All posts tagged music
Harry and the Potters cast a musical spell over Chicago
Through seven books and eight movies, Harry Potter never mastered space travel—but Harry and the Potters – who graced The Leader’s last center spread – were totally out of this world when they played The Spaceship on April 6. Brothers …
Noctourniquet covers the bloody wounds of previous TMV flop
“Future punk” is how Mars Volta guitarist/songwriter Omar Rodriguez describes Noctourniquet, their newest album released March 26. Rodiriguez is, gladly, absolutely correct. The album drips with subtle rebellious fury
Dr. Dog’s Be the Void deemed catchy, yet generic and uninspired
Be the Void, Dr. Dog’s seventh studio album, was released Feb. 12. The album features the typical Dr. Dog treatment: retro production, deep grooves, and insanely catchy choruses.
Winter of our discontent
Each year around November/December my friends and I start to dream and scheme about J-term. Last year we even sent out a Facebook message to rally the troops
Lamb of God needs to evolve after Resolution album disappoints
Drummer Chris Adler said Resolution (released Jan. 24) is the only Lamb of God record he actually likes listening to, describing it as a departure from the band’s
The Starting Line continues to up the Fall Out Boy punx
Pop punk may have been tainted in recent years by the rise of Fall Out Boy and All Time Low, but don’t let those bands taint the genre
She & Him craft a Christmas album to add to the “good” list
Christmas time in the music industry is an excuse for a lot of washed up artists and popular singers who couldn’t write a song if their life depended
The best and worst of contemporary Christmas songs
When it comes to contemporary radio jams, Christmas music (along with Adam Sandler's "Hanukkah Song") can become aggressively annoying within just a few days, but like any Sufjan fan
A slightly more radio-friendly Mastodon boils down melodic epics
This fall, Atlanta-based, sludge metal band Mastodon released their fifth full-length studio recording, entitled The Hunter. The album does a great job of giving the listener a taste
For the fine arts
Everyone wants to be the person on stage that is receiving a standing ovation for a performance, or recognized for their work they spent countless hours perfecting. The
