Category: Music

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Music Review: We Are Ardent – ‘Bright Shadows from Dark Lights’ EP

June 13, 2016
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Canadian band We Are Ardent is releasing the EP Bright Shadows from Dark Lights in November. The six numbers from the EP are certainly “ardent”—they are enthusiastic and burn with passion. Josh Brazeau (guitar, vocals, bass), Kat Kerley (vocals, kalimba), Matt Dalton (bass, guitar), and Justin Brazeau (drums) have put together a set that provides… Read More Music Review: We Are Ardent – ‘Bright Shadows from Dark Lights’ EP

— Alternative, Music, Music Review, Review, Rock —

Music Review: Debris of Titan – ‘On the Home Slope’

June 13, 2016
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Founded in 2009 by two friends, Debris of Titan is an alternative indie psychedelic rock band from Newburgh (New York). Winston Dunlop and Michael Diaz apparently met in elementary school and soon after started making music together. It makes for a good creation story and, in the case of their album On the Home Slope,… Read More Music Review: Debris of Titan – ‘On the Home Slope’

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Music Review: Nick de la Hoyde – ‘Passion’ EP

June 6, 2016
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Sydney, Australia’s 21-year-old Nick de la Hoyde brings together the sounds and vibes of hip-hop, pop, soul, R&B, and spoken word, creating a collection of songs both unique in their breadth and depth, yet approachable and radio-friendly. His debut EP, Passion, features single “The Longest Way”, the result of a collaboration with Chicago-based hip-hop producer… Read More Music Review: Nick de la Hoyde – ‘Passion’ EP

— Electronic, Music, Music Review, Pop, Review —

Music Review: Just Walden – ‘From a Distant Land’

May 16, 2016
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Austin, Texas band Just Walden self-released this month their second album, From a Distant Land. Similar to their debut High Street Barton Blues, Just Walden puts a keyboard at the centre of it all. Aaron Eichenseer (bass), Taylor Eichenseer (electric guitar), Danny Ferraro (vocals, piano, synthesizer), and Alex Margolin (drums) mix electronic pop sounds from… Read More Music Review: Just Walden – ‘From a Distant Land’

— Ambient, Classical, Music, Music Review, Review —

Music Review: Nashaat Salman – ‘Universal Melodies, Vol. 1’ EP

May 16, 2016
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Nashaat Salman’s Universal Melodies EP, released last month, might fill a Yanni-less void through its well-crafted melodies that take listeners on journeys in different parts of the world. Putting together the exotic sounds of the Middle East and modern, electronic sounds that add to the latter, Salman, hailing from Meilen-Zurich in Switzerland, created musical landscapes… Read More Music Review: Nashaat Salman – ‘Universal Melodies, Vol. 1’ EP

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Music Review: Ajay Mathur – ‘9 to 3’

April 4, 2016
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Indian-born Swiss singer and songwriter Ajay Mathur released his latest contribution to the world of music earlier this year with some help from Fausto Medici (drums and percussion), Christian Winiker (guitars), and Richard Hugener (bass). Mathur, who took care of vocals, guitars, and keyboards on 9 to 3, mixes up psychedelic, Americana, alternative rock, and… Read More Music Review: Ajay Mathur – ‘9 to 3’

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Music Review: Scott Krokoff – ‘Realizations and Declarations, Vol. 2’ EP

April 4, 2016
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While there is a certain joy in discovering edgy music that reimagines the rules, there is another type of joy in discovering music that is new and fresh but sounds deliciously familiar. Scott Krokoff’s latest EP, the adult contemporary Realizations and Declarations, Vol. 2, is a collection of familiar sounds that come off as new… Read More Music Review: Scott Krokoff – ‘Realizations and Declarations, Vol. 2’ EP

— Arts, Blogging, Music, Writing —

Art as Service: The Importance of Leading a Coherent Life

March 8, 2016
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A couple of my artist friends and I, concerned with the well-being of our communities, have been trying to figure out how to balance out a desire to create the kind of art that contributes to building a better world while at the same time making it a financially sustainable career path. In other words,… Read More Art as Service: The Importance of Leading a Coherent Life

— Beauty, Blog Review, College Life, Lifestyle, Music —

Blog Review: ‘Eyeliner Wings & Pretty Things’ by Paige DiFiore

September 11, 2015
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Name: Paige DiFiore Blog: Eyeliner, Wings and Pretty Things Her favorite post: http://www.eyelinerwingsandprettythings.com/what-not-to-bring-to-concert/ Eyeliner Wings and Pretty Things made its first appearance in May of this year. Since then, Paige has been sharing all kinds of advice and information with her readers. She’s both quite open about her own life, sharing not only her monthly… Read More Blog Review: ‘Eyeliner Wings & Pretty Things’ by Paige DiFiore

— Michael Jackson, Music, Review —

Michael Jackson’s “Behind the Mask” Music Video

June 20, 2011

Back in December 2010, the first posthumous album featuring all new Michael Jackson songs was released.  The album, named simply Michael, fit quite seamlessly with the narrative associated with the last months of his life: wanting to make a comeback, Michael was planning his “This is It” series of concerts, which was to be one… Read More Michael Jackson’s “Behind the Mask” Music Video