Pausing publications for a week
It’s finals week at IU, and so our wonderful staff has to (unfortunately) devote their time to studying. We’ll be back next week! Good luck with finals, students.
The Magnetic Fields – Love at the Bottom of the Sea
By: Taylor Peters The Magnetic Fields and Stephin Merritt have always made a career of walking fine lines. There is, of course, the obvious one, that of balancing shtick against content, or overkill with “just enough” (see 69 Love Songs) but the list goes on. For instance, the three albums preceding this one (the so-called...
Moonface – “Heartbreaking Bravery”
By: Tori Miner Heartbreaking is definitely an apt term to describe “Heartbreaking Bravery” by Moonface. Every song sings pain loud and clear. With dark melodies, darker words, and haunting instrumentals, this is a good album to listen to when you’re in a contemplative mood. You know the mood where you think seriously about your life...
WIUXBlog Presents: Little 500 Playlist
It’s Little 500 weekend, IU! You know what that means? DANCING! So here at WIUXBlog, we decided to help get you started on a great playlist. Here are some of our favorite jams to dance to… Dr. Dog – “Heart It Races” – chosen by Avery Walts Steve Aoki feat Rivers Cuomon –...
Record Store Day Presents Coachella
By: Michael Pasotti The Coachella music festival is making history this year as it is spanning two consecutive weekends featuring the same acts each week. We are currently in between the two weekends and have already seen some great acts, including Snoop Dogg being joined on staged by a beautiful holographic rendering of the legendary...
Xiu Xiu – “Always”
There are few people who can tie your stomach up in knots quite like Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu. Listening to a Xiu Xiu album is like watching a horror film; there is an almost blissful feeling after the tension is finally relieved. Always is Xiu Xiu’s least dissonant and aggressive album to date, and...
The Mars Volta – “Noctourniquet”
By: Ryan Boyce The Mars Volta have been at the apex, rather, they have been the apex of progressive rock since they formed back in 2001 after the break up of At The Drive In. This album in particular goes great lengths in every direction of fluidity, something that the band has not done since...
Dr. John – “Locked Down”
By: Jack Whittle It’s been ten years since Dr. John’s (Malcolm Rebennack) last release Creole Moon. Dr. John is now the ripe old age of seventy one, but do not worry he’s been singing like an old man since the sixties. Dr. John teams up with Dan Auerbach (of The Black Keys) on Locked Down....
Culture Shock Interview: The Kernal
By: Avery Walts What do Prince, Kurt Vonnegut, and IU all have in common? The Kernal of course. Making the trip from Jackson, Tennessee for Culture Shock 2012 is singer/songwriter The Kernal, whom I had the lovely opportunity to interview. “theKERN,” the name to which he ended our email conversation, has been on tour promoting...
Culture Shock 2012 Interview: Zac Little of Saintseneca
By: Bari Finkel With Culture Shock 2012 just a few days away, I had the pleasure of talking with Zac Little of Saintseneca over the phone. Saintseneca is an acoustic folk band from Ohio, known for their unique instruments, touching lyrics, and memorable melodies. They will be playing Culture Shock at 7pm on Saturday. From...
Bear In Heaven – I Love You, It’s Cool
By: Taylor Peters Halfway through my third listen of I Love You, It’s Cool, it occurred to me that someone in Hollywood royally screwed up when they didn’t even consider hiring Bear In Heaven to contribute to the soundtrack of the movie Drive. Or at least for the new Gran Turismo racing game (I’ll confess...
Said the Whale – Little Mountain
By Alex Peacock Said the Whale’s newest album, Little Mountain, glimmers in the bright hues of emotion that decorate this piece of west coast indie pop gold. Classic instruments like the guitar, piano, synthesizer and drums are used, and even harmonicas at one point. They overall create these peppy, easy to sing along to songs,...
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