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HOT BLOODED
posted: September 4, 2009
Sir Henry Hotspur Percy’s contribution to history was leading an unsuccessful siege against King Henry IV, thereby giving rise to the term hotspur ” meaning a rash and hotheaded man. A mere 600 years later,…
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HEY! YOU GOT ELECTRONICA IN MY ROCK MUSIC!
posted: September 2, 2009
Artists listing laptops as members of their group; bands inducing genre-tags such as “nintendocore” “ what could have possibly led to this? You may not believe it, but today’s electronica started back in the day.…
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METAL MONDAY: WHY ARE TOOL FANS SO OBSESSED WITH TOOL?
posted: August 31, 2009
No matter what the genre, each music scene seems to have a band notorious for its overly obsessive fans. For the jam band crowd, Phish gets this accolade; for college rock, Dispatch might get the…
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HEADY MEDS
posted: August 21, 2009
There’s a certain sort of music that any self-respecting indie lover keeps loaded on the iPod for the most emotionally sensitive of situations. Like when you’re facing your first makeout session with a new sweetheart,…
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METAL MONDAY: 10 BEST METAL SONG TITLES ON OURSTAGE
posted: August 17, 2009
First impressions are key. In many cases, the title of your song is what draws someone in. When you give your song a lackluster title, you’re wasting an opportunity to woo your potential fans. Bands…
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Q&A WITH MARTIN ATKINS
posted: August 12, 2009
Martin Atkins is the quintessential punk rock renaissance man. He’s been a member and/or session musician for some of the most influential names in alternative music; specifically the post-punk and industrial genres. Founder of Invisible…
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