Email Author Nick Murray

2013 Stories by Nick Murray

• ONE LAST KISS

  published March 13, 2013

  Few could have predicted that 16 years 
after first arriving on our TRLs, Z100s, and Top 40s, this missundaztood pop star would be not only... More >>

• LEADERS OF THE OLD SCHOOL

  published February 20, 2013

  In an era of automated radio playlists and MCs rapping over mp3s, the great hip-hop DJs from years past still stand tall, and for your dancing... More >>

• POP PRINCESS

  published March 13, 2013

  If the 2010s have produced a better pop single than Sky Ferreira’s “One,” we’ve yet to hear it. Just 18 when the song was... More >>

• Sibling Rivalry

  published March 6, 2013

  On “Latch,” the first single from British house duo Disclosure, the brothers Lawrence use dubstep wobbles sparingly but effectively.... More >>

• IN A SMALL TOWN

  published March 6, 2013

  If he weren’t already a singer, Craig Morgan would make a good subject for a country song: Born in Tennessee, this married father of four... More >>

• KINGS OF DANCEHALL

  published March 6, 2013

  When it comes to dancehall dons Beenie Man and Mr. Vegas, few have been so good for so long. The former was still a child when he released his... More >>

• EAST VILLAGE VICE

  published March 6, 2013

  If you have trouble listening to Kavinsky’s music (specifically the Lovefoxxx collaboration “Nightcall”) without seeing Ryan... More >>

• HERE'S YOUR FUTURE

  published March 6, 2013

  Although the Thermals’ overtly political lyrics might be a tad too painfully reminiscent of a college open-mic night, their pop-punk hooks... More >>

• FREESTYLE FELLOWSHIP

  published February 27, 2013

  Though it was once called the next hip-hop (or Latin hip-hop, as if Puerto Ricans hadn’t been out jamming with Herc since day one), the... More >>

• JUNIOR MAFIA

  published February 27, 2013

  Like all good blockbusters and brands, Swedish House Mafia have a bankable 
tagline: Goosebumps never lie. Of course, that old truism... More >>

• ENDLESS LOVE

  published February 27, 2013

  Prom sucked, right? It was overpriced, your arch-nemesis wore the same dress, and the 
music was terrible. Then again, how would I know? I... More >>

• FRESH TO DEATH

  published February 27, 2013

  From local, underground bounce classics like UNLV’s Uptown 4 Life to global, platinum-selling records like Juvenile’s 400 Degreez... More >>

• OFF THE WALL

  published February 20, 2013

  It’s the sort of debate that could spawn many a blog post or barroom argument: Who was better, the King of Pop or the Purple One? The man in... More >>

• O LET'S DO IT

  published February 20, 2013

  He is a giant teddy bear of a man whose name combines a Muppets reference with the sound guns make when they unload their ammo. He is an... More >>

• ON THE BEATBOX

  published February 13, 2013

  Just Blaze, house producer at Jay-Z and Dame Dash’s Roc-A-Fella, changed the sound of hip-hop, bringing back soul samples at a time when... More >>

• SONGS OF LOVE

  published February 13, 2013

  While Bronx-born stars Prince Royce and Romeo Santos get most of the local bachata love, Dominican singers like Anthony Santos and Zacarías... More >>

• ALONE, AGAIN, OR

  published January 30, 2013

  Founded in 2003, Don Giovanni is 
approaching a full decade of releasing 
the finest punk rock ever to emanate from the basements of... More >>

• WHAT COUNTRY IS

  published January 30, 2013

  Although he entered Nashville writing songs for country music pros like Travis Tritt and Billy Currington, few outside the city recognized the... More >>

• SISTER ACT

  published January 30, 2013

  The first sisters of reggaeton and dancehall—best known for their hit “Move Ya Body” and hooks on N.O.R.E.’s “Oye Mi... More >>

• TERMINALLY CHILL

  published January 30, 2013

  Although born in Sudan, Sinkane—known outside the music world as Ahmed Gallab—came of age going to punk shows in Columbus, Ohio.... More >>

• BOMB THE STEREO

  published January 30, 2013

  Once a D.C.-based Baltimore Club DJ best known for remixing tracks like Waka Flocka Flame’s “No Hands,” Dave Nada left the DMV... More >>

• BEHIND THE GROOVE

  published January 30, 2013

  When entering S.O.B.’s tonight, it might be best to follow the instructions Stasia Irons of THEESatisfaction lays out in... More >>

• THE PLUS SIDE

  published January 23, 2013

  Like most overnight sensations, Ed Sheeran spent years working on his craft. In 2009, after reading that his fellow British songwriter James (not... More >>

• MIDAS TOUCH

  published January 23, 2013

  Just as Ca$h Out’s “Cashin’ Out” was the breakout Atlanta rap single of the first half of 2012, Trinidad James’s... More >>

• PURRFECTION

  published January 23, 2013

  Despite its once-appropriate title, the case can be made that this year’s Sun dethroned 2006’s The Greatest as the all-time,... More >>