Category: Features
10 Songs Hated By Their Own Artists
Everyone has heard about Robert Plant and his well known, self-professed hatred for “Stairway to Heaven,” or Slash’s iconic lack of fondness for “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” but there’s a much longer list of artists with contempt some of their own major work. In the spirit of departing from overtly sensationalist, click-bait titles, this list…
Top 5 Abstract Hip-Hop Artists
Hip-hop is a many-headed beast. It’s incredibly hard to say what hip-hop is anymore, because the artists that rep the genre are as different from one another as they are plentiful. From the early days of hip-hop with the Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five to the bodacious Atlanta trap hip-hop artists…
Be Mine
[tps_header] It’s that time of year again. The time of flowers and chocolates and paper hearts and Googling mass-produced original Valentine’s Day gift ideas for your SO. Day or night, single or taken (or It’s Complicated), we’re here to inspire you to embrace this “holiday” with the perfect ensemble. Whatever your relationship status, this Saturday is all about…
Grammy Recap
Last night’s 57th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was not one for the books for several reasons: mainly, the lack of awards presented in the entire three-and-a-half-hour broadcast – a paltry sum of NINE out of the 83 total categories! So what happened in the other three hours that awards weren’t being broadcast? A bloated roster of performances…
2015 Grammy Predictions
The most important night in music is this coming Sunday, February 8. The purpose of the awards is to honor excellence in the music industry. While some of the nominations across several categories this year have notable snubs, here are our predictions for this year’s winners. Album of the Year: Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour While all the…
Bubbling Under: Say Lou Lou
Last year was a great year for Nordic musicians, between the breakout of Tove Lo, the release of Lykke Li’s critically acclaimed third album, the much hyped Röyksopp/Robyn EP and the inevitable breakup of The Knife. There’s certainly never a shortage of forward-thinking musical exports coming out of Sweden, with many pop music super producers…
Vinyl Mag’s Best of 2014
Best Albums Strange Desire by Bleachers and The Outsiders by Eric Church (Hannah Smith) A Toothpaste Suburb by Milo and Salad Days by Mac DeMarco (Trey Moss) The Pinkprint by Nicki Minaj, Broke With Expensive Taste by Azealia Banks, and 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole (DeShonna Johnson) The Balcony by Catfish and the Bottlemen (Jackie…
Vinyl Mag’s New Year Playlist
Happy New Year! 2014 was quite a year – pop the champagne, and let’s review.
3, 2, 1…Happy New Year!
[tps_header] It’s party time. There’s no better day to shine bright like a diamond than New Year’s, and models Eva-Christine, Megan, and Cassidy are here to show you exactly how to work your sequins and feathers, your fur and your lace. Because we all know half the fun of December 31 is what you wear. …
10 Best New Artists of 2014
This year has proved to be a milestone for many new artists in the music industry. Some of the most innovative songs have topped the charts across all genres. From Sam Smith to Sam Hunt, new artists have been bursting onto the scene since the beginning of the year and show no sign of slowing…