A few years ago, a group of boys that called themselves “magcon” came about, and the world of teenage girls was changed forever. I was personally not in the slightest bit into these seemingly vain boys attempting to be funny and having girls everywhere fawn all over them, but I was one of the only […]
“And those happy thoughts in my head I’m feeling like I’m Peter Pan minus the tights and the ferries.” -Up Up and Away, by Kid Cudi Man on the Moon: The End of Days, Kid Cudi’s first album to hit the stores was and will always be a sensational hit. Cudi’s new style has revolutionized […]
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I chose do my review on arguably one of the greatest story tellers of the last century his music is uplifting and inspiring always with an upbeat tempo and a mysterious hint of familiarity that comes with every song he sings. If you haven’t guessed by now I’ll tell you, I’m talking about “Bob Seger” […]
The Harlem Renaissance and the Hip-Hop Movement are a culmination of co- related cultural art forms that have emerged out of the black experience. White people understood black people more through their expression of art during both movements. Both movements brought about a broad cross-racial following and, ironically, in both instances brought about a better […]
Most people may not have heard about Halo Friendlies, the all girl pop-punk band from Long Beach, CA. Many members have joined and then left, but that doesn’t mean their music is bad. One of my favorites, Me Vs. The World, has been quite a hit, along with Run Away and Sellout. They have 4 […]
In 2013, 36-year-old rapper Fabolous launched the third and remaining mixtape of his trilogy, ‘ The Soul Tape 3’. From his clean speaking, to like, to speaking about actual life, this mixtape has been very satisfying. Each track, from starting to finish has so many meanings, giving folks various things to narrate to. The best […]
Ominous, eerie chords aided with quiet but strong drumming opens Phil Collins’ great hit, “In the Air Tonight.” Collins creates this masterpiece oeuvre by himself using an electric guitar, drum machine, drums and a reverse talkback microphone. The use of these certain instruments has listeners dying for the release. Finally released in 1981, fans and […]
“Sea Change” is a sharp divergence from Beck’s previous albums and offers another dimension from which to view the musician. Most noticeably, it is almost entirely acoustic. There are no electric beats, no grinding guitar, just Beck singing and strumming. Strings and sound effects are used to accentuate the existing music, not mask it. Unlike […]
Grey Eye Glances is an extraordinary group of musicianswith harmonious music and chilling lyrics. “Eventide,” their firstrecording with Mercury Records, is certainly proof of this. The band, whogot its name from an Edgar Allan Poe poem, started in 1994 and consists ofJennifer Nobel (lead vocals and 12-string guitar), Eric O’Dell (background vocalsand bass guitar) and […]