Nick Wan’s Superb Owl Playlist
I never make mixtapes or playlists because I normally suck at them. Usually, I’ll just end up loading a bunch of songs I like but make no...
05th Feb2012
02nd Feb2012
Album Reviews: Golden Calves – Money Band + Century Band
James Jackson Toth is the culprit behind the musical endeavor Golden Calves, which is seemingly his creative epithet for which to mark any and all basement-style four...
01st Feb2012
Album Reviews: The Doozer – Keep It Together
“Who is The Doozer?” is an incredibly frustrating question that has been presented to me upon taking this task of writing a review for his new album....
31st Jan2012
Album Reviews: Ugly Kids Club S/T EP
There is no better quality for a new band to have than attitude. Attitude in music brings out the true identity of the artist, leaving the listener...
30th Jan2012
Album Reviews: Big Sir – Before Gardens After Gardens
One of the more beautiful things about bands in the Sargent House family is the collaborations between label mates. Lisa Papineau is no exception. Her release last...
24th Jan2012
8 Albums From 2011 I Forgot To (Or Just Didn’t) Review
We listen to a lot of music here at 402. A LOT. We get stacks and stacks of EPKs on top of things we pursue independently with...
23rd Jan2012
Album Reviews: Victor Villarreal – Invisible Cinema
A lot of things come to mind when Victor Villarreal is mentioned. One might think immediately of the impeccable guitar work and incomprehensible time signatures displayed on tracks...
20th Jan2012
402 Q&A: Beatles songs we hate
Hey there, readers of 402! Welcome to the new series of articles where a music-related question is tossed around to all of our staff, and we respond....
18th Jan2012
Album Reviews: Sonic Avenues – Television Youth
Not long ago, I reviewed the Dirtnap Records affiliate The Steve Adamyk Band, praising their knack for pumping out pop-punk material that didn’t sound aggravating, cliche, or...
18th Jan2012
This site would have never happened if SOPA took over before 402
As a handful of you know, there is a fairly large write up of how this website came to be in the “About” section. But this...