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Strength of heart

Recalling my encounter with Invisible Children’s KONY 2012 campaign, I reflected on this healthy reminder to be a critically thinking consumer. For those who are not familiar with the experiment, KONY 2012 was a thirty-minute online video released in an attempt to make “an obscure war criminal famous”—that criminal being[Read More…]

Hummingbird: Local Natives

Hot off their critically-acclaimed 2010 release Gorilla Manor, Local Natives return with Hummingbird, bringing with them a new sense of maturity and complexity. Although still possessing an authentic feel, Hummingbird presents a dramatic shift in sound, trading light, airy tones for heavy, intimate tracks that reflect the group’s coming-of-age. Nevertheless,[Read More…]

Ex-Cult during one of their raucous live performances. (facebook.com)

Worship the Ex-Cult

A city deemed the birthplace of both rock and roll and blues, Memphis, TN is fertile ground for cultivating musical talent. Cue Ex-Cult—a musical project that brought together five local musicians. Drawing influences that transcend several decades, the members have woven psychedelic, garage, punk, and other terms that precede the[Read More…]

A&E’s Top Five

Chris’ Top Five Albums of 2012  5. Grimes—Visions 4. Slow Magic—Triangle 3. TOPS—Tender Opposites 2. Beta Frontiers—…EP 1. Purity Ring—Shrines Ilia’s Top Five Songs of 2012 5. Lil Wayne—A Milli (BUSTED By HeRobust). Young Georgia-based beatmaker HeRobust puts a heavy spin on Wayne’s classic. 4. Styles Of Beyond—Damn (Feat. Michael Bublé). A[Read More…]

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