By: John Campbell Wednesday, September 4 Welcome back to Oakland University for the 2019/2020 year! It’s good to be back, and to celebrate the start of this school year, I’m going to write a review for an album I reviewed on a live show last year. This album more than deserves a full-length review, and …
In Flames – I, The Mask
Wednesday, March 27 By: John Campbell The Swedish Metal Band In Flames has released their 13th album titled “I, The Mask”.The once great pioneers of melodic death metal have proven themselves time and time again, andhave continued their venture into the future by carving their unique sound into the vast genre of metal. Going into this album, I had …
Dido – Still On My Mind
Monday, March 25 By: John Campbell English songwriter Dido has stepped back into the studio yet again to release her latest record “Still On My Mind”. Dido is typically a solo artist, writing music to emphasize her ability to pour her heart into singing, and this album is no different. One of the first things to notice going …
Weezer – Weezer (Black Album)
Tuesday, March By: John Campbell Weezer, the American Rock Band hailing from Los Angeles has had a wide spanning and diverse career over the 2000s. They’ve had their ups and downs over the years but have produced a lot of music. As of March 1st, 2019, they’ve released their 6th self-titled studio album, this time going with the color …
The Claypool Lennon Delirium – South of Reality
Monday, March 4 By: John Campbell Legendary Primus Bassist Les Claypool and Sean Lennon (yeah, the son of John Lennon) of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger have released their sophomore album titled South of Reality. The Claypool Lennon Delirium was formed from the brief downtime between Primus and TGSTT. Claypool and Lennon got together and …
Dream Theater – Distance Over Time
Wednesday, February 27 By: John Campbell Dream Theater has spent the last nine years seemingly unsure of itself and how it wanted to sound. After the departure of their former drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy, the band has had a lot more polarizing effects on listeners, due to the newer drummer Mike Manginibeing a different person and the …
Emancipator – Soon It Will Be Cold Enough
Monday, February 25 By: John Campbell American Producer Emancipator would take up the mantle of Electronic Artist in 2006 with his self-released full-length LP titled Soon It Will Be Cold Enough. Not long after his self-release would he be discovered by none other than Hydeout Productions, a prolific label owned by the legendary Japanese Producer Nujabes. This album is the debut of …
Juliana Hatfield – Weird
Sunday, February 24 By: John Campbell Juliana Hatfield, American singer and songwriter and primarily solo artist adds another full length album to her well rounded thirty-plus year career in music. “Weird” is a great addition to the Rock genre. This album appealed to me in a couple of ways, and I was not let down but this musical veteran. Going into this album, I …
Dream Theater – Images and Words
Friday, February 15th By: John Campbell Looking back in time, the American progressive metal band Dream Theater has had such a fulfilling career. Taking cues from their greatest inspirations such as Rush, Pink Floyd and Iron Maiden, Dream Theater has composed technically impressive pieces of progressive metal throughout their career. Starting under the name Majesty in 1985, the band built their …
Toro y Moi – Outer Peace
February 14th By: John Campbell Chaz Bear, once at the forefront of the Chillwave movement circa 2011-2012 once again gives us another LP to kick off 2019. This LP “Outer Peace” aims at elements commonly blended together by the very popular Daft Punk and captures some of the relaxing essence of Chillwaveonce more. Given my infatuation with artists like Emancipator and Washed Out, I held highexpectations of an album with …