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Euphoria Mourning: No, It's Not a Typo
Hello, and welcome back to Second Chances where I take another look at a maligned or forgotten piece of pop culture. For the longest time, I was behind the times when it came to my musical interests. When my classmates were part of the grunge revolution, I was still listening to classic rock. I didn't get caught up until I got to college in the late 90s. That was when I first learned of Chris Cornell.
By Adam Wallace9 years ago in Beat
Music Shaped My Mind for the Better
I listen to a variety of music. Pop to heavy metal, I’m into it. Though, I don’t enjoy every artist in every genre. Music speaks when words can’t. Music does save lives. 2010 Warped Tour. That day was the best day of the my life, my best friend took me. I got to feel the music. I got to hear the bands pour their hearts out in person. It’s life changing, really. Emarosa was the first band I ever watched, when Jonny Craig was in the band. The next band I watched live was Pierce The Veil, then Bring Me The Horizon.
By Samantha Londo9 years ago in Beat
I Am: A Predisposition
“I AM” is the most powerful force of intent there is. This energy propels humans into being and gives meaning to the human experience. “I AM” is perceived and described as the human ego. I will use examples using the biography of Bob Marley by Timothy White entitled Catch a Fire, which chronicles the effects environment has on the element of being human and how the ego reveals one's destiny, to form a compelling argument that ego is a predisposition and not just a product of a humans environment.
By Tambré Bryant9 years ago in Beat
7 Worst Rock Bands of the 2000's
I just like to hate things apparently. I must admit, sometimes its way more fun to tear something down than build another up. Hell, sometimes its even easier. However, this is precisely what I will be doing in a new string of works that will focus on 7 of the worst rock bands from a given decade. To begin, I will be taking a look at a decade that in hindsight, is immensely responsible for the enormous decline in relevancy that rock music has seen in pop culture over the last decade. The 2000's gave us many fascinating phenomena: George Bush, International war, Facebook, Zoey 101, good New Jersey Devils teams, but most importantly (in regards to rock music that is) it gave us a few very inescapable genres of music: Post-Grunge, Nu Metal and Pop Punk. While these genres didn't begin during the 2000's, they each reached mainstream relevancy during this decade. Like with any genre, some of the bands to come out of these scenes were descent, however most of them... well, sucked. And I mean REEEALLY sucked. Like, enough to almost kill an entire genre of music sucked. So without any further delay, let's begin looking at some of the absolute worst rock bands to emerge from this decade with:
By Matt Knight9 years ago in Beat
Mixing & Mastering with Digital Minds
Mixing & Mastering are both complex processes that take time to learn and to master completely (pardon the pun). Although having analog equipment does help to create a warmer and thicker sound. Us bedroom producers can go about making professional quality tracks whilst still in our pyjamas.
By James Cherry9 years ago in Beat
Why You Should Be Listening to The 1975
1. They’ve been together as a band for 15 years. If they’ve been together for that long, there’s absolutely no reason to worry about them breaking up anytime soon, which is a good thing! Just imagine how many albums they could release...
By Liz Shannon9 years ago in Beat
5 Bands You Need to Listen To
Finding a new band to get into with is almost never easy, unless you actually pay attention to the recommendations Apple Music, Spotify, or any other platform may give you. But most of the time they don't ever recommend the good stuff from a band or they give you one that you never want to see. EVER. With that being said, here I am to give you FIVE bands that you should definitely check out right now.
By Sophia Chong9 years ago in Beat
The Only Person That Can Stop XXXTentacion is XXXTentacion
This situation is sad. It sucks. It hurts. There's really no other way to put it. For the case of up-and-coming rapper XXXTentacion, it's a fear that we are going to see a young star burn up before he really got to shine.
By Bailey VanHouten9 years ago in Beat
George Glenn Jones: Hell Raiser. Country Music Advocate. Legend.
No country singer holds a legacy quite like George Jones. Born on September 12, 1931, in Saratoga, Texas, he was a significant country musician, singer, and songwriter. He reached international fame, with over 150 hit records to his name, including his signature song, "He Stopped Loving Her Today." With his unique tone and "jaw clenching" phrasing, he is frequently referred to as the greatest country singer—one who completely immersed himself in the lyrics he was delivering. Indeed, he is the one that "up-and-rising" country singers listen to and the ones of his generation did their best to imitate. But there was, and will only be, one George Glenn Jones.
By Carlos Gonzalez9 years ago in Beat
