Traveling for concerts is the dream. But sometimes you don’t have the time or money to spend on plane tickets and hotels and, frankly, on feeding yourself. Especially when you’re a college student. But there are ways to start. I’ve been listening to Hoodie Allen for years now. Every year when he pulls through with those tour dates, I don’t hesitate to buy myself a ticket to the New York City date, which was previously a two-hour drive from my house but is now currently m

On April 10th, 2012, an EP by the name of All American debuted at number one on the iTunes ‘Top Albums’ chart. The artist behind the album was an independent rapper known as Hoodie Allen. Having created this album at the age of 22, his lyrics were about living carefree and captured the essence of college life in one’s early 20’s. About seven years later, more mature and experienced, Hoodie Allen has released the extension to All American on August 16th, it’s title being Whate

The first time I saw Hoodie Allen was three years ago. I was in San Diego, standing next to a Heineken stand, in line for Fall Out Boy merch at the Boys Of Zummer tour. “Saw” is a very loose term, because despite being in the same venue, I mostly just heard him rapping in the distance and was able to make out his silhouette. He seemed to get the crowd hyped, but I didn’t think the act was anything special and kind of forgot about him for the next few years. Flash forward