Ryan Pangilinan"A vanity label is just a logo. You have to look at what's behind that. Who are the players on that team who are pushing the product?" -- Joe McAffrey
Vee Hua 華婷婷"A lot of the new record is our reflectance on the kid's dream of rock n' roll versus the reality of it, in the experiences that we had." -- Warren Woodward
Can there be an album that’s both vanilla and likeable? For solo artist Cary Judd, that paradox has been found in his latest record, Goodnight Human. Popping off with the uptempo track, “The Apocalyptic Love Song,” most of...
"When you're younger, you kind of freak out and want people to like you. I'm glad that I don't sound like I did 15 years ago." -- Ceci Bastida
From its auspicious packaging of cute cartoon caricatures of animals, it’s easy to pass off Heart to Elk by Point Juncture, WA (who are really from Oregon) as another cutesy album made by indie rock kids that have a knack for writing songs...
"I think the timing is right right now. We're really psyched about the record, and we just felt an agreement that this was a real time to strike." -- Christopher Pappas
Allen HuangWhen it comes to pop music, bands can try to “defy convention” in a myriad of ways. Some reach for far off musical influences, seeking to add some contrived spice to their normally pedestrian songwriting. Some try to create jarring...
"I don't believe in emulation. I think we have to create our own... I don't believe that we need to have someone to copy. I'd rather take influences in a productive manner and take it in our own direction." -- Jordan "Jordy" Topf