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Image from paris_monster’s Facebook Page Written by Ljubinko Zivkovic Around late November and early December is the season when the album releases quite down, but the singles keep on coming. So, here is a batch of some interesting releases that do not necessarily hit the top of the review lists, but possibly should… 1). Adam […]
Image from wuntwo.bandcamp.com Published on UIC Radio. On the 26th of October, a small theater near the Loyola University campus, hidden in between a Starbucks and a Thai place, was premiering the F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent film, Nosferatu. The theater room was compact with a lack of theater members and portrayed the film from a […]
Image from dope90.bandcamp.com There had been points of reminiscence that halt me in my tracks from time to time. In times of lax activity or isolation, one independent detail from an obscurely unrelated thing deceives my mind into approaching a flashback. Sometimes the enticement could occur through a song you’re listening to, as well as […]
Image from weslye.bandcamp.com Published in In Search of Media (insearchofmedia.com) Heavy themes on space and machinery have been exploding over the past couple of decades. After the postmodern revamping of popular culture, new ideas and results have been articulating those themes and topics in the changing world. A world which people anticipate new machinery and […]
Image from 2late1.bandcamp.com With all the stereotyping stipulated on SoundCloud’s internet presence, the website itself is an essential platform for the evolution of music itself. Musicians without the right connections or platforms now have a chance to shine their talent in the market that keeps changing. From sprung up one-hit wonders and consistent sounds from […]
Image from liluglymane.bandcamp.com All-around artists tend to display their talents through various personas. Through these pseudonyms, an artist like Travis Miller presents fragments of his overall character with bits and pieces patched together in fictional roles. Such as an author presenting their divided philosophy into different characters, musicians foretell their narrative through the musical personalities, […]
Image from genius.com The same story has been told, is being told, and will be told for every life born and decomposed. Every boy growing into a man is the conventional story of growth and perseverance. The glorious moments will exalt the character, but those moments are impossible without the sheath of sorrow. In between […]
Image from ragofoot.bandcamp.com In the description of his only project in his Bandcamp page so far, he stated that his album, Another Man On A Zig Zag Mission, was recorded and constructed on multiple musical recorders, instruments, computers, on various tours, bathrooms, basements, and subway trains. The young architect seems to never sleep. Much of […]
Image from player.balamii.com DJ mixes are typically appropriated towards a specific timing of the day. When you listen to an hour long mix, it could possibly be that you are studying for an exam, commuting to your job, or jogging through a forest park. Through these potentially tedious ventures, hopefully, the mix has a variety […]
Famed Psychologist Howard Gardner proposed his theory of multiple intelligences in his book, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. For his theory, he argued how there is a multitude of different skill sets and intelligence that each person holds individually from one another, rather than one capacity that envelopes their ability to function. […]
