Category: USD Radio

By Haley Earl-Lynn Mylo Xyloto Coldplay Capitol Recorcs Released October 25, 2011  For fifteen years Coldplay has continued to thrill the adult alternative audience with a transforming sound. With constant comparisons to U2 and Radiohead, Coldplay fights to maintain uniqueness. The driving force behind the band’s epic success is the […]

  By Tom “Wonder Boy” Roth Castor, the Twin Dessa Doometree Records Released October 4, 2011 Margaret Wander is smart. She graduated from the University of Minnesota at age 20, earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. For a while, she worked as a medical writer. Now, she teaches at the […]

By Crystal Lynn Walter When I meet Metronomy, the England-based band, at their hotel in El Cajon, they have just arrived and are unloading their belongings, awaiting access to their hotel rooms.  I am struck, almost immediately, by their overall friendliness, wittiness, and charisma as we gather in the lobby […]

Lil Debbie Interview from USD Student Radio on Vimeo. If you’ve been anywhere near a computer lately, let alone a Tumblr page, you know one of the hottest personalities out right now is Lil Debbie. Still not familiar? Well, you better recognize! Seen alongside Kreayshawn’s mega hit video “Gucci Gucci”, […]

  By Tom Roth Jason Aldean Cricket Wireless Amphitheater Friday, October 28, 2011 In 2005, a star rose in Nashville. With the release of his debut, self-titled record, Jason Aldean began his rapid climb to country-music fame, aided by his single, “Why” which reached the number one spot on the […]

By Haley Earl-Lynn Music that gives you the chills, takes your breath away, or finds you with your jaw on the floor (despite how cliche that all sounds) is what I call eargasmic music. I don’t just throw the term eargasm around. Only some music deserves the label. Finding eargasmic […]

  By Sarah Pacitti Zee Avi UCSD’s The Loft October 16, 2011 On Sunday October 16, Zee Avi performed at UCSD’s The Loft , marking the final performance of her national tour promoting her newest album, Ghostbird. Soothing, eclectic, powerful and lively, Zee, along with her three band mates made […]

  By Marisa Dodge The Rapture The Glass House Pomona, CA Friday, October 7, 2011 Founded in New York City, The Rapture is dance-punk band that integrates influences from assorted genres consisting of post-punk, disco, rock, electronica, and acid house. On Friday Oct. 7, The Rapture filled The Glass House […]

  By Kevin Terrell Neighborhoods Blink-182 Interscope Released September 27, 2011 Blink-182? The guys that ran naked through L.A. for fun and closed out the 1999 MTV VMAs in a blaze of sparklers and dancing migets? Yeah, they’re back to together and touring in support of their new album Neighborhoods, […]

By Sarah Pacitti Portugal. The Man House of Blues September 30, 2011 “Bring It On, Man!” On Friday night, September 30, the House of Blues in downtown San Diego added another win to the list, as Portugal. The Man tore up the stage and hyped up the crowd to such […]