GROUPLOVE'IN

“Whatever you do, just make sure you’re being creative and doing sh*t with your hands!”, Grouplove frontrunner Hannah Hooper said to a crowd of young adults as they listened on Tuesday, September 2nd at the Masquerade Music Park in Atlanta, Georgia. Grouplove is an alternative rock band based out of sunny California that reps hippie vibes and a message to push all of their fans to keep art alive. Consisting of lead vocals and guitar by Christian Zucconi, vocals and keyboard by Hannah Hooper, bass guitar by Daniel Gleason, guitar by Andrew Wessen, and drums by Ryan Rabin, this band is always sure to put on a performance that will leave your ears buzzing for days post performance.

SPOTLIGHT ARTIST: SCOTT HELMAN

There are no words to describe just how amazing the guy who makes this music is. NO WORDS. I found out a few weeks ago and I’m already obsessed with his music. I don’t usually rave about musicians, but Scott Helman blew me away when I heard his original songs. His music is so raw and deep that it feels like a flesh wound (I’m saying this with a positive connotation just wait for it) that you never want to heal because the burn is too good (told you).  

PIANO LULLABIES

Boston – Augustana

Between You And I – Every Avenue

Why I’m Home – Go Radio

MUSIC AND MOVIES: A TALE OF TWO FRIENDS

Could you imagine Fight Club ending with a song other than Pixies’”Where is my Mind?” The Wayne’s World car sequence without Queen’s legendary “Bohemian Rhapsody?” Titanic wouldn’t be the same without the Celine Dion classic “My Heart Will Go On.” Great flicks rarely lack remarkable songs, scores, or soundtracks. They simply go hand in hand.

HOW DO YOU ANSWER A QUESTION LIKE THAT?

It was one of those uncomfortable instances in class when the teacher confronts you with the demand of telling the class a fact about yourself. As a college freshman, I assumed those silly icebreakers were over and done with, but as I sat in class and listened to the students share facts about themselves, I realized it wasn’t. 

WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER STARTS

Did that title work? Probably not, it was supposed to be a witty reference to Green Day, aka music (duh), but it didn't really work, at all, did it? Ahh well, moving on.

Now, of course bands and artists all around the world, all year round, are touring their butts off. However, it's come to my attention that around this time of the year, when for most people summer is coming to an end and school is on it's way to take up all of your 'watching Netflix and eating' time once again, that these said bands and artists decide to announce tours. I, for one, find this time of the year very hard because of this reason. I don't have a lot of money to my name so an excessive amount of gigs and concerts isn't really an option. But I'm here to let you all know what bands/tours you should definitely check out.

HARRY STYLES WAS MY PHONE BACKGROUND

We’re friends right? If you’re taking the time to read this, then I consider us friends. And as friends, I’ll give you a free pass to know a little bit about my obsessive One Direction phase. Now, let me establish that I still really do enjoy One Direction’s music and them as people, but I am nowhere near the level of extreme craziness that I was my freshman and sophomore year of high school. But my music taste changes as much as the trends do, so I thought I’d tell you a little bit about a transition in music taste that many others have had as well.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard of the band The 1975. And for all of you that have been living under a rock, you probably listen to Top 40 hits radio stations. Most likely, you’ve heard of their song “Chocolate” which is most definitely, not about chocolate. But there is a reason that I’m bringing up two music groups that are from completely different genres, they have more in common than you think. 

TRXYE ALBUM REVIEW

On June 26 of this year, Youtube phenom Troye Sivan announced that he signed a record deal with EMI Australia. Little did his loyal fans know that he had actually been signed with this record label since June 5, 2013. This deal included an EP entitled TRXYE to be released on August 15, 2014. Fans went crazy over this news. An internet campaign in support of this music release went viral with thousands of fans switching their Twitter profile pictures to mock ups of the TRXYE album cover with pictures of themselves dawning a blue filter and a red dash over their eyes stating the EP’s title. 

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LAUNCH DATE: AUGUST 28TH, 2014