Tag Archive for: Music

Short song titles pack huge musical punch


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Slash. Hamlet. Bowie. Vertigo. Nas. Goodfellas. Tupac. Sometimes, one word is all you need to make a lasting impact. This week’s New Noise looks at new releases by bands of few words — bands who gave their four-minute melodic visions a single term of endearment. Though the names might be short, the tracks are filled […]

Punk still relevant for today’s music scene


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The genre of punk has long been sliced and diced into various subgenres, and nowadays it seems that just about every slightly hardcore indie band seems to slap the “post-punk” or “prog-punk” label onto itself. In the 1970s, the meaning of punk was clear as hair gel — no one was confused about the dude […]

Cupid’s Shuffle


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Whether you’re with your friends, on date, or hanging out on your own, this soundtrack can help you get into the spirit of Valentine’s Day.

Songs bring back good old sounds of the ’90s


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Is it cool to bring the ’90s back yet? The songs featured in this week’s edition of New Noise sure seem to suggest that it is. With the rise of computer-generated technology in producing music, hearing tunes that use actual instruments has become rare in today’s mainstream hip-hop scene. From the solemn piano in Mistah […]