by John Wheeler | Feb 1, 2018 | Features, Reviews
Between the ages of 14 and 16, Amish youth are given a period of free exploration, allowing them to dip their feet in the vast world of modern luxury. After investigating what else the world has to offer them, these youth are expected to either leave their community...
by John Wheeler | Jan 23, 2018 | Features, Reviews
The UK post-punk trio Shopping refine their sound and deliver a standout record within an overpopulated and fatigued genre with The Official Body. They are frustrated, cynical, and having more fun than ever. Each track is tightly arranged around surf-rock guitar...
by John Wheeler | Jan 11, 2018 | Features
“The world hurries on at its breakneck pace People fly by in their lifelong race For them there’s a future to find And I think they’re leaving me behind The chances they come, but the chances have been lost Success can be gained but at too great a cost For some...
by John Wheeler | Jan 2, 2018 | Features, Reviews
In their fifth studio album, Dappled Cities offers their most polished work to date. Dripping in reverb and cloaked in subtle grandeur, IIIII quickly rose to the top 25 of the NACC college radio charts. Why the title IIIII? Well, there are five members of the band,...
by John Wheeler | Dec 11, 2017 | Features
In 1876, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote Marche Slave for a concert benefiting soldiers wounded in the war between Turkey and Serbia, which implicitly served as a jab at the Russian Tsar for not doing more to help appease the turmoil in Eastern Europe. In 1937, Marc...
