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'The Stone Roses' vs 'Definitely Maybe'
Two of the greatest [debut] albums ever released within five years of each other. Both religiously Mancunian at heart and equally as seminal as one another; it really has been the question to divide all ardent indie music fans ever since '94.
By Danny Hatton8 years ago in Beat
Mic Check One Two - My Observations From Attending Local Showcases. Top Story - October 2017.
In one way or another I have been a part of the Tampa Bay music scene since 2001. Because of this involvement, I find myself at plenty of open mics and showcase. Often I am asked to judge or critique the participants, something I like to do. I feel that it is a way to help some up and coming performers grow in their craft. After attending a few of these I started to notice certain patterns...and not the good kind either. So with the hopes of helping a few more up and coming artist I present you seven tips to improve your stage performance:
By Angel Soto8 years ago in Beat
Awesome Versions Of Taylor Swift's 'Look What You Made Me Do'
Taylor Swift's single, "Look What You Made Me Do," became the most watched music video in 24 hours with the most plays in a single day on Spotify. It also topped a lot of music charts all around the world. The song shows a change in Taylor Swift as opposed to the sweet country girl she started off as.
By Chloe Gilholy8 years ago in Beat
Best Canadian Music Festivals
Internationally, music festivals span all over the globe, from Ibiza to Chicago, and it's not so different for Canadians. With such an open-wide territory, with a myriad of different venues, narrowing down the most essential summer festivals can be a hassle, what with pricing, headliners, and specified genre, it can become a mess in of itself.
By Salvador Lorenz8 years ago in Beat
Tedy Andreas — 'In2deep' Album Review
For many people reading this review, you may not know of Tedy Andreas. Well, let me first start by introducing a rapper who not only deserves more recognition but also, he's overall a good rapper whose flow is different from rappers today because he raps as though he came straight from the 80s and 90s.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
Kodak Black — 'Project Baby 2' Album Review
This will be my first review of an album, or I should say "Mixtape" Review, and I thought this would be a good start because for one, like many millennials my age, we are not so quick to judge the new flow and culture of the rappers now emerging into the rap game and also after hearing Kodak Black’s previous album, Painting Pictures, I thought it was finally time to hear some more music from him.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
Aly & AJ: Don't Call It a Comeback
For any American kid who grew up in the early 2000s, the name Aly & AJ is sure to ring a bell. The two sisters were a musical duo with their own Disney Channel Original Movie, roles in shows like Phil of the Future, and two full albums, including the iconic Potential Breakup Song. For a good amount of time, they were comparable to other big Disney stars of the time, like Raven Symoné or Hilary Duff. Albums Into the Rush and Insomniatic, respectively released in 2005 and 2007, were major successes for the girls, but by 2008, they were gone. Now, a decade later, Aly & AJ have risen from the dead with their single "Take Me" released in August of 2017. Where were they for ten years, and where are they going now?
By Erin Goulding8 years ago in Beat
Kodie Shane — Back From the Future Album Review
So today I will be reviewing Kodie Shane's Back From the Future, who is part of Lil Yachty's Sailing Team. Even though Kodie Shane has been rapping since middle school, she didn’t start to pick up pace in her music career until she really teamed up with Lil’ Yachty and joined the Sailing Team which was the first time I even heard of her. And ever since they dropped the “All In” video on The Fader, I have been listening to all her music mainly from sound cloud but for Back From the Future, I’ll be listening to it on Apple Music.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
Music Condescension: A Sanctimonious Affliction
We’ve all encountered and endured the hyperbolic rantings of music snobs. You know the type: someone who not only thinks they know more than the average music buff, but more than anyone else, period. The stereotypical music fanatic feels self-important and even entitled to an unjustified sense of coolness by playing the anti-mainstream music game, declaring a particular favorite band or artist is better than whomever someone else is listening to because said artist is more obscure. Yet, these so-called music aficionados are the first to abandon their favorites upon the very first sign of even a minuscule amount of commercial triumph, because of some imaginary belief system based on tiresome and ridiculous self-imposed “rules,” which decree mainstream success is evil and taboo.
By Eric Allen8 years ago in Beat
Lil Uzi Vert – Luv Is Rage 2 Album Review
Lil Uzi Vert dropped “Luv is Rage 2”, and going into the listening of this project, I was pretty much expecting more of what put him on the charts, which for me was a lot of songs that could be played in the club and are part of what makes him a rock star. But, this project also includes a look into his more personal side, where we see that he’s had to confront pain of a broken relationship.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
