CCP Ep. #18: #3 by The Script
This week we review The Script’s latest album, #3, and we get into an intense discussion about pop culture, the youth of today, and the eternal search for information.
Hurricane Sandy
We are based in NY and due to the hurricane I am left without power at my apartment. I’ve relocated for the moment. We’ll be suspending content until sometime next week. Thanks for you patience.
Record Review: Impossible Landscape by Children of Nova
Like many who dabbled with the game Rock Band a few years back, I was occasionally exposed to a few curious stand-outs, the ones who crept their way into the archives amidst the landmark crowd-pleasers of the last fifty years. One of these new and exciting bands was the Post-Prog wonder, Children of Nova. Their hits, “The Complexity of Light” and “Aracaedion,” weren’t just fun songs to rock out to in the game (though of course they still are); I personally found myself mesmerized at how simultaneously inventive and catchy they were, both on and off the Xbox, despite being relatively unknown.
Road Review: Painless Parker and The Waysties
On Thursday, October 18th, I had the pleasure of seeing two amazing bands at The Way Station. The Way Station is a steam punk and Doctor Who themed bar located in Brooklyn, NY that features tons of awesome live music.
CCP Ep. #17: Push and Shove by No Doubt
This week we discuss what’s in our headphones, No Doubt’s latest, Push and Shove, and we dive deeper into music’s relationship with films and video games.
Wizard Rock Roundup: Post Potter Depression Edition
Lauren Fairweather is a huge name in Wizard Rock. She is acoustic and folksy, funny, but also capable of beautiful characterization and storytelling through music. I hated her at first. I have no idea why! I’m such a sucker for anything acoustic that you’d think I’d adore the crap out of her. I guess the first songs I heard from her just weren’t impressive enough.
Song Shots: Papa Roach – Still Swingin
“Still Swingin’” is the brand new song from Papa Roach featured on their latest album, The Connection. This is a no holds barred, fast paced rock song with a fantastic break down and chorus.
Record Review: The Killers – Battle Born
From the first few lines to the last few chords, you are in for a ride! It is a very simple ride: the sort you might experience going to and from work each day, or maybe on that hour-long trip to Grandma’s for the holidays. While there were a few tracks that stood out, this album is the travel equivalence of a police car pulling over a speeding motorist.
CCP Ep. #16: The 2nd Law by Muse
This week we talk about New York Comic Con, the latest from Muse, The 2nd Law, and music’s role in Reality TV.
CCP Ep. #15: The Sound of the Life of the Mind by Ben Folds Five
This week we review the latest album from Ben Folds Five, The Sound of the Life of the Mind. Then we discuss public personas and the positives and negatives celebrity status can bring to one’s career.