October 21, 2011. That’s today. October 21, 2003. That was the day the late and great Elliott Smith died. As an avid Elliott Smith fan, I need to utilize this moment to commemorate this amazing and extremely talented man. Because when I say avid, I mean ridiculously avid, guys. I have an Elliott Smith shirt [...]
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This month in music history: April
30 Years: Vangelis: Chariots of Fire [April 1981] If you don’t know the Chariots of Fire theme by its name, “Titles,” Google it and I’m positive you will recognize the iconic composition. This piece has become the go to piece of music to soundtrack any victorious piece of film, usually shown in slow motion. But [...]
This month in music history: February
30 Years: Rush : Moving Pictures [February 1981] On Feb. 12, 1981, the Canadian progressive rock band Rush released Moving Pictures, their bestselling album in the U.S. This collection has the radio hits “Tom Sawyer,” “Red Barchetta,” “Limelight” and the famous instrumental “YYZ.” “YYZ” shows off how talented the band is at playing each of [...]
This month in music history: November
30 Years: John Lennon: Double Fantasy [November 1980] What is more notable than a release from one of the Beatles? Okay, well maybe not every post-Beatles release is incredible. However, one of the most important records from John Lennon’s solo career, Double Fantasy, came about after his 6 year musical hiatus. After A Story in [...]
This month in music history: October
30 Years: Talking Heads: Remain in Light [October 1980] Do you like the Dirty Projectors? How about Animal Collective? Vampire Weekend? Any band that combines syncopated, “Non-Western” inspired rhythms with non-traditional instrumentation owes dues to the Talking Heads. David Byrne and Brian Eno managed to top themselves with Remain in Light, Talking Head’s 1980 classic. [...]
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