Everyone has to start somewhere. Every artist and every band you love has a genesis story. Some bands played bars for years before they made it. Some have had to totally reinvent themselves, and some were doomed from the start. I’ve been pretty cynical of new music, but most of our “new music” is determined in Hollywood behind closed doors. Wanna hear the real pulse of your city? Take a walk downtown on a Friday night, pop into a bar, and see what’s going on. You’ll also tend to find music at its purest in (and on) this stage; music created by people in love with their songs, and the art form. This is my plea to remember to support local music, and an introduction to the next phase of our saga. Enter The Implications: a band that’s dusting off an impressive list of accolades with their freshly pressed EP, Songs About Last Night. Let’s check it out!
Have you heard of this one? We’re gonna wrap up our rap foray with an album that needs no introduction. Everyone knows Kanye. Everyone knows Stronger. Most purposed music listeners will know of Graduation. There isn’t much of an excuse for not having heard it by now. I’ll tack this up to a self-indulgent week on my part, but there’s a bit more to this album. There’s a reason that (almost) triple platinum #1 albums sell as well as they do. Why did this one? 
