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Matt and Eric are BFFs, and 98% of their friendship is based on All Time Low songs. That is not meant to be a joke but it does kind of sound like one.
Matt lives in Austin, Texas and works as a market research analyst, which is exactly as exciting as it sounds. He is a self-proclaimed musicphile and aspires to one day write, create, and produce his own music, just like Owl City but not horrible. He enjoys guitar and bass, University of Texas sports, and medium-length walks on the beach. Also Twitter. Perfect mixtape: Brand New, Jay-Z, Led Zeppelin, Old Crow Medicine Show, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Naked and Famous, Reckless Kelly, and anything with Jack White. He is not huge on Vampire Weekend but vigorously defends the use of the Oxford comma.
Eric is back home in Austin, Texas, after a brief period of living in Virginia to find himself, and also to have a job. He is a nocturnal copy editor and page designer at the Austin American-Statesman and an aspiring pop culture essayist, if he plays his cards right. He has always wanted to front a pan-genre dance-punk band but has no musical talent to speak of, except the ability to play the French horn. He also tweets on the reg. Perfect mixtape: Relient K, Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, Robyn, Death Cab for Cutie, Owen, the Smiths, the Avett Brothers, Fleetwood Mac and Bing Crosby.
Reviewing our picks for Album of the Week every week. Open to feedback and discourse. We love music. You can contact us at [email protected].
LATEST ARTICLES ( 98 )
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REVIEWED: Vampire Weekend — “Modern Vampires of the City”
Bats … To The Future By Eric WebbThe weekend is over. Welcome to the Vampire Event Horizon. The ever-erudite rapscallions from Columbia U have so fully... Read more
Posted on 05 June 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REC CENTER: Eric’s Picks for 5/31/13
Daft Punk — “Doin’ It Right” (feat. Panda Bear) Candidly, I’m lukewarm on the new Daft Punk album, Random Access Memories. What I am not lukewarm on is the... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix, She & Him and More.
Matt and I went on vacation. A lot of new music came out. Some of it was good. Some of it was ear poison. Here’s what you need to know/what I want you to know... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Iron & Wine – Ghost on Ghost
The Ghost of a Good Thing Yes That Is a Reference to Dashboard Confessional By MattSam Beam’s latest Iron & Wine production is different, but it’s still money. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: James Blake — “Overgrown”
Tall, Gawk and Trance-some By Eric WebbShoot. I don’t even know what to say. James Blake has broken my word hole.You know that thing that writers do when they... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Dawes – “Stories Don’t End”
This Is an Album by the Band DawesThere’s an episode of This American Life that investigates the idea of “imitation calamari,” a less-than-savory alternative... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Telekinesis — “Dormarion”
Subtlety Is A Superpower By Eric WebbTelekinesis is a golden retriever. Singer-mastermind Michael Benjamin Lerner doesn’t want much from you. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: IO Echo – “Ministry of Love”
Freshman Orientation By MattIO Echo’s debut album, Ministry of Love, is good. But it’s not very good. It’s a frustrating listen, because it reaches some... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REC CENTER: Matt’s Picks for 4/12/13
It is a day for summery music, and also for unadulterated fun. These songs come with a money back guarantee.Paramore — “Ain’t It Fun” WHY YES IT IS FUN, HAYLEY... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: The Story So Far – “What You Don’t See”
Hard Core Parkour! By MattThere’s been a swell in productive output from the “pop-punk-meets-melodic-hardcore” genre in recent years. Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REC CENTER: Eric’s Picks for 4/9/13
I’ve been fighting a battle since I was in elementary school. Namely, I would like to not have the same body shape as a sock filled with sand. Read more
Posted on 09 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REC CENTER: Matt’s Picks for 4/4/13
Man, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. But, it’s also been a while since I’ve had three good songs on such heavy rotation. Read more
Posted on 04 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Matt’s SXSW Recap: Part 2
Continued from Part 1SXSW has now been over for about a hundred months, and this is now completely irrelevant. But it’s also cathartic, so bear with me? Read more
Posted on 04 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Justin Timberlake — “The 20/20 Experience”
Tuxedos: The Reason For the Season By Eric WebbJustin Timberlake will be famous for the rest of his life. Sorry ’bout cha, Nick Carter. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REC CENTER: Eric’s Picks for 4/3/13
I haven’t had any coffee yet. I have no theme for this playlist in mind. My fingers are just hitting keys on the keyboard, kind of like how a chicken’s body wil... Read more
Posted on 03 April 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Matt’s SXSW Recap: Part 1
Check. Check. Check one. Can I get a little more writing skill in the monitors? No? Guess we’ll run with what we have.So, South By Southwest was a thing that I... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Kacey Musgraves – “Same Trailer Different Park”
Take This to Your Musgraves By MattWith much of the nation’s collective attention last week focused on a member of the popular boy band *NSYNC*, who apparently... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
2013 SXSW Recap
So, Matt and I live in Austin. The circus recently came to town, you might have heard. South By Southwest is like running a marathon, regardless of whether you... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: New Albums from Johnny Marr, Kate Nash, Biffy Clyro
Too little time, too many albums. With Matt touting three albums-that-aren’t-albums this week, I’m jumping on the triplet capsule review bandwagon. A difference... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Three Not-Really-an-Album Albums
Quiz time. When is an album not an album?(A) When it’s really a “mixtape”.(B) When it’s a random bunch of B-sides, covers, and demos not included on “actual... Read more
Posted on 19 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC