“Oh, breaking up is so very hard to do.” The opening line comes from one of Burt Bacharach’s more guiltless songs, “Make it Easy
As successfully as minimalism (or “theater composition”) worked for the likes of Philip Glass and Steve Reich, some artists simply prefer an openly expendable
Some cities are simply blessed with a ceaselessly active music scene. While most major cities have their share of prominently historical artists to tout
Collecting every morsel of musical output from a band can be a particularly grueling, though often rewarding, task. While I am not referencing a
Justin Russo follows up a pleasing debut with a more expansively fulfilling continuation of his enjoyable style: infectiously majestic orchestral chamber-pop with hints of
The effect that the use of strings has on a band’s degree of singularity often impresses me, granting illustrious moments of emotional potency even
The Virgins have to be one of the most entertaining bands to search for on Google. The results offer up a large array of
If it were not for the references to ICQ, Facebook, and other forms of technological social networking in the geekily titled “The Only One
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I imagine that writing music for adverts is one of the most frustrating occupations known to man.While any music-related occupation usually comes off as
