The Plain White T’s eighth studio album “Parallel Universe” sits at the intersection of heartbreak and catchy synthesized beats. Released Friday by Fearless Records, this album acts as a slight departure from the band’s typical sound.Where the...

Many artists appear to be altering their sound to suit pop music standards. Groups like Maroon 5 exemplify this best because their first album is noticeably different from their newest one. This dramatic change makes it difficult to believe a groups originality...

Justin Timberlake has created another awesome CD. After a seven-year break from music, Timberlake finally released his third album, “The 20/20 Experience.” This CD is like nothing I have ever heard from Timberlake before. Each song averages around...

My colleague Jack Baker is right and wrong. Yes, Rebecca Black's "Friday" is a bad song, but I would never say it is "the epitome of everything that is wrong with music."If anything, Rebecca Black is a copycat. She's taking what she sees as being popular...

For a band whose biggest hit is entitled "Sleepyhead," Passion Pit gave an energetic show Thursday night at the Convocation Center. Glowsticks could be seen waved back and forth, as the crowd danced to consistent beats of synth-fueled dance rock. Fueled...

Wastelanders is the one-man side-project of Dean Costello of Chicago metal mainstays Harpoon, and his newest record, "Wastelanders II: Cosmic Despair" is about to be re-released this fall. To use the word "ethereal" in describing Wastelanders would sell...