Godspeed You! Black Emperor Godspeed You! Black Emperor has returned. The cultishly adored living legends of post-rock never spoke of a new album (its first in a decade). The band […]
Posts by Tyler Hanan
For the love of music
People love the idea of a starving artist, someone suffering for his or her art on a daily basis. It’s OK, though, to ply one’s love of music in a […]
Big things on the small screen
The new fall TV season has started. Big names are starting a Revolution on NBC, former Office workers are relocating to Fox, and the greatest detective the world has ever […]
Conscription Cashier
In Mexico, Russia and numerous countries around the world, military conscription is alive and well. This might seem preposterous to Americans – freedom and rights and good things like that. […]
Torch Music Review
Menomena – “Moms” Portland trio-turned-duo Menomena may have lost Brent Knopf after the vaunted 2010 album Mines, but remaining members Justin Harris and Danny Seim soldier on, crafting a new […]
Invasion of the podcast people
America is in the midst of the second podcast boom, with the creative audio content infiltrating public consciousness more than ever before. What is this “new” challenger to radio’s dominance […]
Torch music Review
The Mountain Goats – “Transcendental Youth” The best thing about The Mountain Goats is how their music is both spontaneous and well thought out. It’s intelligent, yet down-to-earth. They continue to create […]
Bringing “tru” to Ferris
“Don’t drink and drive” is an easy enough thing for anyone to say. Julia Garcia showed why professionals are hired to get that message across. Speaking to a largely student-based […]
Words @ War- Masticating meltdown
To clarify, “vegetarian” here will refer to one who does not eat meat but does eat eggs, dairy or honey Veganism is a topic for another day. The benefits of […]
Unfriend is your best friend
Oh Facebook, the social network grown so large that it’s now a status symbol to not have it. For those not cool enough to quit, it’s time for us to […]