Tag: music
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Sleater-Kinney Grieves: Little Rope
The name “Sleater-Kinney” should not be new to many music fans. The band has kicked it in the rock scene after forming in 1994 in Olympia, Washington – the birthplace of riot grrl. The trio (vocalist/guitarist Corrin Tucker, guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein, and drummer Janet Weiss) emerged alongside bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to…
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Rhythms And Reviews: Cutouts
Cutouts, the newest record from the Radiohead offshoot The Smile, continues to further their experimental rock credo. In Cutouts, the group pushes creative boundaries while providing biting social commentary through metaphor-packed lyrics. The band’s second release in this year alone, Cutouts was recorded around the same time as Wall Of Eyes and marks the third…
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Chappell Roan: The Trials Of A Midwest Princess
Photo credit Justin Higuchi, via Wikimedia Commons Recent pop-craze Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, known professionally as Chappell Roan, has seen a quick rise to the top of US and UK music billboards. As a freshman at Ohio State, her music follows me everywhere—I hear it at frat parties, school-sanctioned events, and even my part-time job. After…