Artist of the Week: Second Story Anthem
Band: Second Story Anthem Genre: Pop Punk Hometown: London, Ohio Discography: Just Bear With Me (2014) You can check out their music here.
Band: Second Story Anthem Genre: Pop Punk Hometown: London, Ohio Discography: Just Bear With Me (2014) You can check out their music here.
Music that falls more towards the pop end is something I usually avoid. It’s just something I never got fully into until now. That all changed when I heard our Artist of the Week, I first saw The Millenium play live at my college campus during our Wisco! festival and man was it intense. The … More Artist of the Week: The Millenium Interview
Band: The Millenium Hometown: Eau Claire, WI Genre: Titanic Pop, Alternative Discography: It’s So Much Friendlier (2014) Pine Hollow Sessions (2015) You can check out their Facebook and Bandcamp here.
It’s hard to make a lyric video interesting. They are usually just flashes of the words with added emphasis and transitions. Add in some unusual font or interesting movement and you have yourself a lyric video. Very rarely do you ever actually see any people in one, but Audacity’s video for Breaking Point breaks the mold, see … More Video Review: Audacity – Breaking Point
One of Eau Claire’s premier DIY rappers, Sayth has been steadily dropping singles ahead of his upcoming EP Body Pillow. Sayth packs complex issues and delves deep into some uncomfortable topics with his songs with complex lyrics and a subdued delivery. This partnered with North House’s spacey beats is a hip-hop pairing that make Macklemore and … More Review: Sayth – maybe god is afraid of us?
It is very easy to forget that The Present Age is only made up two people, brothers Isaac and Logan Lamers, when listening to their music. Even watching them live you end up forgetting there’s only two people because they play with such passion and energy. Their trick to pull this off is creating a … More Review: The Present Age – You’re Everything
If you wanted to get a small look into what being a musician and in a band is all about then Teenagers is a great place to start. Impassioned lyrics, aggressive playing style, and constant work doesn’t begin to cover what they are as a band. It’s not easy to be in a band, not … More Artist of the Week Interview: Teenagers
Band: Teenagers Genre: Punk Rock Hometown: Wausau, WI Discography: Enlightened (single), The Veggie House Demos You can check out their music on Facebook and Bandcamp.
A few weeks ago we talked to Bentley920, a rap artist out of the Fox Valley in Wisconsin. We discussed then how there isn’t a lot of hip-hop talent to be had in the area, but careful examination can find you a couple of gems, like Alexander Jay. Being a musician in and of itself … More Artist of the Week Interview: Alexander Jay
If punk really is dead, no one seems to have told The Retakes a three-piece coming out of the Minneapolis. Their music is loud, fast, upbeat, and most of all enjoyable. Like really enjoyable. The Retakes sound is like a mix of The Pixies and Jaws, hard-edged instrumentals and harmonies. It’s the kind of music … More The Retakes – Girl: EP Review