The mission seemed simple enough: In an age of torrent files and Hype Machine, I set out to see if there was any music left uncorrupted by the ongoing wars between corporate America and 20-something hipsters downloading off or blogs or the "OC" soundtrack series.
After the Raconteurs got burned a few years back for proclaiming to NME that "Broken Boy Soldiers" would be their answer to Nirvana's "Nevermind," they apparently decided to dial down the hype machine.
It's time to release your inner feline this season.
First, the rationalization.
It would be hard to jump on the R.E.M. bandwagon at the release of their 14th full-length album.
Spring is officially upon us: the birds and bees are buzzing and boinking, my dog is howling at the moon and most of you probably ended your winter sex slump on Spring Break.
We're really judgmental.
Don't call Shem Fleenor a writer.
Sitting in the veritable '60s opium den that is the Avenue office, we hazily looked around the room.
Though it didn't take as long as Guns 'n' Roses' "Chinese Democracy," (still waiting, Axl…) "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" was a long time in the making.
Becoming a missionary is like majoring in philosophy - no matter how good your intentions are, you'll never be rich.
My Spring Break was awesome.
When I signed up to study abroad, I knew it would be a learning experience like no other. However, I don't think I could have truly predicted the methods or lessons I would, or still will, encounter while living in a foreign country.
The news media had a field day this past week: New York Gov. Elliot Spitzer was discovered to have spent more than $80,000 on prostitutes.
Somehow, against the odds of the one-hit-wonder factory that dominates the current hip-hop marketplace, Snoop Dogg has pushed on through to a 16-year career. And while his lazy cohort Dr. Dre has only managed to throw us two albums in as much time, Snoop is still relevant on his ninth opus, "Ego Trippin'."
Despite the tight-fitting suits and pastel crinoline dresses, children love Easter.
Canada is on a roll. "South Park" cracks are down, hockey attendance is up and their dollar is making ours the new peso.
My previous Spring Breaks have been pretty typical.
When a band decides to release a DVD of its live act, it usually has something to offer for the viewer at home.
Recess has come to UF at last.
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