Month: November 2014
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The Decemberists have had a prolific career, and have maintained visibility in their genre since their debut in 2003. A string of releases later, and the band has shared “Make You Better”, from their forthcoming LP, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World. This album will be their seventh studio album. It’s also their […]
After receiving an admirable amount of attention for his last mixtape “Waking Up to Sirens,” Chris Felner has released yet another impressive compilation this past Halloween. Photo Credit: http://www.fellymusic.com/blog/?page_id=2128 This Californian native started up in 2010 and has made a name for himself by not only releasing tracks that producers and rappers can respect, but also by […]
We can spot that hair from anywhere! Yes, yes folks. SZA will be headlining this year’s FunFunFun Fest! The first lady of Top Dawg Entertainment is known for each and every single song from her critically acclaimed EP., “Z”, and there is no need for exaggeration or flattery. Fans, and fans in the making of every color, gender, and music taste […]
Popular Danish art punks Iceage are playing Fun Fun Fun Fest! Iceage may be the most interesting punk band around today. They’d hate that I’m calling them a punk band, because it’s very difficult to pin these guys down. They take from so many different places: musically, lyrically, geographically, and infuse their personality into their […]
Hey there Coogs! (And everyone else who participated)! Here at the station, we just wanted to say thanks to everyone who took part in our FFF fest ticket giveaway contests! A little over the course of a week we have given away FOURTEEN 3-DAY passes to this highly anticipated music and comedy festival taking place this […]
Yes, you heard it right! Coog Radio has partnered up with Live Nation to give away 20 PAIRS of tickets to the Bastille concert tomorrow at NRG Arena! This is your lucky day, Coogs! There are 4 ways you can win your way into the Bastille concert: 1. Comment on this blog post with your […]
During this week 23 years ago, Nirvana released their 2nd album-Nevermind. The band consisted of: Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, and Krist Novoselic. Cobain came up with the name for the album as “a metaphor for his attitude on life” and for its grammatical inaccuracy. Expectations were relatively low for the band but they surpassed these when […]
“We just can’t stop playing the scruffy psych-rock duo’s Rolling Stones-obsessed album with the appropriately exuberant title We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic.” – Entertainment Weekly Foxygen is an indie rock band from Westlake Village. California. They formed in 2005 by band members Sam France and Jonathan Rado. Their sound is very […]
Everyone’s favorite Canadian power/indie pop supergroup, the New Pornographers, are playing at Fun Fun Fun Fest! The New Pornographers (whose primary songwriting core consists of band leader and power pop statesman AC Newman, successful alt-country songstress Neko Case, and Dan Bejar of Destroyer) are basically the quintessential favorite pop band of artsy-fartsy college students (Stephen […]
I can listen to Daryl Palumbo’s voice day in and day out. A raw, fine yet guttural voice that can go from melodic to screaming in a matter of seconds. It soothes my soul and has for many years now. The first song I fell in love with was Ape Dos Mil and that will […]
Let’s all thank our lucky stars that the 2006 split up of Death from Above 1979 did not stick. The Canadian punk rock duo is made of bassist/backup vocalist Jesse F. Keeler and drummer/lead vocalist Sebastien Grainger. To start, how many drummers can pull off being the lead singer? And such a fine job Grainger […]
King Tuff is coming to Fun Fun Fun Fest! Kyle Thomas, aka King Tuff, will be gracing the festival goers with his presence on the second day of the festival, Saturday, November 8th, on the orange stage as support for Modest Mouse. King Tuff is generally one of the most recognizable names in today’s garage […]
Hello hello, this one is for people who can actually reach our office (located on the University of Houston campus, University Center North on the 2nd Floor in the Center For Student Media, you can’t miss us !) . Basically all we need you to do is to take a picture of yourself (or your […]
Electronic music lovers I’ve got some news for you, MSTRKRFT will be performing at FunFunFun Fest! I know the first thing you’re thinking, how in the world do you pronounce this spectacular electronic duo’s name and why should I bother attending their performance? MSTRKRFT (pronounced “master-craft”) is an electronic, pop-punk duo from Canada that integrates […]
G-Eazy toured around Texas the past few days. His performance at Warehouse Live made up with intensity what it lacked in duration. Sometimes, the best performances are short and sweet. Concert-goers had already packed into the spacious, yet limited venue that was Warehouse Live by the time G-Eazy began his show. DJ J Que (replacing […]
All he needs is one mic, and that mic can be found on the Blue Stage. If you haven’t guessed it from the photo above or the line before, Nas will be headlining this year’s FunFunFun Fest! A hip hop originator, Nas is known for hits such as, “One Mic”, “If I Ruled the World”, “Hate Me Now”, […]
Basically tweet or post to your favorite Fun Fun Fun Fest artists/bands and the one with the best reaction/shout-out/response from the artists/band wins ! Example – “@artist, yo I love you dog and I want to get @FunFunFunFest tickets to see you dog, so shouts outs to @CoogRadio, shout me out dog” or any message […]
Anderson .Paak just recently visited Houston with Watsky’s “All You Can Do” tour and is definitely an artist worth looking out for. Formerly known as “Breezy LoveJoy,” Anderson .Paak exploded onto the LA music scene early on with his debut album, “Cover Art.” His album contained an impressive, soulful rendition “Maps” by the Yeah […]
Run the Jewels is a fairly new American hip hop duo composed of the rappers EI-P and Killer Mike. Originally this EI-P helped produce Killer Mike’s album R.A.P. Music. in 2012 and Killer Mike appeared in EI-P’s own album called Cancer 4 Cure. A year after these releases, they combined their talents to create Run […]
