After class, TA plies local music scene
October 15, 2008
As students in his Nations and Nationalities class stumble into another day of recitation, teaching assistant Ryan Artrip encourages them to crowd around in a circle.
Content by Jonathan Yi Ct Features Reporter
October 8, 2008
An independent acoustic singer-songwriter from Manassas, Va., Craig Harmon has been heavily involved in the local music scene since his teenage years after picking up the guitar at age 12. After performing with a number of bands around the area such as Th
'Raging' pioneer guitarist furthers agenda with style
September 29, 2008
As Chuck Berry, Duane Allman and Stevie Ray Vaughn top "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all time," contemporary outspoken political activist and Harvard graduate Tom Morello is able hold steadfast amongst the six-string gods. From the early day
Hedberg makes light of everyday occurences
September 15, 2008
"I like when they say a movie is inspired by a true story, because that's weird; it means the movie is not a true story, it was just inspired by a true story. Like, hey Mitch, did you hear the story about that lady who drove her children into the river an
Muscian's Tour of Blacksburg: Where to go, buy, learn
September 10, 2008
When I was young, I remember listening to Green Day's "Dookie" and coming to the hasty conclusion that I wanted to do nothing with the rest of my life but play guitar.
Anonymous artists keep spotlight on the music
September 8, 2008
Some of the biggest pioneers in music today are not looking for recognition, but are rather creating paradoxical personas and most importantly, anonymity. France's Daft Punk has paved the road for electronica -- all behind illusive robot masks -- while th
Review: A bad sunburn: Cali's Shwayze
September 4, 2008
When Lou Adler was producing father of soul Sam Cooke back in the '60s, he didn't know that the prospect of music was in his hands. Adler wasn't aware that his efforts would soon be the face of the civil rights movement, or that his direction would aid th
Nas' 'Untitled' spurs campus discussion
September 1, 2008
Straight from the Queensbridge housing projects in New York City to the minds of today's youth, Nasir Jones' (better known by his stage name Nas) takes his memorandum beyond the scope of the emblematic dupe lyrical content in today's hip-hop music.
Review: B.B. King gives listeners 'favor'
August 27, 2008
The King of Blues has once again decided to bless the rest of us and to return the favor of kinship and understanding of the blues: a true 'guitar hero,' who has reached a status that those who spent endless nights trying to beat Dragonforce's "Through th
Review: Nas' 'Untitled' politically and racially charged
August 26, 2008
In today's deluded world of hip-hop, corporate schemes and player circles, there has been an unrelenting void in conscious rap and a call for the preservation of intellectualism.