Eidolons: Perspective from the Basement
byPortland-based band indie rockers, Eidolons, has gone from playing basement shows to doing a cross-country tour, but what matters most is never having limits and dodging flying, open beers at shows.
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Living Through Records: A Look At The Life & Times of Questlove
by“Mo’ Meta Blues” by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is a different type of autobiography, succeeding at relating almost every monumental moment in his life to certain songs.
The Spotify Fight is Not Your Fight
byI’m not here to criticize Atoms for Peace or The Black Keys for publicly denouncing a financial imbalance that affects them. In their shoes, I would do the exact same thing. Fundamentally, it’s not that different than teachers striking to prevent budget cuts or Hostess bakery workers sacrificing their jobs for their pensions.
I Believe in Good Music: The Law of Musical Decency
byI believe that there exists in this subjective field, an unquestionable truth. I believe in good music. What gives me this delusion? For a long time, I wasn’t so sure. I’ve long equated music with religion — and the medium has equated itself as well.
Mingus: Giving Zero Fucks
byIntro to Music by Mood: Music is one of those human experience universalities found in the same tier as hunger, emotion and death. Modern humans have been raging up and down the pentatonic scale for tens of thousands of years – probably…