Opinion

It’s no secret: EDM (electronic dance music) has taken over American culture within the last two years. The acquisition was inevitable; EDM has consumed the European music scene for almost 30 years now; the United States was just a little late to join the party. The antagonists of anything-electronica typically…

Carolyn Hax is an advice columnist for the Washington Post. According to Wikipedia, she received a Bachelors of Arts from Harvard, which apparently qualifies her to be an advice columnist. Well I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from UC Davis, the Harvard of Yolo County, making me similarly qualified…

There are far worse things in the world than hearing your favorite late-night talk show host is retiring. I don’t need to list them here (it would take too long), but I was still bummed to hear David Letterman was deciding to hang up his microphone and call it quits…

Local singer/songwriter Christopher Fairman has a new project called Le Kelton that we here at Submerge are pretty excited about, and they are releasing their new album Saint on April 19, 2014 at Witch Room. Fairman started working on the album four years ago at Moon Studios with David Houston,…

I should probably confess I think Lady Gaga is pretty cool. I’m not sure how much this will affect your opinion of me, positively or negatively, but I think it’s important that we get that piece of information out of the way before we continue. I don’t own any of…

On Sunday, April 6, 2014, Chef Patrick Mulvaney will be teaming up with local author Dina Guillen to vitalize a menu inspired from her third and most recent book, Plank Grilling: 75 Recipes for Infusing Food with Flavor Using Wood Planks. Guillen’s book divulges the flavorful secrets of wood plank…

Rebelution is notorious for giving their audiences incredible performances; even those who aren’t particularly assimilated into the reggae culture have enjoyed their blend of rock, California reggae and smooth groovin’. Known for their welcoming, soothing concert vibes, Rebelution has been holding their own in the reggae genre for almost 10…

With seemingly a new mass shooting every month or so, guns have become a very hot topic. Everyone has an opinion on guns ranging from they’re the cause of all evil to it’s our God-given right to own a whole garage full of them. I’m probably one of 10 Americans…

Based upon a melodic hardcore foundation, the five-piece pop-punk band The Story So Far has been under the radar controlling the alternative music scene (currently meaning, anything besides the Top 40) since their first album in 2000. Their instrumentals harmonize with identifiable lyrics and fast-paced tempos, compiled into an overall…

I’ve never been to Hawaii, but it sure does look nice on television. Leis, pineapples, volcanoes, surfers, all those beautiful beaches…you’d have to be a pretty miserable prick not to love it there. And as it turns out, for four years straight, Hawaii—unsurprisingly—scored the highest in the Well-Being Index, according…