Tag: Music
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“This feels like another dream / Trapped underneath my own routines…” – Jeff Tucker, lyricist of Rock Kills Kid from his song “Paralyzed” Have you ever heard of a rock band called Rock Kills Kid? It wouldn’t surprise me if you haven’t. They were a decent alternative rock band, but they never really had any…
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At the turn of the millennium, Linkin Park emerged as a new force in the rock music scene. Their debut album, Hybrid Theory, released on October 24, 2000, quickly established itself as a game-changing work, capturing the raw angst and boundless energy of a generation. The album’s immediate and profound impact stemmed from its unique…
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As someone obsessed with finding innovative covers of my favorite songs, I was fortunate to stumble across Alex Melton’s YouTube channel. I first became aware of Alex through his collaboration with First to Eleven in their cover of Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” a rare recent pop song that I quite enjoy. While his true talents weren’t…
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Growing up I mostly listened to country music as that’s what my parents mostly listen to, even to this day. But, thanks to some old vinyl records, I was introduced to a lot of classic rock including the famous band from Boston, called, um, Boston. Around the time I was introduced to Boston and James…
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Since June 2020, one cover band has become a daily fixture in my life. They are called First to Eleven, a band name based on volleyball scoring of all things. This talented bunch from Erie, Pennsylvania slays their own takes of popular songs from across the decades. In 2022, three of them started their own…
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Red Earth & Pouring Rain is the second album released in July 2016 by the British alternative rock band, Bear’s Den. Bandmates Andrew Davie and Kevin Jones, who amicably parted with their third bandmate after their debut album, experimented with a more electronic and ambient sound on this album, while still maintaining their folk roots.…
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An Appreciation of “The Only Living Boy in New York” by Simon and Garfunkel I’m writing about a Simon and Garfunkel song, but it’s not Sound of Silence. As much as I love it, that song has been reviewed to death; deservedly so, as it’s one of the best songs ever written. Of course, for…
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Our modern world is drowning in cliché melodies, with so much popular music lacking chemistry and true creativity. So, it should come as little surprise that I’ve found comfort in the raw, unfiltered sound of indie rock and roll. It’s the musical genre that speaks to me like no other, with lyrics and music crafted…