I recently got into these guys after hearing them… spare me… at Hot Topic (who is - fun fact - owned by Gap, Inc.) in the mall while paroozing the clearance bin. My friend Jess working behind the counter informed me that it was a band called Foxy Shazam and they just recently released their first album "Introducing Foxy." While the album is seeming a tat too poppy for my liking, i found that the Jet dance rhythms, Glassjaw overtones, and unique stylings much like the Mars Volta created a very unique sound that even my mother appreciated.

I highly…

In no particular order:

1. Rx Bandits – "Progress"
2. Thursday – "Full Collapse"
3. Unearth – "The Oncoming Storm"
4. As I Lay Dying – "Frail Words Collapse"
5. Atmosphere – "Lucy Ford"
6. Cursive – "The Ugly Organ"
7. Fear Before The March Of Flames – "Odd How People Shake"
8. Explosions In The Sky – "Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever"
9. U.N.K.L.E. – "Psyence Fiction"
10. Muse – "…

I grew up in a small town in Massachusetts right next the US's famed Halloween town, Salem. In Salem there was a small place called the Elk's club where many local artists would play, some bands even made it all the way to the big time (including Unearth and Hopesfall, who actually played in the same show together). Our New Year played here on many occasions, and many of which I went to go see myself. From their raspy vocals, to their melodic breakdowns, these guys hold a special place in my heart. I'm not sure what it is,…

I reply, "Good music. But I will readily admit I like some bad music as well." But honestly, if you can show me a song, album, or artist I have never heard of, regardless of the genre, I will absorb it for all it's worth. I am open to all types of music, and if it has good qualities I will latch onto those and listen for them throught the listening process.

Does anyone else feel this way about music?

For example, I recently heard the song Pray for plagues by bring me the horizon and at first I didn't…

Terrible I'd assume. But I'll post anyway.

So I have recently come into the possession of quite a few amazing albums by a ton of artists I have never really heard much of. Here is the list that I suggest you pick up:

1. 65daysofstatic - One Time For All Time

2. Fionn Regan - the end of history

3. The Number Twelve Looks Like You - mongrel

4. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks

5. circle takes the square - as the roots undo

6. Enter Shikari - take to the skies

7. Damien Rice - 9

8. Regina…