We are so fortunate to live in a world where things like a visual album can happen. It’s projects like this that are so critical in making music exciting again. Regardless of whether or not you are a fan of Beyonce, you need to respect what she’s doing to revitalize the music industry. I’ve...
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This has been a bit of a pipe-dream for Brendan and Mike for a long time. During Episode 3 of Bit-Chomp, Mike and Brendan started a tangential conversation about the Final Fantasy series; and what good FF conversation doesn’t discuss the amazing soundtracks by Nobuo Uematsu. This is a proto-type show for a project...
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TWENTY88 is made up of two moderate hitters. As opposed to HEAVY hitters because I always strive to keep it real. Jhene Aiko (The Worst) and Big Sean (Dance, Fire) have joined forces to deliver a collaboration that have left some scratching their heads. They want us to believe this isn’t so odd because...
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A red light blinks on in the arid darkness – the pulsing signal of a radio tower, looming over the vast, unknowable desert, and the curious little town below. Fumbling for the dial on your dashboard, tuning past the usual bird shrieks and a woman reciting numbers at random, you find him at last:...
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Internet beware! The Mike Staub Pod Show is back! After a long hiatus, the show has decided to make a somewhat triumphant return. This show we have Keith, Brendan, Chad, and Amanda in studio. We talk about the past year, as well as Brendan’s experience with Fifty Shades of Grey. We also celebrate the...
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Listen, say what you will, Katy Perry’s Half Time Super-Bowl showstravaganza was a really big colorful beachball of FUN. There was a giant lion giving pony rides! There was a crazy enchanted chess board. But most importantly, there were dancing sharks Considering the wacky mess that Super Bowl XXIiL!I#^XIV9 was, these sharks were a...
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I like punk rock a whole lot. It’s the music I grew up on, it’s the music I make with Bad Mary, and it’s the music I listen to the most. While some bands have diverted from those origins, East Bay superheroes Rancid keep producing quality record after quality record. 2009’s Let the Dominoes...
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Normally Amanda would write a post about music, but sometimes when you’re on the other side of the country with a few hours to kill you find things that spark your creativity. While surfing the Internet for stories about LA hardcore band, Fear I came across a YouTube version of a 2008 documentary called One...
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With Entertainment Culture being at the forefront of everything cool lately (It’ll go away eventually), we as super-consumers have to look our best. We can’t get away with the same fifteen Hot Topic t-shirts that we see in every mall across the country. We nerds and culture-omnivores have to not only represent our interests,...
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