It’s despicable, it’s wrong, and it’s gutless… that I haven’t seen either of my favorite bands live in concert. Of course, that will change this month, when I Incubus perform on August 19, in Atlanta, as part of the Honda Civic Tour. To get myself pumped for a concert, I always like to listen through … Continue reading
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Living Things by Linkin Park – Album Review
In my previous blog post about Living Things and its lead single “Burn It Down,” I discussed how the new album would supposedly be an ode to the albums that made Linkin Park famous (i.e., Hybrid Theory and Meteora), and how the single had a new musical element–electronica–that I haven’t heard from Linkin Park before. I … Continue reading
Life Will Write The Words by The Rocket Summer – Album Review
After his tour with Switchfoot, Bryce Avary released his newest album, Life Will Write The Words. My last post in the music category was a review of one of those shows with Switchfoot, and as such it is only appropriate that I give his newest album a review as well. Rather than linking each individual song to … Continue reading
Shinedown Set To Release New Rock Album, Amaryllis
“Shinedown has announced the upcoming release of their much anticipated new album. Entitled ‘Amaryllis,’ the record will arrive in stores and at all digital retailers on March 27.” Music snobs often lump Shinedown in with the mash of other similar bands like Three Doors Down and Puddle of Mud. With their new album Shinedown plans to break … Continue reading
‘The Trees’ by Rush (1978): A Keen Metaphor Wrapped In A Brilliant Song
It’s been a while since I’ve written a music post so I hope this one doesn’t disappoint. A few weeks ago, a dear friend recommended I listen to a track from Rush’s 1978 album Hemispheres, entitled “The Trees” (I’ve always wanted to call someone a “dear” friend). When I finally got around to listening to it and perusing the … Continue reading
People and Things by Jack’s Mannequin – Album Review
Jack’s Mannequin released their third studio album on October 4th, 2011. Titled People and Things, the band’s third album follows Everything in Transit, and The Glass Passenger, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200. Lead singer Andrew McMahon explains the album: “I consider ‘People and Things’ a relationship record. My goal with many … Continue reading
What Is The Warmth?
Most people think of the hit songs “Drive” and “I Wish You Were Here” when they think of the alternative rock group Incubus. Despite those mainstream (albeit good) songs, Incubus is actually a pretty off-the-wall experimental band. One of their better and more experimental songs is “The Warmth” from their third album Make Yourself. The … Continue reading
Musical Side Notes on an Illegitimate Holiday
Today is Presidents’ Day and Definition 6 where I’m interning this semester gave everyone the day off. What a ridiculous federal Holiday, but it does give me the opportunity to share some great music that even Tommy can enjoy. First off all, I checked out Tommy’s band of the week, Ra, and was impressed. I … Continue reading
Debut Band of the Week: Ra
In an effort to be more active on this blog, I am starting a new trend called “Band of the Week.” The title is pretty self-explanatory; every week (or more realistically, every 7-12 days), I will post briefly about a certain band and give a short profile as well as some song samples. I will … Continue reading
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