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 [...]
Poor Sally Mae
Beyonce Knowles walks onto a silver stage in Las Vegas, Nevada1 wearing little less than what normal people would call a bra and a mini skirt. Not only that, but she prides herself in shaking (or “dancing” as some may call it) so vigorously that more than half of the cameramen at the [...]
What makes Rock Moral?
Ever since 1956, when Elvis Presley “gyrated” his lower torso on the Milton Berle Show3, Rock ‘n’ Roll’s reputation has declined from a moral standpoint, according to pundits that is.1 The word moral is in itself ambiguous. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, morality refers to a code of conduct that [...]
Modern rock has many faces—too many to count. Grunge, pop, punk, reggae, indie, progressive, metal, ska; the list goes on. Rock continues to branch off from what has previously been played into new styles that redefine the genre. Two categories mentioned above, ska and punk, have exhibited an unusual behavior which contradicts this trend. Originating [...]
To many, rock ‘n’ roll evokes images of the 60’s. They imagine hippies preaching of peace and love, well intentioned experimentation with marijuana and LSD, and the protest of a terrible war. To others, however, rock is a violent culture full of sex, drug addiction and teen angst. They picture the heavy metal bands of only [...]