“Songs of Praise” by Shame – Review
Review by John Wright Score: 8/10 Spare a thought for the modern British band. The tides of pop music in the 20th century saw a whole run of bands from all over jolly...
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“See You Around” by I’m With Her – Review
Review by Sean Bailey Score: 9/10 Writing a review of a band’s first album is a difficult balancing act of music critique and analysis of the band itself. In light of that,...
“The Operators” by Wei Zhongle – Review
Review by Spencer Smith. Score: 8/10 Wei Zhongle is a four-piece, Chicago group comprised of guitar, drums, fretless bass, and electric clarinet, making frantic, avant-rock music. The project is a collaboration between clarinetist,...
“Another Music in a Different Kitchen” by Buzzcocks – 40th Anniversary Retrospective
By John Wright The Buzzcocks are the best first wave Brit-punk band, and quite possibly the best first wave punk band period. I’ll hear arguments for The Damned in the first...
WPTS Spring Break Series – Favorite Local Artists
By Stevie Priller Today for the WPTS Spring Break Series, we asked staffers that are not from the Pittsburgh area about their favorite hometown musicians. Sam Taylor, whose hometown is less than...
WPTS Spring Break Series – Firsts
By Stevie Priller Hey y’all! Today for WPTS’ Spring Break Series, we asked some of our staffers about their first album purchases and first concert experiences, and if they have any regrets about...
Best of the Semester (So Far) – A WPTS Music Special Feature
By John Wright Ah, Spring break… that magical time of the year where we get just a tantalizing taste of the freedom Summer brings to propel us through the last month and a...
“Cranberry” by Hovvdy – Review
Review by Alyssa Davidson Score: 6/10 Cranberry is the second album released by the Austin-based band Hovvdy. This was one of the most highly anticipated bedroom pop releases of 2018, and I have...
“Drool” by Nnamdi Ogbonnaya – Friday Featured Review
Review by Dustin Butoryak Score: 9/10 Drool, the first major label release (Father/Daughter Records) from Chicago’s multi-talented musical savant Nnamdi Ogbonnaya, covers so much ground in under 40 minutes that I literally don’t...
Barlow Live Show Review and Video
Article by Emma Cave Filmed by Arthur Mueller and Ben Hoover Audio by Evan Lawrence This review is brought to you by For whatever reason, spring semester seems to be flying by at the...
