February 2012
3 posts
Lysis Strata’s first gig
Finally. After 8 years of foreplay comes the climax. 8 years after picking up a guitar, growing my hair and pledging my soul to rock music, the first gig with a proper, complete band playing original material has materialised. The culmination of 8 years worth of hope and hair, followed by the loss of both and then the resurrection of the former is happening tomorrow at the Richard Mulley Basement...
Underappreciated Masterpieces: Part II
What is it about certain music – a song, a band, a genre – that makes it appeal to someone?
Some people like their music heavy. They can’t listen to anything unless it pummels their eardrums into bloody submission. Others need integrity; if it sounds forced or contrived they’re not interested. Most people, unfortunately, just crave hooks – surface flourishes that quickly embed themselves deep in...
