Year: 2014

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Flying Lotus has produced yet another critical and sure-to-be-popular hit with his newest album, You’re Dead! The album begins by showcasing collaborating bassist Thundercat’s skills in the first five tracks, up to “Never Catch Me” feat. Kendrick Lamar. Those tracks help establish the musical tone of the album: fusion jazz first, and dreamy hip-hop second. […]

  The Student Program Board has outdone themselves this time by bringing Big Sean to our campus for Homecoming! He will be performing live in concert at Cullen Performance Hall on November 7th at 8:00 PM. Doors open at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available for purchase ONLY for Coogs for $30, $20 or $10. Each […]

All images are provided by The Houston Metal Project. These images are copyright by The Houston Metal Project and may not be used without permission.   By Rick Custer

The Black Lips, a punk garage rock band formed in Georgia and going strong since 1999, will be performing in Austin Texas at FFFF. The Black Lips think of themselves as entertainers more than musicians. Cole Alexander, singer and guitarist for the Black Lips, will gladly get a crowd dirty for shock value. In the […]

Despite its status as one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed of the metal subgenres, death metal often gets marginalized by the community at large. This probably explains its often noticeable absence from some of the bigger summer concert tour festivals such as Mayhem Fest and the now-defunct Ozzfest. There is the major […]

FunFunFun Fest is just around the corner and the electronic duo, The Presets, will be performing on the blue stage Saturday, November 8th. The Presets is the name of the Australian musicians, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes. They met in 1995 at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and have been together ever since. After joining […]

Decked out in a crystallized blue and black suit, and sporting her long blonde hair loose around her shoulders, Australian rap sensation Iggy Azalea thundered across the stage at Houston’s Bayou Music Center this past weekend, Friday October 3rd. A flurry of fans of all ages awaited her since the early hours of the evening […]

Tomorrow, we will be celebrating our 5th Birthday at the Lynn Eusan Park! Our friends over at Student Video Network have shared this video to get us excited! See you then.      

Ho-luuh, Ho-luuh, Ho-LUP!  Wiz Khalifa will soon be in a town near you. The “We Dem Boyz” rapper will be headling this year’s FunFunFun Fest!  Wiz just recently graced Houston with his Under the Influence of Music tour, and of course, the best university radio station on the planet received an exclusive inside look.  Enough about us, it […]

Oh great.  These guys. The upstanding gentleman you see pictured above you is none other than Sean McGuinness, drummer for noise rock four-piece Pissed Jeans, and he’s looking to barf all over his drumkit in front of thousands at Fun Fun Fun Fest.  They’ll be supporting Rocket From the Crypt on Sunday, November 9th, on […]

Ty Dolla $ign is making his way to Houston next Friday, October 3rd! He will be supported by up and coming rapper, Lil Bibby at Warehouse Live! Roxxx Ciy will have your way in to the show FOR FREE! Tune in from 7- 9 PM today! If you would rather by your tickets, purchase them […]

35 years ago on this day, the incomparable Gary Numan released his seminal album, The Pleasure Principle, in the United States.  Driven by singles such as “Complex” (which hit #6 in the UK) and his signature song “Cars” (#1 UK, #9 US), Gary Numan and The Pleasure Principle were massively important to synth driven music becoming […]

Another month, another Hidden Volume single.  This time, it’s Philadelphia’s favorite sons, the Improbables. “Bad Vibrations” effortlessly melds surf rock guitar with the classic English beat sound (primarily due to the simple, steady, bouncy drumming).  The intro is fantastic, opening with a classic-sounding riff and tambourines that tickle your eardrums.  “Bad Vibrations” is just another […]

This Sunday November 9th, New York sensation Sky Ferreira will be performing at Austin’s very own Fun Fun Fun Fest. With her seductive vocals, neo goth style and new wave, pop rock-y jams she will be showing Texas what New York youth and music is all about. At only twenty two, Ferreira began her career […]

Bandaged with melancholic lyricism, raw tunes and battered emotion, The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s front woman, Karen O dropped her mesmerizing debut album earlier this week. Released on Cult records, the artist wrote the album when she was twenty-seven, between the years of 2006-2007. Karen O isn’t afraid to be herself; she creates music because it […]

The first band, In Memory Of, was obviously well known and well liked by the audience. Right before they began playing the audience cheered at an almost deafening level and girls were proclaiming their love for the members. They began with very upbeat, energetic songs that showcased the singer’s mastery of clean and unclean vocals […]

The War on Drugs On Saturday, September 27th, The War on Drugs, supported by Califone, will be playing at House of Blues Houston! The War on Drugs have been around for awhile, but recently they’ve received a great deal of buzz due to their most recent album, this year’s Lost In the Dream, which has […]

Squarepusher, the stage name of electronic music composer Tom Jenkinson, made an awesome album in 1998 called Music is Rotted One Note.  The album’s songs, both technically complex and experimental (a hallmark of Squarepusher’s signature sound),  are all composed by Tom Jenkinson. Jenkinson really is a one-man show on his recordings as he also plays all the […]

  This Halloween, in one of Houston’s most cherished, premier concert venues, perhaps the most promising up and coming DJ in the music world will be fueling what will be a night charged with nonstop dancing and unforgettable fun. Starting at nine pm, this jam packed event will be one you don’t want to miss. Performing alongside DJ […]

Popular Brooklyn independent record label Sacred Bones Records is even busier than usual right now, with four major releases coming up, each of which is carrying enormous promise. On October 14th, the label will be releasing both death industrial/power electronics artist Pharmakon’s sophomore album, Bestial Burden, as well as Austin post-anarcho-punk band Institute’s debut EP, Salt. […]


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