By George! A lot of really amazing musicians were born this week, but the list has to start with one George Frideric Handel, born Feb. 23, 1685. He wrote songs, operas, concertos, Music for the Royal Fireworks, and many other…
Category: Music
Music News (2/13-2/21)
New Radiohead album out now Radiohead’s new album, “The King of Limbs,†is now available to download in a digital format from their new website, thekingoflimbs.com. MP3 copies are $9, and WAVs are $14. They also have…
This week in music: higher education from the music geek.
Here are all of the interesting things I learned this week, plus the Top Five Love Song Lyrics of all time (or of some time) that may or may not get you the Valentine’s lovin’ you crave… V-Day…
Music News (2/6 – 2/12)
Neil Young to induct Tom Waits into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame On March 17, Neil Young will deliver the speech officially entering Tom Waits into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Waits has released 23…
Cage the Elephant hits sophomore slump
I thoroughly enjoyed Cage the Elephant’s eponymous debut album. It was a great, original album that wasn’t concerned with being mainstream at all.  Cage the Elephant struck me as some weird amalgamation of the Pixies and Kings…
Music news (1/30 – 2/5)
The White Stripes call it quits Jack and Meg White announced Feb. 2 that they “will make no further new recordings or perform live.†Dispelling rumors of in-fighting and health problems, the White Stripes…
Two albums you may have missed (and shouldn’t)
NOFX: Punk in Drublic Many people have never heard of NoFX, which is downright insulting to musical history. Â Easily one of the greatest punk bands of all time, and definitely one of the biggest influences for the countless other…
This week in music
Opera, sexy songs, and amazing songwriters rule the week. Here are some of the highlights: Opera comes to the Colonies Quiz time: Which cosmopolitan American city was the first to host an opera? New York? Boston? Philadelphia? Atlanta? Nope. According…
This week in music: higher education from the music geek
It’s Super Bowl Week, and although it is a time when music, entertainment, and sports collide, it’s not the only thing that happened this week in music history. The Day the Music Died This week in 1959, Buddy Holly, Richie…
Death Metal from the cartoon world: Dethklok’s new album
I love metal. Metal is the music of the soul, given that the soul in question feels the need to rock harder than a landslide, and is as brutal as the night is black. And when…