Discovery
The nineteenth century is notorious for being an age of American innovation and discovery. This era fostered the Second Industrial Revolution and formed the foundation of our modern day technologically driven and experimentally curious society. Among various other innovations, this period saw the invention of the light bulb, the typewriter, and the telephone1. Transportation was [...]
“We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.” -Decca Recording Company rejecting the Beatles, 19621
Rock music today would not be the same if it weren’t for the influence of musicians like Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and the Who. These bands stand out as some of the [...]
It is very easy for an audience to blame artistic talent and creativity on drug use. Almost anything that is truly creative in today’s world is blamed on the use of illegal drugs. Is it really the drugs that cause artists to create these magnificent pieces? Can one really say that the man or woman [...]
It goes without saying that most bands start their careers with an eye on fame and fortune, yet so many bands fall well short of the mark. Still others make it past that mark with one big song, but then burn out and are aptly named “One Hit Wonders.” And of course there are [...]
Happy Hollow (2006) is Cursive’s fifth full-length album, released after an indefinite hiatus by the band and more than three years after the highly acclaimed The Ugly Organ (2003). Happy Hollow was forced into a departure from Cursive’s previous sound, as cellist Greta Cohn had announced her departure from the band about one year before [...]