Posts by gmayne
Jazz: The American Classical Music
In my black music class today, the professor talked about John Coltrane, arguably the best jazz saxophonist in history. I enjoy listening to jazz and want to learn more about it. I also recently read a biography of Miles Davis, quite a life story I must say. An interesting aspect to consider about jazz is its heritage. Jazz, in many repects, is derived from the blues. Some would argue that ja
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Bmore Eruption
It's no secret that the Baltimore's club music scene has been growing rapidly over the past decade. I'm not too familiar with the complete history of the music some call Bmore club, Baltimore Club Crack, or Bmore Gutter Music. My understanding is that the music has a deep history going back twenty even thirty years. Many critics liken the Baltimore sound to the Detroit club scene back in the 8
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Crystal Castles
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Found this band on a link from the CSS myspace (which by the way is an underrated and overhated way to find interesting music). From Toronto, they kick some crazy dance noise attitude. Fresh sounding, maybe contrived but entertaining, catchy, crunchy, electropunk-krunk fo sure.
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Tv On The Radio
Last night, Tv On the Radio played the Newport in Columbus, OH. A band new to my ears, Subtle, opened up for TOTR with a great music full of bass. TOTR was terrific as expected, rocking the crowd real good. "Staring At the Sun" was a great closing piece. Also, the Newport is a classic venue for watching music. Cool crowd, cool crew, cool music, cool time.
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