Stuff From the Shelf: "Onwards to the Wall" by A Place to Bury Strangers

Listeners will want to check and double check the volume levels on their computers and iPods before pressing “Play” on the first song from A Place To Bury Strangers’ EP titled “Onwards To The Wall.” It’s a loud, loud set of songs. And unfortunately, the EP’s sheer volume comes at the expense of dexterity and comprehensibility.

Stuff From the Shelf: ‘The Family Tree: The Roots’ by Radical Face

The concept album is an often overlooked and always under-appreciated form of music. It, as per its name, deals with one theme over the course of an album. Usually that theme takes the form of a story or narrative, often with a set of made-up characters. One example is “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys” by My Chemical Romance.

Another concept album, released in October of 2011 by Radical Face (one of musician Ben Cooper’s many projects) is “The Family Tree: The Roots.” And this is not just one concept album, it is apparently the first in a trilogy of them about a fictional family from the 1800s.

Simply put, it’s brilliant.

Q&A: T. Mills discusses his upcoming mixtape, Vans Warped Tour

Travis Tatum Mills, also known as T Mills, is a self-proclaimed artist without a genre. Mills is promoting his mix tape which will be released June 1st and is prepping for his upcoming summer tour with the Vans Warped Tour. Mills spoke with Daily Bruin’s Maria Simpson about his success coming off of his recent MTVU Woodie nomination for Breaking Artist and selling out headlining shows.