Try smelling the crisp scent of the freshly snipped grass. Try imagining the aged tree, wound over itself numerous times. The crimson brick buildings, sprawled out across the luscious lawn. It is not a park. It is not a garden. It is none other than a college campus. And right in the middle of the lawn sits a massive...
Darkside
Psychic Album Review
Matador/Other People Records
Released October 4, 2013
Genre: Ambient, Electronica, (Subtle) Rock, Microhouse
Michael White said it best in his Disclosure review for Pretty Neat Grooves (a music blog Michael and I co-founded and run): "...electronic music has always been a hard genre to comprehend". This difficulty to comprehend is partly due to the instrumentation and scope of sounds, though...
The past three weeks have been tough for the Chiefs. They have lost 2 of their last 3, and have fallen out of contention for the top seed. Anyway, here are four takeaways from the past 3 weeks of the NFL season.
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The Refs love the Eagles
I'm convinced this isn't even a conspiracy anymore. This was flat-out obvious in the...
On Election Day, Colorado passed Amendment 64, effectively legalizing marijuana for recreational use for adults over the age of 21. This unprecedented action could be the first of many that could ultimately lead to a nationwide legalization of marijuana.
Over the past few years, states like Colorado and California have become more and more lenient about marijuana use, passing bills...
Many flocked to their local Gamestop or Walmart on November 5, in search of one thing, the next Call of Duty game. Call of Duty: Ghosts was recently released on the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and all PC computers and the game has sold briskly in this short period of time. Â Infinity Ward solely developed the latest in the...
Primary campaign debates have always held an important, though dysfunctional, role in the election process. They almost always provide fodder for the swathes of political analysts, myself included, that emerge from the woodwork during primary season, as party brain trusts argue the relative merits of candidates and their positions.
From a functional standpoint, they solve almost nothing. First off, as...
Last week, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he will step down from his papal seat on February 28th, an event that has not happened for about six centuries. The obvious questions arise: who will be his successor? And what will be the direction of the Church under the new Pope?
Benedict decided to step down because of health issues as...
Emotions are curious things. They are complex; no two people respond the same way to a given situation. One thing is for sure, however. They are a deep insight into the dark enigmatic depths of the heart. Belgian band Old Ivy explores emotional ups and downs on their debut Extended Play record titled, "The Greater Mind."
Old Ivy plays a...
