music review
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Rapid Music Reviews 2021 – Billie Eilish, Royal Blood, Between The Buried And Me, More
By Kenny Garner kegarner@lc.edu Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever If you told me a few years ago that the next biggest pop sensation would be an angsty teenager who defies the typical stereotype of…
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Gang of Four’s “Entertainment!”: A Sonically Innovative Response to Late Capitalism
By Keenan A. Mount kmount@lc.edu Gang of Four’s debut and highly influential post-punk album, “Entertainment!,” was released at the end of a decade, 1979, that saw capitalism’s legitimacy and colonialist tendencies come under scrutiny within…
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It’s Just a Burning Memory: A look at Everywhere At The End Of Time
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Albums are usually compilations of mostly unrelated songs by the same artist. Sometimes you will get an album like Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” that tells a story. But you never see…
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Musical Blind Spots: The College Dropout
By Alex Johnson amjohnson@lc.edu I love music. Who doesn’t? I’m always looking for something new, even if it’s only new to me. Sometimes it’s hard to move out of my comfort zone with music though.…
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“Life Sucks… Let’s Dance!” is Everything I Need Right Now.
By Alex Johnson amjohnson@lc.edu Real disclaimer: All links contained in this article contain explicit lyrics. Disclaimer: I never grew out of my ska phase. As someone who intends to write music reviews I realize this…
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“Life Sucks… Let’s Dance!” is Everything I Need Right Now.
By Alex Johnson amjohnson@lc.edu Real disclaimer: All links contained in this article contain explicit lyrics. Disclaimer: I never grew out of my ska phase. As someone who intends to write music reviews I realize this…
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I Am The Beast I Worship: The Almost Ten Year History of Death Grips
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu Hip Hop has changed a lot since The Sugarhill Gang coined the term “Rap” in their 14-minute song “Rapper’s Delight”. Going from humble origins to gangster rap from groups like Ice-T,…
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Truckin: Getting by as if I’m at the Europe ‘72 Concert of the Grateful Dead
By Dillon Neibel dneibel@lc.edu “Once in a while you get shown the light/ In the strangest of places if you look at it right.” That quote is a lyrical line from the song Scarlet Begonias…