Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Blessid Union of Souls – Walking off the Buzz
Artist: Blessid Union of Souls Title: Walking off the Buzz Label: V2 Rating: 5/10 After being tossed around between record labels, Blessid Union Of Souls finally settled down with Push/V2 Records to release their third album, Walking Off The Buzz. The whole album has a rather smooth flavor, easy on the ears, pleasant enough for […]
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Ben Folds Five – The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner
Artist: Ben Folds Five Title: The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner Label: 550 Rating: 9/10 Don’t be misled by the mysterious title of Ben Folds Five latest album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner. It plays the same game as the band’s name, which implies that there are five members in the band when actually […]
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Atari Teenage Riot – 60 Second Wipeout
Artist: Atari Teenage Riot Title: 60 Second Wipeout Label: Elektra Rating: 7/10 Atari Teenage Riot just might be the angriest band in the world. Having been a fan since Burn, Berlin, Burn wrecked me a few years ago, I knew their latest release, 60 Second Wipeout, would prove to be a chance to see a […]
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Art of Noise – The Seduction of Claude Debussy
Artist: Art of Noise Title: The Seduction of Claude Debussy Label: Universal Rating: 7.5/10 “Music is not just the expression of a feeling – it is the feeling itself.” Claude Debussy was definitely on to something when he made that statement nearly a century ago. Art of Noise must have thought so; they have devoted […]
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Aqua – Aquarius
Artist: Aqua Title: Aquarius Label: MCA Rating: 5.5/10 Aqua is the band most of us love to hate. Do you know what did it? It was that unlikely, annoying hit single “Barbie Girl”. They’ve been marked for certain as one-hit-wonders, but they’re back and apparently getting better. “Cartoon Heroes” begins with helium-voiced Lene Hedin Nystrom […]
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Sixpence None The Richer – Interview [1999]
Why sign with an obscure label like Squint when major labels like Arista were courting you? We have been doing this for six years and over the years we have had several major labels interested. We’ve pursued them and they’ve pursued us. Eventually, for whatever reason, it didn’t work out. We heard horrible stories of […]
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Busta Rhymes – Extinction Level Event
Artist: Busta Rhymes Title: Extinction Level Event Label: Elektra Rating: 8.5/10 Busta spreads propaganda like butter and his rhymes are just as smooth. Calling out to the cities across the nation to rise to his power, “Everybody Rise” is the quintessential gnarling Busta. He is one of the rare artists who can continually use hooks […]
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VOD – Interview
Hailing from New York City, Visions of Disorder is a perfect example of the evolution of the vicious east coast hardcore sound. The five-piece band offers a wide variety of metal, ranging from the kick and stomp groove present in their past two releases to a more developed, tighter sound that creates a new presence […]
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Incubus – Interview [1998]
The crossbreeding in styles of music has become increasingly popular in the late 1990’s. Bands like Sublime, Limp Bizkit, and the Beastie Boys have all crossed over into the spectrum that many bands would be afraid to step into. The West Coast groove outfit, Incubus, has also been unafraid. They create a sound that can […]
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The Wood
Cast: Omar Epps Studio: Paramount Rating: 5/10 The Wood is all about a group of three male friends and their embarrassing boyhood experiences involving women. Bringing back the old school beats, the afro picks, and the Geri Curl is Taye Diggs, Omar Epps, and Richard Jones. The movie goes back to their days of growing […]
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