Underground: The Return of the Rentals
Today on Underground we are going to talk about a unique album that came out at the height of 90's in 1995 and its The Return of the Rentals by The Rentals. The Rentals is the brainchild of Matt Sharp, the former bassist of Weezer. What made the band stand out at the...
Underground: Death and “…For The Whole World To See”
Death! Ahem, Nightrider here. In this edition of Underground, we'll take a look at the album "...For The Whole World To See" by the band Death. Death is a rock band that formed in 1971 by siblings Bobby (vocals, bass), Dannis (drums) and David (guitar) Hackney....
Underground: A Son Unique
oday on underground we are going to talk about one of hip hop's unique MC that they named a style after him because he never fit or fell into any other style and the album that will never see the light of day. ODB was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan and released...
Underground: Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star
Nightrider here! In this installment of Underground, I will dive into some pieces of the album "Mos Def & Talib Kweli are Black Star" released in 1998. This album is the only album released by Black Star with their second album coming out sometime this year. Even...
Underground: Lucie,Too
As previously mentioned in the Underground segment regarding the 2018 Edition of the Fuji Rock Festival, I discovered the band Lucie,Too because of a suggestion by YouTube on my smartphone. So I decided to give them a listen to their song "Lucky." Verdict: I like it!...
MTV Unplugged
MTV was still young since it's launched on August 1, 1981, when they decided to introduce a series that would not only be very successful but also be one of the most underrated programs MTV still produces, that program is MTV Unplugged. MTV Unplugged or Unplugged for...
Fuji Rock Festival 2018
Attention! Nightrider speaking! While recovering from the San Diego Comic-Con International, my Youtube app on my smartphone suggested to me that I can watch the Fuji Rock Festival starting on Friday, July 27 and ending on Sunday, July 29. So, I watched most of the...
Underground: Piero (1969)
Nightrider speaking! The subject of this post of "Underground" is the Argentine album "Piero," released in 1969 by the Argentine singer Piero (full name: Piero de Benedictis). To the English speaking world, he is a relative unknown. But to Latin America, this album is...
Too Smart for Mainstream Music? Two landmark albums from a group you’ve never heard of: Little Brother
Ahoy Me Mateys Captain Cats here! Little Brother, who are they and why I am writing about a group you may never hear of? A better question would be why haven't you have listened to them? This group was formed back in 2001 in North Carolina with rappers Phonte and Big...
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