Category: Music
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Is Vampire Weekend’s Self-titled the Most “College” Album Ever?
For some reason or another, I have fallen into a Vampire Weekend rabbit hole recently. I know I might be getting a little old for that, but hey, I can’t help it. Even if I don’t cuff my pants anymore, there’s no escaping the indie kid within me. At first, I was not sure exactly…
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Model/Actriz brings ‘Pirouette Tour’ to Columbus with Electric Friday Night Show
While the name Model/Actriz is not a direct reference to the VH1 Fashion Award Show featured in Zoolander, according to guitarist Jack Wetmore after the show, the band nevertheless ‘exists in the same universe’ as Zoolander. The guitarist chose not to elaborate further. Hailing from Boston, MA, the four-piece is made up of vocalist Cole…
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Ohio Long Players: Phil Ochs’ Pleasures of the Harbor
This is the first in a column focusing on classic albums associated with Ohio. Next time you see me I’ll be reviewing an album by probably the most famous group to have Ohio in their name. So famous I stole that name for the name of my column. Funny how that works. The story of…