Rachel Lux

Contributions

A conversation with Panic! At The Disco's Brendon Urie

In July, Panic! At The Disco guitarist Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker announced they were parting ways with vocalist Brendon Urie and drummer Spencer Smith to form the Young Veins. Urie and Smith are soldiering on as P!ATD, but we still had plenty of questions. Namely, are band splits ever really amicable? What’s the […]

Chalkboard Confessional: P.O.S.

A long time ago, probably in a blog far, far away, someone said hip-hop artist P.O.S. hated mainstream rap. While that statement isn’t exactly true (Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg top his list of favorite emcees), P.O.S. (will be the first to tell you that a lot of what’s on the radio is “boring-ass garbage.” […]

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band Outer South This time last year, Conor Oberst was busy springing “firsts” on Bright Eyes fans: his first solo album in more than a decade (Conor Oberst); his first release on Merge Records, rather than long-time homebase Saddle Creek; and his first disc with backing musicians, the Mystic […]

Digital age-y-ness

Last night I went to see Forever The Sickest Kids at the Grog Shop. The show was insane–sold out to the rafters, and the band had to stop after every song to tell people to do the country dance "take three steps back" to save the girls up front from getting crushed.  After spending time with these […]

The All-American Rejects- When The World Comes Down

When The World Comes Down The All-American Rejects have stayed busy in the three years that have passed since the release of Move Along. Aside from touring, they’ve collectively launched record labels and clothing lines, acted for TV and film, played on other bands’ albums and even hopped in the producer’s seat. Yet somehow, the […]

Rookie Of The Year

Rookie Of The Year Sweet Attention [2.5/5] Technically their second album as a full band, Rookie Of The Year (who started in 2002 as Ryan Dunson’s solo project) continue to explore various effects and layers as on their 2006 effort, The Goodnight Moon. However, instead of adding levels of diversity to their indie-pop stock pot, […]

9 Songs For The Poll Line

Okay, Nov. 4 is finally here. You’re all registered to vote, you have enough ID on your person to travel internationally and you even brought a cheat-sheet of all the local issues that will be tacked on to your presidential ballot. You are ready to get in the booth, participate in democracy, and leave with […]

PSA From Rachel

So, we are officially less than a month away from the presidential election. Regardless of your political affiliation, I think everyone is ready for some kind of change, and it's a very exciting time in the history of our country. No matter who wins in November, history will be made.  If you're 18 or older, you NEED to register to vote. […]

The Academy Is...- Fast Times At Barrington High

The Academy Is… Fast Times At Barrington High There’s no getting around the fact that the Academy Is… write catchy pop songs. A cursory listen of their third full-length album, Fast Times At Barrington High, and any number of hooks could be stuck in your head. From the repetitive “forever young” line (“Summer Hair = […]
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