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Peak Black Keys
I’ve long thought the Black Keys a fine band. This should come as no surprise; I am, after all, a white male between the ages of 25 and 50. I might as well have said that I like Game of Thrones or that I own a baseball cap representing the Major League team nearest my […]
Talking to Girls at Rock Concerts: Almost Always a Bad Idea
I’m standing with my friends in the back watching a New Zealand band called Broods, who are a brother-sister duo in the mold of Grimes by way of Foster the People. I am having a lovely evening watching both the band and the hipsters who duck in the door, when lightning strikes and a tall, […]
The 10 People You Find In A Mosh Pit
A few weeks ago, I went to the Roxy in Hollywood to see one of my favorite post-rock* acts, an Ohioan named Ben Sharp, who plays music as Cloudkicker. *This usually means that the music is entirely instrumental. Think Explosions in the Sky. Because Sharp makes his music in the style of early Nine Inch […]