Nick Porcaro

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Album Review: Ab-Soul, ‘These Days…’

The self-proclaimed “abstract asshole”, rapper Ab-Soul’s dexterous wordplay and druggy paranoia separate him from Black Hippy cohorts Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and ScHoolboy Q....

Interview: The Hold Steady

Brooklyn rockers The Hold Steady are celebrating their tenth anniversary as a band in a big way. First they commemorated the milestone in February...

Album Review: Mastodon, ‘Once More ‘Round the Sun’

"HEY! HO! LET'S FUCKING GO! HEY! HO! LET'S GET UP AND ROCK 'N ROLL!" I’m not quoting some twisted version of “Blitzkrieg Bop” but rather the...

Album Review: Fucked Up, ‘Glass Boys’

Glass Boys is an album by Fucked Up. There are massive, suffocating riffs pounded out by a triple threat of guitar players. Vocalist Damian...

Album Review: Röyksopp & Robyn – ‘Do It Again’

Norwegian electronic group Röyksopp and Swedish pop queen Robyn have a recent history of successful collaborations, so it wasn't exactly a surprise when the...

Album Review: Coldplay, ‘Ghost Stories’

Context is everything when it comes to Coldplay. Ever since 2005's X&Y the post-Britpop juggernaut perfected the craft of the dramatic, big-budget concept album,...

Album Review: The Hold Steady, ‘Teeth Dreams’

In a Rolling Stone article about Teeth Dreams, The Hold Steady’s sixth release in just ten years, frontman Craig Finn admitted the band was...

Album Review: Foster the People, ‘Supermodel’

You think you know Foster the People? You have no idea. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mark Foster formed Foster the People following a middling career as...

Album Review: Rick Ross, ‘Mastermind’

It's hard out here for a bawse. Life's been anything but smooth for Rick Ross since 2010's stellar Teflon Don. First he suffered two...

Album Review: ScHoolboy Q, ‘Oxymoron’

It must be said: Black Hippy is the most consistent rap crew out there. And really, who else can even be considered competition? Kanye...

Album Review: Periphery, ‘Clear’

For all the talk of “experimentation” surrounding Periphery’s latest effort, the band rests on their laurels for most of Clear’s 30-minute runtime. There’s still...

Album Review: Los Lonely Boys, ‘Revelation’

Los Lonely Boys are back again with their form of self-branded ‘Texican’ rock ’n’ roll, but was anyone aware of their absence in...

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