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UNDER COVERS 7: SPOOKY DOOM AND GLOOM SONGS!
posted: October 31, 2009
From the love-laden crooning ballads of Valentine’s Day to the boldly dogmatic odes of patriotism celebrating the 4th of July, all holidays carry their own audible flair. Yet despite an enormous volume of songs amassed…
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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
posted: October 26, 2009
Big, burly men don’t normally write tunes called The Friendship Song, or say things like, Speak freely and know that I take joy in your voice without the slightest trace of irony. Which is part…
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OMNIVORE'S DELIGHT 6: BREAK OF REALITY
posted: October 24, 2009
As music performance majors from upstate New York, Patrick Laird, Martin Torch-Ishii, Phil Borter and Ivan Trevino don’t initially appear to be your typical rock stars. Their visual appearance raises no red flags. But within…
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LOVE GONE BAD
posted: October 23, 2009
There was a time, not that long ago, when the pop world was infused with romantic ennui. This cavalcade of weary-hearted artists was led by the Smiths, whose woebegone tales of love and loathing gave…
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METAL MONDAY: GRUNTING AND GROWLING, THE CURRENT STATE OF METAL VOCALS
posted: October 19, 2009
With each passing year metal subgenres develop their own unique style, most noticeable through vocal differences. Growls, grunts, screams, yells, moans, groans ” you name it. While most metal genre tap their lung power, each…
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UNDER COVERS 6: ORIGINAL COVERS
posted: October 17, 2009
Welcome to the sixth installment of “Under Covers,” a bi-weekly topic dedicated to exploring the musical possibilities of artists appreciating one another’s work on both the OurStage and national levels. This week’s topic: Original Covers.…
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