• Best of Rock the Bells 2010

    Best of Rock the Bells 2010

    With less than a month remaining in the summer, many of hip-hop’s living legends and cunning contemporaries assembled on South...
  • KahBang Recap

    KahBang Recap

    Last weekend, we packed up two Subarus and headed north to Bangor, Maine. What the hell goes on in...
  • Last Night at Great Scott: Tennis

    Last Night at Great Scott: Tennis

    I made a promise to myself this summer. I was going to try and listen only to songs that had...
  • Cee Lo? Is That You?

    Cee Lo? Is That You?

    Double check this new track from Cee Lo Green, aptly titled “Fuck You.” He’s been impressing the junk out of...
  • Review: Arcade Fire – Madison Square Garden – August 5, 2010

    Review: Arcade Fire – Madison Square Garden – August 5, 2010

    Both physically and symbolically, Madison Square Garden represents the center of entertainment in New York City. Elongated posters of iconic...
  • Chinato

    Chinato

    “Zack Bruell be my boyfriend, are you married?” “I want to be best friends with lardo.” These were the one-liners rolling off...
  • Beer School: The Results

    Beer School: The Results

    When I joined Ratebeer.com over a year ago, one of the first things I learned was that many more styles...
  • Concert Review: Sleigh Bells at Royale (7.22.10)

    Concert Review: Sleigh Bells at Royale (7.22.10)

    Here’s the problem with seeing Sleigh Bells in concert: There are almost no words in the English language or any...
  • Review: Dawes – Maxwell’s – July 23, 2010

    Review: Dawes – Maxwell’s – July 23, 2010

    I grew up listening to a lot of different types of music, including Motown, hip-hop, and I’m not even ashamed...