Tag Archives: Music

U2′s Achtung Baby All Grown Up, Emo

By C.G. | Published: December 27, 2011

From The Awl: I’ve never been a U2 fan. I don’t dislike their music but they became famous before started listening to the radio. So when “Achtung Baby” came out in 1991, I didn’t even know. But for the U2 fans, Elmo Keep has a decently lengthy article on U2′s songs and albums. She highlights [...]

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A Year in New York

By C.G. | Published: November 5, 2011

Beautiful video shot and edited by Andrew Clancy about New York City. Scored to ‘We Don’t Eat‘ by James Vincent McMorrow, watching this gave me a huge smile on my face. I’m so glad I get to work in this town. I might not officially live in NYC, I consider myself a New Yorker (even [...]

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Koyaaniqatsi

By C.G. | Published: November 5, 2011

Like Jason Kottke, I saw Koyaanisqatsi with my wife earlier this week. She and I went to see this film in 2002 when we first started dating; I think the third movie was coming out and they played the original in one of the film centers in Queens. Anyway, I think it was Kottke who [...]

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Is There A Formula For A Hit Song?

By C.G. | Published: June 23, 2011

Thomas Engelhardt and Shaun Ellis, Rutgers University students, looked at hundreds of songs and mapped qualities about them to see if there was a formula for creating a hit song. They found the average song has 120 beats per minute, 4.5 minutes in length, and is loud — a horrible trend that started with the [...]

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A Falling Comet

By C.G. | Published: May 21, 2011

You’ve probably heard of the song: “Rock Around the Clock” by Haley And The Comets. But, like me, you probably didn’t know much about Bill Haley. Texas Monthly has a fascinating article by Michael Hall who tells the story of a shy but talented boy who fell into stardom and became one of the first [...]

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