Music

In what seemed like a blink of an eye, rapper Jared Siegel dropped his last name, started hanging out with Diddy and got signed to Interscope Records.
October 28, 2009 at 10:42 pm

Rain Machine, Kyp Malone’s solo project, seems to operate under the umbrella of two different styles: the multi-instrumental sound strewn across the opening of the album and the soulful-crooner-over-guitar tone that ends Malone’s brainchild.
October 21, 2009 at 7:19 pm

“Shoot First” by Apathy, featuring B-Real and Celph Titled Apathy’s message is simple: “Shoot first, ask questions last.” This lack of apology is just part of what makes this track so damn good.
October 21, 2009 at 7:18 pm

Sometimes, the best kind of music doesn’t make sense. The Flaming Lips are veterans of testing the capabilities of listeners to piece together cohesion out of collages of musical chaos.
October 21, 2009 at 7:14 pm

My fondest memory of my Bat Mitzvah is the car-ride to the service with my brother. Instead of bestowing advice, my brother initiated me with Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). While I should have been reviewing Bat Mitzvah tunes, the album’s second cut — “Shame On A Nigga” featuring Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man and Raekwon the Chef — blasted through my ears.
October 21, 2009 at 7:12 pm

Let’s be real: your knowledge of dance music is likely quite limited. You’ve surely rocked out to “World, Hold On” at a downtown and maybe even have a Benny Benassi track on your workout playlist.
October 21, 2009 at 6:56 pm

Like just about every other member of the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah has long seemed able to pull off anything.
October 7, 2009 at 11:53 pm

“Meet Me Halfway” by The Black Eyed Peas Whether you love the Black Eyed Peas or feel ill at the very mention of Fergie, you will find something to love about “Meet Me Halfway,” the third single off of The E.N.D. The song juxtaposes Fergie’s soulful vocals with will.i.am’s auto-tuned rap verses.
October 7, 2009 at 11:52 pm

Every genre has its time and place. You may bust out the Beethoven as you’re finishing up that overdue essay, but you’d certainly hesitate to blast it at that late night rager two hours later.
October 7, 2009 at 11:50 pm

Mask and Wig Few acts on campus are as old as Mask and Wig. Founded in 1888, this band is by far the most established one you will hear at the upcoming competition.
October 7, 2009 at 11:46 pm

Last weekend, the Kia Soul Collective concert series rolled into Philadelphia. The premise was simple, if a bit odd: test-drive a Kia Soul, see free kickass concerts.
September 30, 2009 at 10:39 pm

An American Chinese “Chasing Rabbit” With a title like “Chasing Rabbit,” this track from An American Chinese’s pending debut LP, Utopian Tree, promises something like a melodic acid trip — and thankfully it delivers.
September 30, 2009 at 10:36 pm

Sometimes pushing the envelope means pulling it back a little. When crafting the newest of new, alternative music is all about innovation and experimentation.
September 30, 2009 at 10:31 pm

In a blur of breakups, overdoses and suicides, grunge died in the late '90s. What followed was a wave of aural garbage in the form of bands fronted by Eddie Vedder wannabes who just couldn’t cut it — Creed, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down and (unfortunately) the list goes on and on.
September 24, 2009 at 12:02 am

Jay-Z featuring Drake and Timbaland “Off That” Call it recession rap: in his stellar single “Off That,” Jay-Z is so over “Cris, rims, and Tims.” This is not to say that Jay isn’t flourishing.
September 23, 2009 at 11:58 pm

From the opening four-on-the-floor groove of “Time Tough” all the way to the final notes of the warm Caribbean breeze that is “Sailin’ On,” Toots & the Maytals’ Funky Kingston astounds.
September 23, 2009 at 11:57 pm

Brett Copell brettcopell@gmail.com www.trippingfranklins.com Spins electro, house The sound: Crunchy.
September 23, 2009 at 11:49 pm

Sure, The Informant! boasts an Oscar-winning director, lauded writers and a top-notch supporting cast, but its success lies squarely on the shoulders of its star, Matt Damon.
September 17, 2009 at 2:39 am

ALBUMS: Sept. 15: Beastie Boys, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 1; Drake, So Far Gone; Megadeth, Endgame; Muse, The Resistance; Nelly Furtado, Mi Plan; Porcupine Tree, The Incident. Sept.
September 17, 2009 at 1:10 am

In the world of sellable indie rock, there is a thin line between chaos and bliss. With 1988's Daydream Nation, it was as if Sonic Youth had perfected the art of balancing between the two and, to show the world, plunged headfirst into their own amps. Like a fine bottle of wine, the album should be ingested whole, but “Teenage Riot,” “Eric’s Trip” and “Trilogy” stand out as the standard bearers of Sonic Youth’s attempted aural uprising.
September 17, 2009 at 1:06 am