Category Archives: Music

Dionysian Trap Muzik

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Christian N. Kerr

Christian Kerr examines the violent and economically-biased cultural forces that have inspired trap music and considers the larger issue of just who has a right to analyze this music. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged Chief Keef, Christian Kerr, coolio, culture, Doe B, hip hop, journalism, Music, music criticism, notorious b.i.g., rap, T.I., trap muzik | 5 Comments

The 50 Most Epic Deaths in Song

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Joe Daly

Joe Daly breaks down the 50 most epic deaths in song. Perfect for Monday coffee, long drives and 3 a.m. resin-soaked debates after the bars have all closed. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged 50 cent, ac/dc, amon amarth, Anathema, bad company, beastie boys, Bob Dylan, bob marley, bobaflex, body count, Bruce Springsteen, cannibal corpse, charlie daniels band, David Bowie, death, dethklok, dixie chicks, elmo and patsy, eminem, emmylou harris, gordon lightfoot, Guns N' Roses, hank williams, hipsters, ice-t, iron maiden, jim carroll, jim croce, jimi hendrix, Joe Daly, johnny cash, lists, louvin brothers, lyle lovett, machine head, Metallica, mojo nixon, monday rock city, Music, neil young, ol' 97s, peter himmelman, Pink Floyd, Queen, rancid, rod stewart, rolling stones, sex pistols, steve miller band, steve poltz, supersuckers, The Beatles, the clash, the Doors, tom jones, ugly kid joe | 25 Comments

Rap Game Campbell’s Soup: Riff Raff, Andy Warhol, and the Art of Branding

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Sam Behrens

Sam Behrens discusses the enigma of hip hop’s mythical unicorn Riff Raff, Andy Warhol, the “Rap Game”, and how packaging — not content — is the key to success in the music industry. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Popular Culture | Tagged Andy Warhol, art, avant garde, Kitsch, MTV, Music, Pop culture, Riff Raff | Leave a comment

Music For Maniacs

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Patrick Wensink

Patrick Wensink explores how the obscure, scuzzy garage rockers, Coachwhips, became the perfect band for George W. Bush’s 2003 Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Politics | Tagged 2003, CoaCHwhips, Freedom Fries, George W. Bush, John Dwyer, Outkast, Radiohead | 1 Comment

The 50 Most Drug-Addled Albums in Music History

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Sean Beaudoin

Rampant Madness, Cheap Powder, and the Whiskey River: the fifty most dope-addled albums in music history. Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Greatest, Music | Tagged AA, aerosmith, Albums, alcohol, Black Sabbath, booze, Charles manson, drunk, Elliott Smith, heroin, junkie, king crimson, madcap laughs, Motley Crue, Music, Nick Drake, Ozzy, pot, rehab, rock and roll, skinny puppy, skip spence, steven tyler, treatment, vinyl | 329 Comments

Goodbye, Cleveland

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Art Edwards

A life in rock need not be entirely about driving motorcycles through hotel lobbies and snorting cocaine off hookers’ breasts, writes Art Edwards. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged "Kashmir", D.R. Haney, Dana Spiotta, Led Zeppelin, rock bands, Spinal Tap, The Refreshments | Leave a comment

Kanye West’s Confederate Flag Swag, and the New Slaves

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Christian N. Kerr

Ever the provocateur, Kanye West is an audacious musician and public figure. Christian N. Kerr ruminates on one of the hip-hops artist’s most recent controversies — his appropriation of the Confederate Flag as fashion statement — and how his audience might be the new slaves of consumerism. Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Confederate Flag, hip hop, Kanye West, New Slaves, Yeezus | 4 Comments