Commentary

The Music Side of Dating

By Stacey Allen
July 31st, 2008

Ah, dating. The age-old method in which we try to find someone we can imagine spending time with… that may or may not lead to love and, if things work out really well, marriage. So many tomes have been written on how to find that perfect person.

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Artist List

Most Shocking Rock and Roll Deaths

By Rachel and Douglas
July 30th, 2008

Let us start by saying that by “most shocking” deaths, we’re not referring to the typical rock star drug overdose or alcohol induced death (Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Layne Staley, Shannon Hoon, Bradley Nowell, Tim Buckley, Tim Hardin, Hank Williams, etc.). This list is strictly based on shocking, unexpected deaths that took the [...]

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Commentary

Roadtripping Through Dixie

By Douglas Newman
July 30th, 2008

It’s summer and time to hit the road! But given the astronomical price of gas, it’ll only be a figurative journey in which we cruise the southern United States using the subjects of songs as our signposts. Hop aboard as we join Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, the Grateful Dead, Tom Waits, and others on a [...]

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Song List

Songs to Set the Mood

By Janie Gaither
July 30th, 2008

Do you remember your very first make out song? How about your first lovemaking song?
Luckily, I remember my first make out to music experience all too well and still smirk thinking about how perfect Spandau Ballet’s, “True,” was for my introduction to the world of suck face at that junior high dance. Unfortunately, the [...]

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Song List

Earthquake Shakers: Tunes to Help Shake up an Earthquake

By Meghan Harvey
July 29th, 2008

Editor’s Note: Meghan turned in this post, about tunes to get you through an earthquake, before the 5.4 quake rocked LA this morning. JamsBio is just that cutting edge!
After reading Douglas’s post, “Tunes to Ride Out a Hurricane,” I decided that it was only right that as one of Biolog’s California residents I devote [...]

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Album Review

Album Review: “Stay Positive” by The Hold Steady

By JBev
July 29th, 2008

Anyone who wants to complain about the present state of rock and roll just hasn’t been listening to The Hold Steady. The Minnesota-based quintet just keeps piling triumph on top of triumph, and they’ve hit yet another stunning peak with “Stay Positive,” easily the most exhilarating album to come down the pike this year. [...]

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Album Review

Re-Review: Animal Collective’s “Strawberry Jam”

By Brian Castleberry
July 29th, 2008

Since last year’s release of “Strawberry Jam,” Animal Collective has released an EP and recorded a not-yet-released album of new material. So it might seem a little out-of-step for me to be discussing a record the industrious quartet has already left in their dust. But it’s so darn good. I just can’t stop listening [...]

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Commentary

Fashion Rocks

By Janie Gaither
July 29th, 2008

Rock and roll music has been linked to youth, rebellion and dissent since its birth. The culmination of non-conforming attitudes, suggestive lyrics, and the crazed reaction of fans made this music appalling to older generations. However, as time has progressed and the early fans have matured, rock has become more acceptable and woven into [...]

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