Music
There are countless ways to describe Chicago-based proto-industrial group Big Black, but "shy" is not one of them. From 1981 until their split in 1987, they brought to light what was often swept under the mainstream rug. Among other topics, their songs discussed animal abuse, murder, misogyny, pedophilia,
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I was at Love Not Money, my friend's record store in New York City, when I discovered The Moldy Peaches and had a resulting epiphany: every fruit-named band I had listened to up till then made fantastic music. The Smashing Pumpkins, Strawberry Switchblade, The Cranberries… the list goes
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Music has a funny way of showing its age. A doo-wop song with multiple vocalists singing into the same microphone? Definitely from the '50s. A pop song with a gated reverb on a drum machine's snare hit? Totally '80s. But what artifacts showcase the age of
Reflection
If Michael Jordan was bigger than basketball and Anthony Bourdain was bigger than food, Fugazi was certainly bigger than music. If you don't know the band from their music, you may know them from the myriad of rules and guidelines they lived by: all-age shows, no set-lists, inexpensive
Opinion
As purchasing vinyl records has become increasingly popular, I have noticed a few friends of mine picking up the hobby. Similar to eating an Oreo cookie, however, everyone has a different approach. In this article, I'll outline four approaches championed by my vinyl-loving friends, as well as my
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If you'd like to listen along as you read, here are the Apple Music, Spotify, and YouTube playlists for the music discussed in this article (where available). Now, without further ado... The John Wilkes Kissing Booth Although short-lived and under-appreciated, this band raised the bar for indie/alternative