It’s easy to dismiss Fall Out Boy due to the over-saturation of coverage about them and their reliance, specifically Pete Wentz’s reliance, on image over substance. However, the album that made them the powerhouse that they are today, From Under the Cork Tree, is so finely crafted that it’s hard for even the most cynical [...]
The Death of Michael Jackson: Iconography & Revisionist History
Michael Jackson is dead. The media coverage is understandable. There was a period where he was probably the most famous person on earth. This was a man who made the best-selling album of all time, Thriller. Some of his music was undeniably fantastic and will live on forever. That said, his passing shouldn’t be considered [...]
Hospice – The Antlers
From the foreboding flickering of “Prologue,” one can tell The Antler’s Hospice isn’t going to be a pleasant journey. Musical tremors of death course through this album about a hospice worker and patient coping with the inevitability of death. While that may not sound appealing, the execution is so graceful that it makes for an [...]
Cursive Live: Timid Lightening
“I’ve been waiting seven years to see this band.” So said a friend as we were waiting around the Yellowstone Valley Brewing Company (The Garage) for Cursive. And this sentiment was dead on. Billings, Montana (and for that matter the 5 state radius of MT, ID, WY, ND, & SD) are lucky to get a [...]
Fewer Moving Parts – David Bazan
When Pedro the Lion ceased to be and frontman David Bazan went solo, it seemed like an odd choice. This is because for most of the time of PtL’s existence the band was only Bazan. The unusual choice led to a similarly unusual, albeit interesting EP, Fewer Moving Parts. It is composed of five songs, [...]
