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The opening measures of “Feet Don’t Fail Me”, the first track on Queens of the Stone Age’s new album Villains, introduce the album with a foreboding, otherworldly combination of drums and synthesizers. The first minute and a half appears to be building up, getting ready for things to burst into what...
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Geek Rock, Check out some great Geeky Bands Visit Site Did you know that there’s an entire subgenre of music called “geek rock”? Really! Also referred to as “nerd rock” or “dork rock,” the music tends to feature a lot of electronic elements and be chock full of geeky...
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Superhero culture has completely taken over our cultural landscape from Movies to Television and even college courses that teach the psychology of Batman. These characters have made a lasting impact through so many channels, arguably the biggest being music. I’d like to present a mixtape of my top 5...
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MIXTAPE TODAY-Top 10 Sci-Fi Songs Science Fiction is awesome. It has captured the imaginations of some of the greatest minds since Jules Verne first dreamed that humankind could settle its petty bullshit and reach out beyond the stars. This influence has permeated our culture for generations, from the works...
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By Avery Salamon Our Lady Peace has been around for over two decades and has an amazing amount of output to show for it. Here we will discuss which their best record is and why this writer feels that way. Let’s just dive right in and dissect Our Lady...
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So it’s around this time of year that I get sick of Christmas music. Since Halloween it has been a barrage of Drummer Boys and Noel and I can’t take it. Please call me a Grinch or whatever but Christmas music can be too much when it starts that...
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Mix-Tape Today: Seinfeld Seinfeld. The show about nothing has been entertaining viewers for years, and when Hulu+ started streaming Seinfeld this summer, the series was revitalized in the eyes of binge-watchers everywhere. In honor of Jerry & the gang, here’s a playlist of songs that have appeared...
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Top 10 Weird Al Songs By Tahlia Merrill Kirk Our newest Mixtape is all about Weird Al Here is a short list of songs that I have recognized in grocery stores/malls only because I was already familiar with their Weird Al versions (usually from his polkas): Walkin’ on...
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Review: So There by Ben Folds by Magdalen Jenne @vintagerainbows Virtuoso multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter, and garage rock hero Ben Folds has laid a lot of road down between himself and Ben Folds Five, his group which disbanded (the first time) in 1999. Between solo studio albums and...