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MusicReview: Kid Cudi – IndicudAfter Kid Cudi stopped smoking weed and decided to make a rock album, critics and fans began to question whether his music would ever be as successful as his early releases.Mikey Unruh · May 16, 2013MusicReview: King Tuff – “Was Dead”Was Dead , both then and now, is sublime garage rock. It combines lo-fi vocals with heavily distorted riffs and a surfy, often arpeggiated rhythm guitar. It is more laid-back than King Tuff, and fans who only know Thomas from his 2012 release will be pleasantly surprised by this rerelease.Austin Wulf · Apr 30, 2013MusicReview: Robotic Pirate Monkey – “The Booty Snatch EP”The Booty Snatch EP , released on March 13th, consists of five tracks full of groovy electronic melodies and heavy bass.John Hann · Apr 23, 2013MusicReview: Phoenix – “Bankrupt!”Phoenix is such a delight. If you are having a crappy day and you need something to pick you up, and keep you up, try out their new album Bankrupt!James Garcia · Apr 16, 2013MusicReview: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper – “Ripely Pine”Assuming the moniker of Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and releasing her first album on February 19th of this year, Aly Spaltro has traded in her modesty for an all-out musical declaration. Ripely Pine is an album made for playing with volume all the way up.Sean Hunter · Apr 9, 2013MusicReview: Vondelpark – “Seabed”Vondelpark’s newest endeavor and full-length LP, Seabed , dropped April 1st on R & S Records and moves just like its clever title implies. Vondelpark floats through the ten-track album like they are walking on the bottom of the ocean floor.Jed Murphy · Apr 2, 2013MusicReview: Epoch When – “GRIM”Epoch When is a lyricist and producer out of Fort Collins who has been growing a fan base across Colorado.John Hann · Mar 29, 2013

MusicReview: Grits & Gravy – “Symphony”Last month, G&G dropped another addition to their growing discography with their latest EP titled Symphony . Just when you thought things couldn’t get any better, the pair takes a whole new approach to hip-hop by incorporating the style and feel of major symphonic works, tastefully combined with the drive and flow that they are so well known for.Craig Basarich · Mar 26, 2013MusicReview: The Strokes – “Comedown Machine”Comedown Machine sounds like Angles version 2.0, but that’s what they said about Room on Fire after Is This It . Personally, I think if you’re on to something juicy, keep squeezing. You can get the highly-anticipated fifth The Strokes album March 26th.James Garcia · Mar 19, 2013MusicReview: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – “Push the Sky Away”Hot off the heels of his 2012 film Lawless , Nick Cave returned to the studio with his most successful career project, The Bad Seeds. Push The Sky Away was released on February 18th and features some of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ most cinematic music to date.Sean Hunter · Mar 12, 2013MusicReview: American Tomahawk – “So So Slowly, The History of a Perfect Spiral”Lead by Ault, Colorado native and Los Angeles, California resident Adam Halferty, American Tomahawk is a dream-like voyage that tells the story many people are living.Jed Murphy · Mar 5, 2013MusicReview: Anchorage – “Patience”Some may be familiar with the old version of Anchorage, the hardcore/metal outfit that has graced Greeley and all of northern Colorado with their sounds for over four years.Lucas Wingfield · Feb 26, 2013FeaturesStarfucker Spins New Album Live on WebStarfucker (STRFKR) released their latest album, Miracle Mile , yesterday (Feb.James Garcia · Feb 20, 2013MusicReview: Rhythmic Fuzz – “Rhythmic Fuzz”At its core, Rhythmic Fuzz’s self-titled album is a reggae hip-hop album.Jed Murphy · Feb 18, 2013FeaturesReview: Buke & Gase – “General Dome”Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez make up the inventive duo from New York, Buke & Gase.Jordan Wood · Feb 12, 2013MusicReview: FIDLAR – “FIDLAR”Step aside, LMFAO; the real party rock has arrived.Austin Wulf · Feb 5, 2013MusicReview: Pearl Necklace – “Soft Opening”Straight out of the Brooklyn electronic music scene, Bryce Hackford and Frank Lyon make up the band Pearl Necklace.Jordan Wood · Jan 22, 2013MusicReview: Lydia – “Acoustics ’12”It is rare for a band to produce two albums in less than two years, but Lydia hates to disappoint.William Woods · Jan 22, 2013MusicReview: David Leonard – “To and From”Leonard’s 2011 debut album, consisting of pleasant classical guitar noodling, is something you listen to after the end of a long day to unwind.Jay Wallace · Jan 15, 2013MusicReview: Juvenile – “Juvie Tuesday”“Juvie Tuesday” is the first mixtape or album release since June for the 37-year-old rapper from New Orleans, Juvenile. What makes it so unique is that it features members from Cash Money’s group Hot Boys, such as Lil Wayne and Birdman, who have not rapped together in years.John Hann · Jan 15, 2013