by Alex Dye | Jan 4, 2023 | Misc
January might be the most difficult month of the entire year. Where I live in Ohio, sunset is 5:22 PM. This means that the majority of my time outside of work is spent in the dark. And for some reason the sun only peeks out from behind the gray clouds 15 minutes every...
by Alex Dye | Dec 6, 2022 | Album Reviews
NOFX are the band you love-to-hate and hate-to-love. Despite their best efforts to alienate fans, from the infamous Cokie the Clown tequila shot reveal to helping Underoath drop out of Warped Tour in 2006. And worse yet, they effectively got blackballed from playing...
by Alex Dye | Oct 20, 2022 | Premieres
Tuned Up has the privilege of premiering Fangs, the debut album from hip-hop group Grand Mantis. Fangs is an experimental, trippy experience of a record. Featuring emcees Yikes the Zero and Osevere, who drop dueling bars in their unique baritone and tenor. The vocal...
by Alex Dye | Oct 7, 2022 | Album Reviews
Some great music dropped this week in hip-hop, metal, pop, and rock. What were your favorites? What did we miss? Comment below or hit us up on socials, we are always trying to keep our ears open for the best and brightest of what came out this week. Featured Releases...
by Alex Dye | Oct 4, 2022 | Album Reviews
billy woods (no caps) September as a whole was a GREAT month for hip-hop. Some heavy hitters not only came out, but they came correct. And there were a number of really interesting projects from some lesser-known artists, including Rhys Langston’s Grapefruit...