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Joseph Daley

CD Review: Have Mercy’s “Make the Best of It” – Best Isn’t Good Enough

Acclaimed emo band Have Mercy doesn’t deliver much that’s new on their latest LP.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: emo, Have Mercy, Joe Daley, Make the Best of It, Pop-Punk, rock

CD Review: Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” – A Manic Search

Kendrick Lamar has produced a scattered album for a scattered time.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review Tagged: DAMN., Hip Hop, HUMBLE., Joe Daley, Kendrick Lamar, Mike Will Made It, rap

CD Review: Code Orange’s “Forever” – A Brutal Triumph

On its latest LP, Code Orange reinvents pain.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Code Orange, Eric Balderose, Forever, Jami Morgan, Joe Goldman, Metalcore, Reba Myers

CD Review: Dropkick Murphys’ “11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory” – Not Painful, But Not Glorious

The Dropkick Murphys tick all the boxes on their latest full-length album.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Featured, Music, Rock Tagged: 11 Stories of Pain & Glory, Dropkick Murphys, Joe Daley

CD Review: American Football’s “American Football (LP2)”

American Football’s new album would be a fine effort for anyone but American Football.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Music, Review, Rock, Uncategorized Tagged: 2016, american football, emo, indie, Joe Daley, lp2, rock

CD Review: Green Day’s “Revolution Radio” – Not Very Radical

Green Day’s latest offering is a largely unoriginal, imitative hodgepodge.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Featured, Music, Popular Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Alternative, Green Day, Joe Daley, LP, Pop-Punk, punk, Revolution Radio

Book Review: “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo” — A Mundane Stream of Consciousness

Amy Schumer’s quasi-memoir is composed of stuff that would be better off posted on Facebook.

By: Joseph Daley Filed Under: Books, Featured, Review Tagged: Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer, Joe Daley, memoir, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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