By Sarah Pacitti Fleet Foxes’ newest album, Helplessness Blues, released May 3 is a melodic, folksy masterpiece. The lyrics are moving and poetic, and the variation of sound is all together powerful – a true personal reflection in its entirety. Lead singer Robin Pecknold’s soothing yet forceful voice resembles […]
Read moreStop by M-Theory Music in North Park tomorrow (5/3) to pick up a sweet limited edition copy of Seattle folk favorites, Fleet Foxes new album. The LP, “Helplessness Blues” streets tomorrow, and M-Theory has the swag courtesy of Sub Pop Records! Swag Includes: Vinyl LP copy of “Helplessness Blues” – […]
Read moreBy Sarah Jorgensen I personally long for a more romantic time when a train ride was the most expedient way of crossing the country; airplanes simply do not allow passengers an intimate view of the landscape they are quickly crossing. In fact, railroad tours used to be a major […]
Read moreSupport USD Associated Students, and don’t miss the second annual, Olé Music Festival in the JCP this Thursday, May 5th! The lineup features Taking Back Sunday, and Mike Posner. Taking Back Sunday has been a mainstay in the American rock landscape since 1999. They’ve released 4 studio albums and caught […]
Read moreBy Tom Roth It’s always exciting to watch a band rise to stardom and that’s exactly what is happening with indie LA band, Foster the People. Formed in 2009 by Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, and Cubbie Fink, the group has blown up in the last few months. Starting with […]
Read moreBy Tom Roth It is impossible to do a casual review of Atmosphere. In fact, approaching Atmosphere casually in any regard is almost as inappropriate as describing Inception as a movie about dreams. With a canon of albums reaching back to 1997, Atmosphere established themselves as one of […]
Read moreUSD Radio spoke with Jesse Flemming, one of the creators of the infamous Do Lab collective. They discussed Coachella, Lightning In A Bottle, sustainability, and music. Be sure to check out The Do Lab’s music festival incarnation, Lightning In A Bottle, May 27-30th in Silverado, CA. By: Chuck Cartwright […]
Read moreUSD Radio’s Chuck Cartwright checks out NME’s “Best Live Act”, Biffy Clyro. The band headlined an installment of the FM 94.9 “About the Music” concert series at The Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach on 4/14. By: Chuck Cartwright From the very first note that came from Simon Neil’s guitar, […]
Read moreTom “Wonderboy” Roth is studying in Dubai, contributing concert and album reviews to USD Radio. Denver-based rap group Air Dubai was too appropriate not to review. Read on for his take on their latest album, Wonder Age. By: Tom “Wonderboy” Roth When Flobots updated their social media outlets with the […]
Read moreFive Minutes with The Hood Internet’s Steve Reidell: USD Radio caught up with The Hood Internet’s Steve Reidell before his performance at UCSD’s The Loft on February 22nd. Who would have thought Dead Prez worked well with Grizzly Bear, or Rusko and Soulja Boy… even DMX and The XX? By: […]
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