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Category Archives: Musician
Band Aid, by Levan Wee
BAND AID Local bands have been complaining about the lack of media support for homegrown music for years. Now with the power of the Internet, the only thing that separates obscurity from popularity is commitment and hard work. WORDS BY … Continue reading
Baybeats 2010
I went to Baybeats, on the first and third days. I liked catching bands like Postbox and Trella, but it was Hong Kong’s Modern Children that I fell in love with. They reminded me of what it is about live … Continue reading
Hot Girl Of The Week: Hayley Williams!
it’s my opinion that anyone who is coming onto our band looking for controversy is completely missing the point. the point isn’t in the intent of controversy, the point is that there is no way around it. as people, aren’t … Continue reading
another local music question
What’s with all the hoo-ha about liking or disliking local music? IMO good music is good music whether it’s local or not; the whole ‘support local music no matter what’ thing is rather immature and shortsighted. What do you think? … Continue reading
Epic Speeches & Quotes: Karl Paulnack, on music.
Welcome address to freshman at Boston Conservatory, given by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of music division at Boston Conservatory. “One of my parents’ deepest fears, I suspect, is that society would not properly value me as a musician, that … Continue reading
“What’s so good about local music?”
what’s so good about local music? its so difficult to find a worthy band to listen to (that wont break up within 6 months). This is a really good question- I answered every other question on my Formspring.me before doing … Continue reading
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you can’t be too careful any more
I’m listening to All We Know Is Falling again after almost two years, maybe. I remember when I used to listen to it almost everyday. It’s amazing how different it sounds now- it’s a lot simpler, without the rich and … Continue reading
Justin Bieber: a presumably hard-working kid who’s unfortunately annoying and destined for douche-baggery
One of the first things that struck me about the “We Are The World 25 For Haiti” video was that the person who got the first line was an annoying, screechy-sounding nobody who was both unrecognizable on his/her own and … Continue reading
negative elements within the local music scene
It’s alright if some of us are indifferent to others amongst us- if it’s not your cup of tea, that’s okay. What’s disgusting is that some of us go out of our way to put others down. There’s only one … Continue reading
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