For the sake of the album, don’t just take what you want
A couple of weeks ago, I learned that Post Malone released his new album, “Hollywood Bleeding,” and that one of the tracks featured none other than the “Prince of Darkness”…
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After lengthy hiatus, Tool return with lackluster LP
After 13 long years, the great white whale of progressive rock and heavy metal has finally returned. Tool, long considered one of the greatest art rock bands to grace the…
On ‘Infest The Rats’ Nest,’ King Gizzard masters metal
Not long ago, I reviewed a new single, “Planet B,” from Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. At the time I said, “[I]f this single is…
StuMu Senior Showcase: Musicians recall last performance
As the Class of 2019 prepares to venture off into the real world, many graduating students have vowed not to abandon the Vassar community, but to give back to it…
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard experiment with boogie
The seven Melbourne natives that comprise Australian psychedelic rock group King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are known for being musical chameleons. In the span of just nine years, they…
Lecture honors contemporary Haudenosaunee artists
In today’s world, it seems that non-Natives view the terms “contemporary art” and “Indigenous art” as incompatible. As a result, Native American artists often struggle to find their identities as…
KISS embarks on energetic, electrifying farewell tour
After 46 years in the music industry, the self-proclaimed “hottest band in the world” will be hanging up their platform boots and makeup brushes. Classic hard rock and heavy metal…
Upcoming album release calls for AC/DC retrospective
The legendary band AC/DC has survived significant upheaval, especially in recent years. Despite releasing some of hard rock’s greatest hits in the 1970s and ’80s, the group has enjoyed only…