Beats n’ Stuff #14: tour de beats n’ stuff (the end!)
We’re at the end! The end of the semester, the end of my time at Xpress, and the end of Beats n’ Stuff.
Beats n’ Stuff #13: The semester’s almost over, stop stressin’
Caty McCarthy’s latest music column focuses on the positive songs that will brighten your day, and make you briefly forget about all of that end of semester stress.
High-tech, low-life: Inside the Mission’s secret cyberpunk fanclub
The monthly event Cyberpunk Cinema, founded by Thrillhouse Records volunteer Tosh Chiang, celebrates the technological dystopian world of cyberpunk in film – inside a dive bar in the Mission.
I Went to Record Store Day 2015 and Left Disappointed and Ashamed in Myself
A naïve girl goes to Record Store Day for the first time in hopes of attaining a favorite album of her youth, Brand New’s Deja Entendu. Except it sells out within ten minutes.
Beats n’ Stuff #12: The Throwbacks
Ah, throwbacks. The songs that make parties come alive with joy, bad dancing, and inaccurate lip-synching.
Beats n’ Stuff #11: I Know What You Scrobbled Last Summer
“I Know What You Scrobbled Last Summer” is an adventure into Caty McCarthy’s musical youth, and the pop-punk bands she just can’t seem to forget – no matter how hard she tries.
Beats n’ Stuff #10: A Girl’s Guide to J-Rock
Caty McCarthy is there and back again (An Art Director’s Tale) with a fresh guide to Japan’s finest lady-fronted rock bands.
Beats n’ Stuff #9: Noise Poppin’
In Beats n’ Stuff #8, columnist Caty McCarthy spotlights the can’t-miss artists of this week’s Noise Pop Festival.
Having an Oscars party? Here’s a ballot to follow along!
Xpress Magazine’s Art Director Caty McCarthy created a free, downloadable Oscar Ballot for the big night on Sunday.
Beats n’ Stuff #8: ♡ heart-shaped box ♡
A new playlist just in time for Valentines Day.
Club Nintendo announces new rewards before service closes
After its seven years of service, Club Nintendo is coming to an end on June 30, but not without some final prizes to offer members. Xpress Mag’s Caty McCarthy is devastated, regardless.
Akiba Kei gone local
Japan has been known as land of the most hard-working people in the world, home of over two hundred flavors of Kit Kats, the anime utopia, but perhaps most notably: Continue Reading