Category: Music
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Metal Monday: Polyphia | 87
These guys are, no surprise, a bit cleaner on their recordings. But given the extensive use of whammy bars, I was pleasantly surprised they turned out good live in a session like this.
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Music Monday: mewithoutYou | February, 1878
mewithoutYou has a new album, Pale Horses, coming out tomorrow. The above video is the first song off their last album, Ten Stories. You can watch a teaser for the new album below:
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What’s Wrong With Art and Music: A Student’s Guide
More often than not, I give books a 4 out 5 star rating after I read them. This is mainly because I’m fairly selective in what I choose to read and have a good idea what I might like. Occasionally, one of these books turns out to be a dud, and then I end up…
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Metal Monday: The Ongoing Concept | Unwanted
This is the first video from the Ongoing Concept’s upcoming album Handmade. The album title comes in part from the fact that the band made their own instruments for this record: Pretty sweet right?
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Music Monday: MAE | The Everglow Tour
Not long after I had said bye to my friend Matt after hanging out for the weekend, I get a text. “Mae is playing at the House of Blues tonight.” I’m pretty sure this is a mistake. They had already gone on a farewell tour, broken up, and now had other projects in motion. But,…
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A Defense of The Dark Arts: Some Thoughts on Death Metal at CAPC
Yesterday, an article of mine posted over at Christ and Pop Culture: Over time, my taste for metal hasn’t really mellowed. It’s continued to expand and grow more progressive. And while I haven’t been overly analytical of my musical tastes, I have reflected on them here and there, and in one particular instance, found myself…
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Music Monday: CHON | Splash
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Metal Monday: Between The Buried and Me | Memory Palace
Between The Buried and Me isn’t for everyone, but I really appreciate their music. Ever since Alaska, I’ve been using their albums for night driving and working out (and occasionally studying). Looks like they have a new album coming out in July, which I’ll probably go ahead and pre-order now.
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Music Monday: Death Cab For Cutie | Black Sun
Tomorrow, Death Cab For Cutie releases their 8th studio album, Kintsugi. Here’s the video for the first single, Black Sun. Though you might not guess this, they are one of my favorite bands and two of the best concerts I’ve been to live are seeing them in Fox Theater in Atlanta during their post Plans…
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Metal Monday: Darkness Divided | Hands That Bled
A while back, you might remember the article I wrote for Christ and Pop Culture about Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying. After that, Tom from Victory Records got in touch with me about writing about some releases. One of those was Darkness Divided and their first album Written in Blood (stream it here).…