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You’ve got a deadline to hit, about twelve hours in which to hit it, and you haven’t even planned your essay yet. You sigh. You know it’s going to be a long night. You put on some coffee, open your word processor, and slip on a few tunes. This list of songs will get you […]
Continue ReadingMost of us have dreamed about it at some point. Whether it’s for the adoring fans, constant parties or love of music itself, we all had a point in our lives where we wanted to be in a band. Our fascination with the ins and outs of rock stardom is the reason why so many […]
Continue ReadingAlex Cowan: It’s hard to deny that ‘lyrics-as-poetry’ is an appealing concept. The very idea of ‘poetry’ comes with a whole raft of associations—artistic, literary, profound—that, (among other things) can go along way to justifying one’s own taste in listening. While I don’t want to argue that this kind of comparative literary judgement is an […]
Continue ReadingThere will never be an end to the release of comeback albums. There will always be disbanded groups who either want to make music again, want to make money again, or just want to be remembered again. When a band with at least moderate success lies dormant for a few years, the temptation to make […]
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