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PHOTO REVIEW: Austin City Limits 2014 Weekend One Day Two
The second day of the Austin City Limits 2014 weekend one was quite perfect as the weather was warm but…
Jungle: The Axl Rose Story (part two)
Jungle On December 19, 1982, W. Axl Rose left Lafayette, Indiana, and all the troubles it had brought him, behind…
REVIEW: “Yellow Flicker Beat” By Lorde
Lorde followed in the steps of her celeb-bestie Taylor Swift when she contributed her cover of Tears For Fears “Everybody…
ALBUM REVIEW: Hesitant Alien by Gerard Way
A little over a year ago, when My Chemical Romance announced their break up, everyone’s inner middle school emo rock…
VIDEO: Interview with The Griswolds-Talk Chatroulette, Touring
The track, “Beware The Dog” by The Griswolds, has been dominating alt-rock radio and even topped our weekly top 10…
ALBUM REVIEW: Tyranny by Julian Casablancas + The Voidz
Is it truly necessary to go over the persona that is Julian Casablancas? Yes, he is the Strokes’ crooner who also…
Show Review: My Brightest Diamond
Monday night My Brightest Diamond mastermind Shara Worden marched into Cambridge, MA accompanied by her two bandmates, and a few…
10 Years of Green Day’s American Idiot
By nature of being artists, musicians often strive to make a certain statement with their work. Whether it be emotional,…
Throwback: Top 5 Episodes of MTV Unplugged
The following are the top five episodes of the once great, and now either totally forgotten or totally raped, depending…
Vinyl Round Up: September 19, 2014
It’s that time again folks! Time to sit back and wait for that special fizzy pop that means the needle…
Album Review: Greetings From California by The Madden Brothers
Twin brothers Benji and Joel Madden have come a long way since they first started their pop rock band Good…
Album Review: This Is All Yours by Alt-J
Alt-J spent five years as a band before releasing their debut full length “An Awesome Wave.” The album was hailed…
Appetite: The Axl Rose Story (part 1 of many)
For a man who hit his so called peak in 1991, and who disappeared for almost a decade at the…
U2unes: U2’s New Album Invades iProducts
It’s pretty much impossible to not have heard of U2. It’s especially impossible if you owned an Apple product, or…
Vinyl Round-Up: September 12, 2014
Have you been feeling an emptiness? Is there an emptiness that needs to be occupied? Hopefully B-sides can fill the…
TRACK REVIEW: Cleopatra by Weezer
2014 marked 20 years since Weezer released their eponymous debut record, better known as The Blue Album. This alt. rock outfit…
Review: Centuries by Fall Out Boy
It’s been just a little over a year since the Illinois pop-punk band came off hiatus and made a comeback…
Recap: Boston Calling Fall 2014
The 4th annual Boston Calling Festival came to a close last night, and even though things didn’t go as smoothly…
Vinyl Round-Up – 9/5/14
Rejoice audiophiles! B-Sides is here to guide you’re superior sense of musical taste. This week the round-up is populated by…
Vinyl Round-Up: August 29, 2014
As a culture, we are craving authenticity more everyday. The masses are clamoring for more things to be more genuine. Vinyl…
Vinyl Round-Up: August 22, 2014
Vinyl is really in right now. We at B-Sides have decided to compile the best records every week. We’re here…
What?! Artists Without Number One Albums
Tom Petty and Weird Al, what do they have in common? Not much, aside from the expected parody Al did…
Music Festivals: A Dying Art?
Music festivals are like mini-meccas for music lovers of a certain temperament. A weekend-long party filled with great music, interesting…
10 Best Foo Fighters Songs
The Foo Fighters recently announced they were releasing a new album in the fall of this year. Few modern rock…
Why Do We Watch Award Shows?
Everyone likes being rewarded for doing a good job at work, but not many occupations provide awards for doing such.…
9 Chicks That Rock
It’s a man’s world, but these ladies are out to prove that it wouldn’t be nothing without a woman or…
Recap: Lollapalooza 2014
Another year, another Lollapalooza in the bag. This year bore the usual draw of some of the biggest names in…
The Sophomore Slump(Or Lack Thereof?)
Kendrick Lamar took hip-hop by the horns with his 2012 mainstream debut “good kid, m.A.A.d city.” This fall promises the…
PREVIEW: Lollapalooza 2014
This coming weekend marks the 23rd year anniversary of Lollapalooza. What started as an annual tour conceptualized by Jane’s Addiction…
Weird Al’s Comeback
You might have noticed a large increase in the amount of news coverage over Weird Al Yankovic lately and unless…
Preview: Pitchfork Music Festival
Pitchfork is well know for reviewing music, but this weekend the famous music site is throwing it’s own festival at…
ON RADAR: The National Parks
Many bands are known for supporting different causes. From animal rights to helping children, but not many bands actually name…
Too Tough To Die: The Legacy of the Ramones
As you may have heard, this past weekend the world lost the last original member of punk pioneers, The Ramones.…
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