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An American Breakdown: Electra Heart Chronicles the Death (and Rebirth) of a Diva

Tragic Dead Ends (I): “Less of Progressive”

In Crash Chords Podcast #9, we looked at the pros and cons of Rock n’ Roll in its infant state through the lens of our album review, Take a Vacation! by The Young Veins. Though their work was dated as recent as 2010, they hearkened back to a much earlier incarnation of Rock, delivering unto us the carefree beach sounds of the early 60s once again. Though the album sparked an intriguing debate on how it should be rated, it was unanimously agreed upon that there is much to be owed to this early era, as a basis for modern instrumentation and common structural forms. But, as with a great many other things in the 1960s, Rock was inevitably on an unstoppable evolutionary track.

CCP Ep. #10: The Circle in the Square by Flobots

This week we talk about what’s been rattling around in our headphones, the new record from Flobots, The Circle in the Square, and speak about the effects production and mixing can have on albums.

Record Review: The Offspring – Days Go By

While I have been a fan of Offspring in my youth, I feel like I’ve grown out of the youthful message and lyrics of their original work. So, I was pleasantly surprised by their new album, Days Go By. From the first tracks you hear a familiar tone, yet there is a new complexity in their composition; a new adult tone in the lyrics that is almost unheard of coming from the voice of Dexter Holland.

Song Shots: Rammstein – Mein Land

“Mein Land” is from their greatest hits titled Made In Germany 1995 – 2011. This video thematically is the complete opposite of what you would expect from Rammstein for three quarters of the video.

Suicide In C-Minor, by Joseph Mastropiero

It’s February, 1936. Winter has left a frozen sheen on the Danube, and a fresh coat of snow blankets the house of Joseph Keller, shoemaker. Joseph Keller is dead, at his own hand. Budapest police are there, investigating, ruining the perfection of freshly fallen snow with heavy boots and cigarette butts. It appears that Mr. Keller has left a suicide note.

CCP Ep. #9: Take A Vacation! by The Young Veins | Featuring Mary Bradley of Kiss My Lit

This week we mention what we’ve been listening to lately, we review The Young Veins album, Take A Vacation!, and discuss cross-media pollination between books and music.

Take the Tunes with You: Songza

Throughout the years, humans have made a business out of finding new ways to carry music with us wherever we go. From cassettes to MP3s, we have been shrinking area and maximizing storage to a point where we have limitless amounts of music at our fingertips. Now there are ways to stream music to your desktop or phone and make new discoveries while you’re at it.

Song Shots: Green Day – Oh Love

This is the first single from Green Day’s new album ¡Uno! which comes out September 25th 2012. I like this song. It feels very reminiscent of Warning in its style and sound.

A Take on “Taste”

In determining our musical leanings, I put great stock into the constructs of our musical backgrounds. Almost irrefutably, the experiences we have with music in our pasts will determine the music we listen to in the future. “But wait, no!” you might say. “That can’t be true! Surely I’ve been lured by fresh artists into foreign genres before, some which I’d never have given a chance otherwise!” Well sure, we’ve all been there (and probably felt like quite the pioneer, haven’t we?), but in today’s modern society where genres are plentiful and tastes subjective, it can be interesting to ask ourselves from time to time a variety of questions. Under what pretenses do we make these choices? What defines our threshold for acceptance vs. rejection? More fundamentally, what is it that makes our back-hair stand on end, and where does it come from?

Music is Life… and Life is Good!

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