Elbow Makes SPIN’s Top 25 Albums
For the British dream pop band’s fifth studio album, Elbow stays true to their original sound while still re-working different themes to incorporate more uplifting beats and melodies. Elbow’s front man Guy Garvey still lends a trance-y lyrical voice to the tracks that exemplifies casual listening with a twist of hypnotic pop. The more upbeat moments on their latest album, Build a Rocket Boys!, include a few psychedelic hooks to get the casual listener more involved. One of the best parts of their latest is that you can tell the boys have paid more attention to detail with every...
read moreIDentity Festival- The New Electronic Lollapalooza
The summer of 1991 was the first grunge road trip for the now Chicago-based Lollapalooza, but they set North America on fire for many summers after that, spreading new music around the country to new fans. In the early 90′s, it was punk, grunge and alternative on the roadshow, which slowly evolved to be more diverse and include rap and hip hop acts, with headliners like Snoop Dogg and eventually Kanye West. Today, Lollapalooza has parked itself on 115 acres at Grant Park in Chicago, leaving the road open for other traveling festivals and shows to tour the country. But another notable...
read moreAll Good Music Festival
As the summer progresses and the abundance of music festivals is slowly winding down, there is one major weekend that stands out amongst the rest in anti-climactic vacuum that seems to persist in the post-Bonnaroo slump, and that stand out festival is All-Good. The 15th anniversary of the West Virginia jam band extravaganza promises a spectacular time for their ninth year on Marvin’s Mountaintop after selling out last year with over 20,000 in attendance. And if last year’s trend continues, 2011 promises to be a banner year, with Grateful Dead duo Phil Lesh and Bob Weir headlining...
read moreSummer Country Concerts
With Memorial Day past us, and the temperatures in the south sweltering hot, it can only mean one thing, it is summer time. With summer time comes a more relaxed vibe all around. This means cookouts, family, friends, and just plain enjoying being outdoors and not watching Directv . One of the best ways to be outside and have a good time is check out a concert at an outdoor pavilion. The greatest concerts for summer are chill and a good time, so usually the first thing that pops into my head is seeing a country music tour. Country music is just a good time. The artists are chill...
read moreThe 2011 Bonaroo Music Festival features music, comedy and fun
The 2011 Bonaroo Music Festival is in Manchester, Tennessee and goes from June 9-12. It will feature performances by a large group of bands to suit the tastes of many music lovers. There are comedy shows, yoga classes, a camping store and many more fun activities. Travel to the Bonaroo Music Festival is easy with the multiple travel packages that are available. Volunteers of the Bonaroo Music Festival have the chance to win cash and tickets for future events. The line up for the 2011 Bonaroo Music Festival features a wide range of artists such as Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, and...
read moreThe Decline of Music Video Games
Music video games like Rockband, or Guitar Hero are currently on the decline. In an over-saturated market of music based games, and plastic instruments the eventual decline was predictable. At one time the guitar maker Gibson was making more of them, than real instruments. While they reigned as champion of the reflex based game, record labels like Road Runner really cashed in on their popularity. One of the bigger bands shopped was their relatively unknown Dragonforce, who’s track “Through the Fire and Flames”, was an unlockable song that only players who mastered the video...
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