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Staff Pix 11/13: Needle Drops!
“A.M. 180” by Grandaddy (28 Days Later) The empty streets of London are shown through digital grain and a score that tries to rival the works of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, everything is grimy, sticky, bloody and there are zombies…
Sleeping With Sirens: Fellowship at the “An Ending In Itself” Tour
Outside of the palpable energy, what struck me most was the crowd’s apparent desire to live in the moment. There were very few phones in the sea of general admission, a notion I was very pleased by. Drunk millennials screamed…
We Used To Stay Up All Night: A Reevaluation of Uffie’s “Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans”
How can someone hear the gnarly Miami bass of “Brand New Car” and not involuntarily twerk? How can someone hear Pharrell’s verse on “ADD SUV” and not absolutely lose their mind? And how can you hear a song like “Pop…
Staff Pix 11/6: Synth
“Bizarre Love Triangle” by New Order Very few songs come close to perfection. Bizarre Love Triangle is true, final form, actual perfection. Undoubtedly my favorite song of all time, Bizarre Love Triangle transcends everything imaginable, creating a whole new atmosphere…
First Life: Quadeca at Citizens House of Blues 10/23
There’s an authenticity, a willingness to bare the soul, embodied by Quadeca, his band, the artists opening. It’s a serious skill to hold a room the size of Citizens House of Blues, and none of them seem to have any…