Author Julie Brown

“Fit for your life” is how the BeatsX introduces itself, and with that slogan in mind, these earphones are designed for braving facets of your life when you’re in motion. I’ve always been a fan of the...

Just like that, Summer 2018 has arrived, even if we were given little to no time to prep for it. With Summer opening Memorial Day weekend in our rearview mirror and three glorious months of Summer in front of...

If there’s ever a time a year that everyone seems to be hyperaware of weather, it tends to be Spring. We’re actively looking the weather to give us something after a long and treacherous winter. In many...

January may have been 74 days long, but at least that meant more new releases and time to enjoy them. In between the Grammy’s and JT’s Super Bowl performance, there were releases from the Weekend, Drake,...

November tends to find us at a weird place musically. Between the remnants of Halloween music, the introduction of Christmas music (even though some people start entirely too early!) and lists of the year’s...

As the year barrels towards its finish, it’s very easy to get caught up in the activities and speed of Fall. Time seems to start moving faster, and it gets easier to overlook things. We know that October...

September ushers in a new season, but for new music the playing field is looking strikingly the same as heavy hitters from the summer. SZA and Cardi B are still in heavy rotation, Macklemore’s album is...

Wow August, you really had us fooled. What started out as a total sleeper month ended with a bang, most notably with one of the year’s most talked about tracks. The selections for August’s best tracks were...

In the world of new music, there tends to times of greater and minimum output. July is inclined to be a sleeper month, as most people have already singled out their chosen Song of Summer, and are in the midst...

“Not all sunglasses are created equal” is how Luxury Performance brand Kaenon describes their latest style to hit the market. Kaenon (pronounced ‘Kay-Nun’) prides themselves on being a brand of...

There’s nothing like the start of the summer; with warm weather comes a need to get outdoors and be more sociable than the winter months had us, and all are encouraged to live it up. And as with any social...

After the decidedly aggressive “yang” energy of April releases like “DAMN.” that dominated our musical worldview, May started off much more tepidly, as we enjoyed easygoing releases like that of Chris...