How do you describe your style? I have always considered myself to have an alternative style. Tailored grunge, if you will. It’s kind of an oxymoron, I know. No saggy pants or baggy shirts for me, just a tailored look, yet still a little grungy, Akron-esque. What has had the strongest influence on you when it comes to fashion? Definitely the music I listen to. I know that sounds cliché, but looking back on my life, it seems to be very true. I went through the metal phase, punk-rock phase, even the post-grunge, torn bootcut jeans-graphic tee-and-bandana stage. Lately, it...
In a world where $5 subs and drive-thru burgers have become the standard for lunch, one restaurant in Kent isn't sacrificing quality for speed or price. Shorty's Subs Pizza & Pub is a Quiznos-style sub shop with a twist: the meats and cheeses are all high-end New York Boar's Head, while the vegetables are all bought locally, making it a refreshing addition to an area dominated by cheap eats. After a Shorty's sub, one won't just feel full, but actually nourished. For those feeling queasy from Quizno's or sick from the Subway diet, Shorty's is a relief. For Owner David Enricco, it's n...
By Julia Kazar Experimental rock can be one of the hardest styles to get right, and to make sound good. But Thee Oh Sees seem to know exactly how to do it. And they are putting their own modern twist on psychedelic music at the same time. Their 11th album, Warm Slime, which was released in May, combines psychedelic rock, with heavy metal, and a lot of screaming to make one original album, and fans can’t seem to get enough of it. The title track off the album is also hands down the one that stands out the most. At over thirteen minutes long there is plenty of time to experiment w...
On their 11th album, "Soliloquy," Up, Bustle and Out have created an ambient mood with mellow latin funk through dubs and creative fusions. Part electronica, part jazz, part funk, "Soliloquy," combines as many different influences as one can squeeze onto an album. With reggae rhythms and multi-lingual vocals, it sounds like Carribean jazz with a twist of Latin soul. Even if you can't understand what they're saying for most of the album, the music paints a picture of laid-back beach living, with singer and actress Sevval Sam's alluring, haunting voice dominating most of the album's 13 tr...
It's hard to say anything bad about supergroup The Dead Weather. Made up of notorious guitarist Jack White, Alison Mosshart of The Kills, Dean Fertita of Queens of the Stone Age, and Jack Lawrence of the Raconteurs, the group has combined their unequivocal talents to create a monster of an album, Sea of Cowards, released May 11 by Third Man Records. Although the album consists of 11 tracks, it's relatively short. The tracks average about 3 minutes and the album itself is only about 35 minutes long. But it's so jam-packed with different styles and funky riffs that it's easy to listen to ...
By Julia Kazar Pop-punk phenoms Just Surrender are preparing to release their third full length album, Phoenix on June 22nd. The album will include two songs that were originally released on an earlier EP called “Crazy” and “Stronger Now,” as well as ten brand new songs. The latest album sounds much like the bands earlier music, with everything from screaming vocals to acoustic melodies and everything in between on it. By far the standout track on Phoenix is “Carried Away.” The song opens with some of the best acoustic guitar playing on the album, and it only continues ...
