Track Review: Panic! At The Disco brings optimism and heart to upcoming album with “High Hopes“
A few seconds into an perfectly crafted horn intro, Panic! At The Disco's newest single jumps straight to the point. "Had to have high,...
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Lexy Bouras
- May 5, 2018
- 13 min
Live Music Review: 5SOS3SanDiego Concert Experience... How Did We End Up Here?
A quick author’s note before we dive in- this is a personal narrative from my experience at the San Diego date of the 5SOS3 tour. I...
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Taylor Dietrich
- Apr 13, 2018
- 4 min
A R I Z O N A: Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going
Here at Us For Once, we strongly believe in paying attention to opening bands, being respectful during their sets, and remembering their...
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Lexy Bouras
- Apr 6, 2018
- 5 min
EP Review: Local Rock Band Glass Radio Proclaims “Time’s Up“ (But They’re Just Getting Started)
Opening with a flashy guitar intro, Glass Radio’s newest single “Are You Going My Way?” grabs the listener’s attention. It’s loud enough...
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Taylor Dietrich
- Mar 30, 2018
- 5 min
Live Music Review: Palaye Royale On Their Way To The Throne
In the middle of what seems like Nowhere, New Jersey, sits a music venue called Starland Ballroom. It attracts local bands and radio...
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Taylor Dietrich
- Mar 26, 2018
- 5 min
Exclusive Interview: All about our genre-bending Spotlight Artists, Stephen James
After being taken on a journey with Stephen James’ album Optimum (you can read our review here), Us For Once got a chance at an exclusive...
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Taylor Dietrich
- Mar 26, 2018
- 5 min
Album Review: Inner Demons Come Out To Play In Stephen James’ “Optimum“
To read Us For Once's exclusive interview with Stephen James, click here, or alternatively, follow the link at the bottom of this...
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Lexy Bouras
- Mar 25, 2018
- 2 min
Track Review: Shape Pitaki’s New Single “Like An Indian“
Opening with a layered bass/guitar guitar intro, “Like An Indian” makes an intriguing entrance. The first vocals are sure to captivate...
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Lexy Bouras
- Mar 17, 2018
- 2 min
Track Review: Gearheart’s new single “Be Here Tonight“
Sometimes a song just stops you in your tracks- literally. Last week as I was walking out of class at CSUF, I heard some noise coming...
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Lexy Bouras
- Mar 4, 2018
- 4 min
FEVER DAYS ARE HERE: Exclusive interview with Fever Days’s Oliver Green and brand new single, “Hey“
A few weeks ago, Us For Once happened to cross paths with a young artist from the UK. Oliver Green, better known as Fever Days (the name...
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Lexy Bouras
- Feb 5, 2018
- 4 min
Album Review: Eye-C’s “E“ delivers a cinematic and stimulating interstellar journey.
As you all know, Us For Once abbreviates to UFO … Coincidence? We think not. While travelling through space and time, we recently came...
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Lexy Bouras
- Jan 20, 2018
- 9 min
Hidden Messages: An in-depth analysis of “Bishop’s Knife Trick“ by Fall Out Boy.
EDIT (1/19/19): Wow, one year since MANIA and one year since I published this piece. I'm still overwhelmed by all the attention and...
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Lexy Bouras
- Jan 20, 2018
- 7 min
Album Review: Fall Out Boy’s “MANIA“, the purple wave has hit!
pur·ple noun, adjective 1. The color intermediate between red and blue 2. The visual manifestation of MANIA, seventh studio album by...
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Lexy Bouras
- Jan 20, 2018
- 3 min
“Where They’ve Been“, an abstract look into Fall Out Boy’s previous discography.
Pre-hiatus Fall Out Boy speaks to the trials of being young. It’s something terrible and relatable and the key to the band’s early...
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Lexy Bouras
- Dec 24, 2017
- 8 min
Live Music Review: Lady Gaga Joanne World Tour (and what we learned about the power of music)
The very first time I went to a General Admission concert was in 2015. Christina Perri at the San Diego County Fair. My friends and I got...
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Lexy Bouras
- Nov 30, 2017
- 6 min
Fall Out Boy Los Angeles Pop Up Shop Experience 11/19/2017
“...I thought I’d had my fill of Fall Out Boy for months to come, but it turns out that the universe had other plans.” The very next day...
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Lexy Bouras
- Nov 30, 2017
- 7 min
Live Music + Event Review: Fall Out Boy MANIA Tour and Pop Up Shop
A quick author’s note before we dive in- this is a personal narrative from my experience at the Fall Out Boy MANIA tour. I apologize if...
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Lexy Bouras
- Oct 29, 2017
- 4 min
Live Music: We Can Survive 2017, Amazing Artists For An Amazing Cause
Kesha. Lorde. Sam Smith. P!nk. Alessia Cara. Macklemore. Sam Hunt. Khalid. Harry Styles. One show. One night. One glance at the promo...
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Lexy Bouras
- Oct 12, 2017
- 3 min
Live Music: Apollo Bebop Helps Revive Jazz In a Very Hip Way
Last Thursday, I went down to the TSU Underground Pub with a friend to kill time before our next class. A trendy dive bar ambiance makes...
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Lexy Bouras
- Oct 8, 2017
- 4 min
Album Review: Lady Gaga’s “Joanne”, Is a Beautifully Unrefined Memoir
Lady Gaga released her fifth studio album, Joanne in October 2016. However, thanks to her brand new Netflix documentary Gaga: Five Foot...
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