Aca-Scuse Me?
April 24, 2013
Shows like Star Search and American Idol have changed the way America discovers singing talent. There have been plenty of variations of the talent show genre such as America’s Got Talent, Duets, X-Factor and The Voice. Each show has their own niche or twist but The Sing Off may be the toughest one of all. [...]
Horrorcore, Hip-Hop, Gangsta Rap, Awesome
March 7, 2013
Aaron Dontez Yates is better known by his stage name Tech N9ne. His stage name originated from the TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun, given to him by rapper Black Walt due to his fast rhyming style. (Tech is short for technique and 9 is the number of completion. That’s why he says the technique’s complete so often.) [...]
No Pity for the Majority
March 4, 2013
KMFDM is not just a random jumble of letters chosen by a group of people to represent their band. KMFDM in fact is an acronym for Kein Mehrheit Fur Die Mitleid. If you’re wondering what the heck this German phrase means just look at the title of this blog. Techno/electronic and heavy metal are categories [...]
Rock Music for Sci-Fi
February 4, 2013
Woody Guthrie is considered by many to have created one of the first concept albums ever, with Dust Bowl Ballads (1940). Since Woody, many musicians have created their own concept albums including Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd and The Beatles to name a few. Rock band, Coheed and Cambria is known for their concept albums based [...]