Category Archives: Tracks

Three for Thursday Returns!

It has been too long, friends, since I forced my musical opinions on you in the form of pretty flashing videos. Three for Thursday returns with a couple new music videos to spotlight some of the tracks that have been … Continue reading

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Beautiful Glitch

I often have a hard time explaining electronic music to friends who don’t know the genre. Part of the reason, I think, is that there are many more differences between artists and songs within the field than there are similarities. … Continue reading

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How to Destroy Angels

The indefinite hiatus and end of touring for Nine Inch Nails began less than nine months ago, but Trent Reznor – the lead singer, creative director and only permanent member of the group – is not one to sit idly … Continue reading

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But I hate when I feel like this and I never hated you

I had chills this morning, and they weren’t because of Chicago’s unseasonable frost warning. They came, instead, from listening to “Poke” off the 2008 album Midnight Organ Fight from Scottish indie-rockers Frightened Rabbit. The album is a colossal breakup album … Continue reading

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Terry Riley’s “In C,” performed by Grand Valley State University New Ensemble

Perhaps the most significant difference between classical music and popular is its greater capacity to offer pleasure on an academic and emotional level at once. -Resident Advisor The work “In C” was composed by Terry Riley in 1964 and is … Continue reading

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Something New, Something Old

Hot Chip have a new track out before the release of their new album, One Life Stand, next February. “Take It In” is the tenth and last track. The group has been busy since the release of Coming on Strong … Continue reading

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