred to as The Blue Album, that...

The name John Lennon is one many people are aware of. Whether you’re a Beatles fan or not, you’ve heard the name Lennon somewhere before. When...

Chances are by now you’ve heard South Korean rapper Psy’s hit K-Pop song “Gangnam Style”. Maybe you heard it on the radio, or at a football game,...

Punk rock veterans NOFX have released their twelfth studio album Self Entitled last Tuesday, September 11th, and, having been an avid fan in both junior...

For me, one of the best things about living in San Diego is that the city attracts a lot of great musicians and artists--just last May the Beach Boys...

Summer break means summer road trips to Lake Tahoe with your friends, or the Grand Canyon with your family. Regardless of whom you’re road tripping with...

Were you in need of a folk-country-rock fusion album sung by a band of interesting looking hippies from Los Angeles? If so, then Edward Sharpe and the...

If there’s one band I’ve listened to that’s helped me get through some tough times, it’s Against Me! I heard of them in high school, when my friend...

It’s that time of semester again—finals are right around the corner and you probably haven’t even started studying, let alone tear the cellophane...

There was a time when Southern California could be defined by one of the most iconic rock groups of all time: The Beach Boys. Once again, the time has...

It seems as though everyone is talking about Tupac Shakur’s hologram performance at the Coachella Music Festival this Sunday. It’s a pretty amazing...

It’s a great week for New York rapper Hoodie Allen. Not only has his album All American reached the number one spot on iTunes, but in just several days...

So there’s been some talk on the interwebs about what appears to be a Beatles reboot. Paul McCartney’s son James told the BBC that he would be interested...

I’ve been a fan of Kid Cudi since my roommate introduced his first album Man on the Moon: The End of Day to me about a year ago—I had heard “Day...

Gorillaz fans rejoice, for the virtual English band has released a funky new track, with collaboration from OutKast’s Andre 3000 and James Murphy of...

When I was a kid my family used to take trips to my grandfather’s ranch in Tecate, Mexico. My cousin, who had just gotten her license, would drive us...

Ah, the Clash—dubbed “the only band that matters," and for a reason! In the 70’s and 80’s the punk rock scene was rapidly growing; American...

The first time I ever heard of Lana Del Rey was the very night she performed what critics (such as NBC anchor Brian Williams) are calling Saturday...

Jack White has been a prominent figure in the rock/blues scene for quite a while now. His role as ½ of Grammy-winning rock band The White Stripes...

I’ve never been a fan of music festivals, and for a number of reasons: the strenuous heat and cold nights, the overpriced food and water, the cigarette...

December can be an exciting time for us all, and thanks to Ohio rockers The Black Keys, it just got better. The Grammy award-winning blues-rock duo...

In light of the recent “Occupy Wall Street” protests that are taking place in New York City and 70 other cities in the U.S.—including San Diego—I...

Blink-182's "Neighborhoods" is a breath of fresh air for me. When the band released its 2003 self-titled album, I instantly fell in love with...

He was known as the quiet Beatle. He wasn’t a jokester like Ringo, or as outspoken as John, or as hungry for attention like Paul. He was just George,...

It’s happened to all of us before. You’re about to head out for school, work, or a jog, so you pop in your headphones and push play on your iPod, when...

When you hear the title, “King of Soul,” you might think of the late James Brown. Or you might think of Sam Cooke, or maybe even the Queen of Soul...

Before Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, even Madonna, and certainly before Kesha (I refuse to stylize her name with a dollar sign), there was Debbie Harry. Don’t...