Nick Porcaro

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Album Review: Kanye West, ‘The Life of Pablo’

Nick Porcaro - February 16, 2016

Note: I will not be discussing any of the songs following “Wolves”, as Kanye himself labeled them bonus tracks at the end of “30...

Album Review: A Head Full of Dreams

Nick Porcaro - December 8, 2015

Once upon a time, Coldplay made us wait three years between albums. This sort of creative hibernation allowed the band to tour the world...

The Front Bottoms Bring the Party to Irving Plaza | October 2015

Nick Porcaro - November 20, 2015

The Front Bottoms. If you're from Jersey, you know how far these guys have come. I can remember seeing them in 2011 opening up...

Jason Vena & Ryan Zwiefelhofer of Acceptance on Reuniting, New Music

Nick Porcaro - June 2, 2015

My sister and I have drastically different musical palates, but one of the few bands we can agree on is Acceptance. This pop-rock sextet...

Album Review: Kendrick Lamar, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’

Nick Porcaro - March 24, 2015

“See a lot of y’all don't understand Kendrick Lamar Because you wonder how I could talk about money, hoes, clothes, God and history all in...

Album Review: Drake, ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’

Nick Porcaro - February 16, 2015

When the dialogue surrounding a Platinum-selling, Grammy-winning rapper’s new surprise project primarily concerns the backstage drama surrounding its price point, that’s a problem. (Don’t...

Pop-Break Live: CMJ Music Marathon 2014 – Day 1

Nick Porcaro - October 22, 2014

Tuesday, October 21st marked the first day of my first-ever CMJ experience. Keeping with the weeklong Music Marathon tradition of discovering breaking new artists,...

Album Review: Jenny Lewis, ‘The Voyager’

Nick Porcaro - August 5, 2014

Sure, I could say Jenny Lewis tends to shove awkward, long-winded phrases into ill-fitting melodies on The Voyager. I could point out how her...

Pop-Break Live: XPoNential Festival 2014, Day 3

Nick Porcaro - August 5, 2014

The final day of XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru featured perhaps the strongest performances and the largest crowds of an already jam-packed weekend. Philly...

Pop-Break Live: XPoNential Fest 2014, Day 1

Nick Porcaro - July 30, 2014

What a weekend. This year’s XPoNential Music Festival presented by Subaru played host to an excess of the typical classic rock, folk, country and blues...