Author Archives: Andrew

Here’s the Thing #5: Black Eyed Peas Extravaganza!

Tune in once again and listen to me and Liz run our traps about the latest chart-topping smash sensations.  This time ’round we’re tackling a couple doozies by the Black Eyed Peas: “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling,” as well as a discussion of our recent trip to a real live Jamie Foxx concert.  [...]
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Here’s The Thing: Andrew and Liz Discuss the Hits, Episode 4

America’s favorite hit discussers are back with a new podcast with a new, revamped title: “Here’s the Thing: Andrew and Liz Discuss the Hits.” Episode 4 features discussings of two recent hits to hit the hit charts: Jeremih’s “Birthday Sex” and Soulja Boy’s “Kiss Me Thru the Phone.” Here’s the Thing: Andrew and Liz Discuss [...]
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Friday Fix: The Metal Years: !T.O.O.H.!, Trap Them, Intestine Baalism

As a result of my recent trip to Maryland Deathfest, I’ve been listening to mostly metal, with an occasional break to research the next topic of Andrew and Liz Discuss the Hits.  Below are a few songs that have excited me recently. !T.O.O.H.! (that stands for Total Obliteration of Humanity, naturally) was an experimental grind band from [...]
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Crushing the Cenotaph: Maryland Deathfest 2009

A couple friends and I drove from Chicago to Baltimore in a car with leather seats and no air conditioning, blaring metal so loud we could hear it with all the windows open while doing eighty down the Pennsylvania turnpike. We took turns plugging our mp3 players into the tape adapter and playing songs from [...]
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Fire in the Eye! A Review of Mastodon in Chicago, April 30th, 2009

Review by Andrew Mastodon has evolved oddly.  They began in 2000 as a death metal/hardcore/math hybrid with a healthy Southern rock influence and have since developed into a progressive metal band that has replaced its ample heaviness with psychedelic groove, Ozzy-esque vocals, and fantastical album concepts.  Many fans who loved their first album Remission (which still sounds [...]
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Is there value in the nostalgia circuit?

In this era of band reunions, I find it necessary to examine the validity of long-running or reunited acts to determine whether they’re still actual artists with points of view or if they’re simply cashing in on former glory. I’ve seen three such bands this summer, starting with Steely Dan on the opening night of [...]
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Surviving the Brutathlon

For my Memorial Day weekend, I decided to fly across the country to watch thirty or so death metal and grindcore bands. Maryland Deathfest takes place this time each year, and people like myself travel from all over the nation and the world to witness the event, which is probably the most highly-regarded metal festival [...]
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