Tag: music
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The Best Song Ever Written: Setting Sun
Click or not: The Best Song Ever Written: Setting SunMusic, on the whole, is a tool. It’s been used for centuries to invoke trance-like states, to imbue minds with subliminal messaging, to control those same minds. It’s been a huge part of my life, but these days I see it more as a tool of evil rather than good. That’s not to say I… …
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The Best Song Ever Written: In The Meantime
Click or not: The Best Song Ever Written: In The Meantime*The Best Song Ever Written is a series of songs that aren’t necessarily THE best (as that’s subjective anyway), but a collection of great songs that have significance to me, have made an impact on my life, remind me of moments of life, or just plain rock. First up in our new series is a… …
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Friday Fugazi: Instrument
Click or not: Friday Fugazi: InstrumentIf you are sitting around on a Friday night trying to find something to watch and end up with just more cat videos, then plug into this and get jolted out of your digitally induced stupor. Analogue and scratchy, loud, kinetic, energetic. Real instruments, of music and mind. …
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Ty Tuesdays: Freedom Band Live @ The Yard, Raglan
Click or not: Ty Tuesdays: Freedom Band Live @ The Yard, RaglanFreedom. It’s good for me, but not for you. That’s been the attitude of the inhabitants of this country (and the world) for the last, oh, three or so years, coincidentally. “You can have your freedom, but only if you do as you’re told.” The right to have autonomy over ourselves is now controlled by… …
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Bands Of The Apocalypse: Lightning Bolt
Click or not: Bands Of The Apocalypse: Lightning BoltExperiencing Lightning Bolt (because you don’t just listen to them) could be a metaphor for the maelstrom we have been sucked into. Most don’t really get it and cower in the corner, while the willing embrace the darkness and see right through it. It’s gonna hurt, but it’ll be worth it. …
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Insanity Distilled Into Music
Click or not: Insanity Distilled Into MusicFuck me. How did this escape me until now? We may never get to witness or be a part of a scene like this ever again. Don’t let it happen. We Need This. A healthy insanity, good for the mind, the soul. Tear it out yourself, let no one do it for you. We Need… …
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The Greatest Cover In The History Of Music
Click or not: The Greatest Cover In The History Of Music A single shot captures so much, and conjures even more. A bitterly cold evening outside an always bustling student hub. The rush to be somewhere, not here. Who is this fellow? A lone, perhaps lonely soul, misunderstood or not understood at all by his contemporaries, who pass either oblivious or with fleeting curiosity, perhaps… …
