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Joseph, The Rockies, and the Desert
I woke up on the top bunk, hungover, smelling to high heaven and in desperate need of a shower. I rolled off the bunk and began digging around to find my tooth brush, which was, of course, nowhere to be found. There were beer cans strewn across the floor of the bus as well as two dirty pans from a chili we’d made the night before. That Walmart parking lot had very quickly become our home for the night. The chili was vile. It was our third day on the road at that point and we had yet to play a single show. Money was tight and so we found a Walmart just south of a bend in the Mississippi river in western Illinois and found the cheapest canned chili and pre-cooked rice that they sold. It was a solid gel with a very striking resemblance to dog food that I had to shake profusely just to get out of the can.
By Jonas Lewis-Anthony8 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Cyndi Lauper
Greetings one and all. This latest duelling 'list is a fun one all right. One of my favorite iconic singers of the 1980s and also for my buddy Oates (we're both Quakers; wink wink). Astoria, Queens-born Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper is her full name. We all know her by her stage name — Cyndi.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
Is Punk Rock Dead?
Is punk dead? Has punk changed its face a million times? Has its ethos and independent spark fizzled out? Well with pop music ruling the scene, it could now be a dead genre. Of course, we don’t want its sound to dissipate, or its character thrown to the wolves, we want punk to thrive and become great again.
By Mark McConville8 years ago in Beat
8EEZ Playlist: Pat Benatar
Hey there, hi there, ho there. The latest duelling 80's playlist by me and my friend Oates (on account we just love oatmeal for breakfast), casts the spotlight on one Patricia Mae Andrzejewski, a Brooklyn, NY native raised in Long Island who dropped out of Juilliard to marry her first husband, despite having the chance to become a major star in the world of opera. Lucky for us...her Beverly Sills aspirations came to a grinding halt - and we've been thankful ever since.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
Green Day: American Idiot—A Saving Grace
In 2004, a band from California revitalized their careers with a record which sent shockwaves through the industry. That band was Green Day, an act predominantly hooked to punk, a group of aging rockers looking to latch onto the prize once more. The prize would be acclaim from critics who thought the band was derailed, falling wayward, giving up. But they were rekindling their brand as punk showmen.
By Mark McConville8 years ago in Beat
King James Brown
King James Brown is a man that pays tribute to the original James Brown ( May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) whom we know as the Godfather of Soul. He is gone but not forgotten. King James Brown performs and sings James Brown's songs. It's almost like having the original James Brown back again. King James has the Godfather's look and image. He has a voice and sounds like James Brown. King James also moves like the Godfather of Soul.
By Gail Nobles8 years ago in Beat
Fox to Air Investigative Report on its TV Network Titled "Who Shot Biggie & Tupac?"
In its own way, the June 15, 2017 release of the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me helped the world revisit the life, trials, and untimely death of one of the most iconic figures in American music history.
By Victor Trammell8 years ago in Beat
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA and Rapper Common Reunite for "Black Samurai" TV Series
Two of hip-hop's most legendary figures will soon be having a reunion of sorts, which involves acting and producing, not beats and rhymes. This latest project is based on a book series popularized in the 1970s.
By Victor Trammell8 years ago in Beat
Brand New: A Retrospection and a Record of Wonder
It came like a red alert, it startled many minds, it now dazzles with its emotional entanglement, proving that the New York band Brand New love to surprise. They did so with their new record Science Fiction, an album which truly resonates, and an opus, formidable in its execution. With all the hype surrounding it, 500 copies of it were sent to unsuspecting fans who pre-ordered. This sent shockwaves through the industry, it managed to create a storm of bewilderment, but nobody complained.
By Mark McConville8 years ago in Beat
