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Gospel: Why The National Is Mine
As I leaned against the sullied toilet bowel, with my brain awash in guilt and my stomach aching to calm itself, the last song off a twelve-track LP completed its final few revolutions on our dorm room’s record player. I don’t remember much about what acts of debauchery preceded this specific moment in time, but … Continue reading
Local Music Scenes Are Dying
Your local music scene may be a dying art form, and in a few more years could become a completely outdated musical platform. Blame it on reality TV, social media outlets ,or yourself. Up until about 5 + years ago there was a general sense of anticipation and excitement in checking out a new band … Continue reading
Coachella 2013 Preview
‘Tis the season for music festivals and the summer begins with one of North America’s most predominant, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in beautiful Indio, California. While thousands around the world are preparing to make their trek to the California desert for this upcoming weekend, I am gearing up for Weekend #2- my … Continue reading
David Bowie – The Next Day (It’s Not What We Expected, But What We Should’ve Expected)
There’s a new Bowie album out which is a rare occurrence these days: the last time any new Bowie came out was 2003’s Reality and the last time new-to-you Bowie came out was 2010’s bloated Station to Station box set (three LPs! Five CDs! And a DVD 5.1 mix of the album!). So it’s been … Continue reading
Dave Grohl, Sound City, and Foo Fighters
Ok, I’ve held out long enough; Dave Grohl has been in music news pretty much daily for the past few months and now I am warranted to let loose on the subject without sounding monotonous just because I love the man. There’s been a gush of headlines beginning with the Foo Fighters announcing in October … Continue reading
The Smashing Pumpkins @ Susquehanna Bank Center 12/08/12 Camden, NJ
There’s something about The Smashing Pumpkins that gets me all nostalgic. It’s not just the familiar songs, it’s Billy Corgan’s voice. I can close my eyes when he’s singing and remember a feeling of an awesome time in my life. If you were a teenager or young adult in the 90′s, Pumpkins fan or not, … Continue reading
Record Review: Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
Fiona Apple The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do Yo, First off, no bitching about my writing, spelling and or grammar…. I’ll say to you, what a dealer in Las Vegas once said to me. “Deal With It “ … Continue reading
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