Music - Forces of Geek

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With a Head on Fire, Only the Music Saves

As I come up on a year since my father died of cancer last August, I have been reflecting on what this past year...

Marvin C. PittmanJuly 23, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: DISTURBING MUSIC

One is a narrative and one is a documentary. One ends on an uplift, the other ends sadly. Both, though, are about musical geniuses...

Stefan BlitzJuly 10, 2015

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Heavy and Rolling: How Being An Art Model Helped Get My Swagger Back

It’s a calm Sunday as I sit in the backyard of a house built into the woods of New Hartford, Conn. Spring is here...

Marvin C. PittmanMay 14, 2015

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THE DEAD MILKMEN Flashback: A ‘Punk Rock Girl’ Love Story

The other day I was flitting around my Pandora when a blast from the past came up and I heard these majestic lyrics floating...

Stefan BlitzApril 28, 2015

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SXSW Review: MADE IN JAPAN

Review by Todd Sokolove Executive Produced by Elijah Wood, Morgan Spurlock Produced by Josh Diamond, Jason Diamond, Julie Lombardi Written and Directed by Josh...

Todd SokoloveMarch 17, 2015

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’80s Treasure Trove: Uncovering Simple Minds’ “Glittering Prize” Video

How is it possible that I’ve never seen the video for “Glittering Prize,” one of the biggest hits from one of my favorite bands,...

Sharon KnolleMarch 10, 2015

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Christmas, My Father, and the Best Soft Jazz You’ve Never Heard

The Christmas tree stands before me, boasting its baubles, beaming in motley colored lights and draped in tinsel, a winter angel presiding over all...

Marvin C. PittmanDecember 19, 2014

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Misguided Music: A Look At Terrible Tunes With Good Intentions

As “Do They Know It’s Christmas” get a modern makeover by trading in Julian Lennon, Tom Hadley and Boy George for Rita Ora and...

Erin MaxwellDecember 18, 2014

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“Shambala” Belongs to LOST and Other Taken Songs

Recently, I heard a Bank of America commercial that used Three Dog Night’s “Shambala.” Sorry, BofA, that song belongs now and forever to Lost,...

Sharon KnolleDecember 16, 2014

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31 Songs To Play Halloween Week That Aren’t ‘THE MONSTER MASH’

Last year, I provided you with 13 Songs To Play On Halloween, That Are Not THRILLER, which is all fine and good if you...

Todd SokoloveOctober 28, 2014

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The Inspiration for Peter Gabriel’s “Shock the Monkey” Video

Hard to believe that the same man who directed Whitney Houston’s poppy, upbeat video for “How Will I Know,” Donna Summer working hard for...

Sharon KnolleOctober 1, 2014

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I Hate Free U2 Music, The Great iTunes Blunder of 2014

I don’t know about all of you but I am so pissed off! I can’t believe last week someone at iTunes placed an album...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 23, 2014

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Celebrating Luddites

Using anachronistic technology makes you hip. At least, that’s what Hollywood wants us to think. If we believe everything we see in movies, LP...

Seth LeviSeptember 11, 2014

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The Technological Breakthough of 1979: THE BONE FONE!

Photo courtesy of Addye Joyfantastic Invented by Bill Hass, the Bone Phone was a Spandex-covered portable radio that one could drape over their shoulders...

Stefan BlitzAugust 19, 2014

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Aging Out Of Pop Culture

It’s 11 o’clock on a Saturday night, and the missus and I are watching an episode of the new VH1 show SoundClash. Pop ghostwriter-turned-headliner...

Marvin C. PittmanAugust 7, 2014

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Professor Badass, Look-Alikes and Me

I recently met up with a friend of mine to see Snowpiercer, the fancifully dystopian mindjob of a movie about the last of humanity...

Marvin C. PittmanJuly 24, 2014

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Todd’s Truly Trivial Tidbits: HEAVY METAL EDITION
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I’m no Eddie Trunk, but I’ve been known to dive into the Oft-Misunderstood world of Heavy Metal music, beginning early with a Kiss fascination. So,...

Todd SokoloveJuly 22, 2014