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The Tolkien Ensemble: Creating New Connections

by Baz AndersonNovember 27, 2008

photo credit: clspeace
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit contain some of the most beautifully written prose in the English language. Tolkien’s deftness with words and phrases is undeniable, and his works have been translated into more than 30 languages. But translating Tolkien’s poetry into music as grand as the words [...]

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Artists of the 21st Century: Trent Reznor

by Baz AndersonSeptember 8, 2008

photo by SomewhatDamaged2

It was in the middle of the evening when Trent Reznor put Ghosts on the internet. Ghosts Volumes I-IV was a previously unheard of set of albums with purely instrumental music; something that Reznor had featured on many albums before to much praise. The buzz hit the net like a hot wire hitting [...]

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I Love Dick Cheese

by Baz AndersonAugust 29, 2008

At times it’s hard to imagine anything more pretentious than popular music. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. But good or bad, it’s certainly deserving of satire. And satire is what Richard Cheese does best. He and his band Lounge Against the Machine don’t just put out 1950’s style lounge-lizard versions of some of your [...]

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