MIC Talks Music

Welcome back  to the latest edition of MIC Talks Music. It's Mitchell, back again with the new and improved New Music Roundup. For those who are new, these segments used to be weekly showcases of new music that had released throughout the past seven days. I found that while this was a great way to introduce you all to some new music, it gave me little room to make a variety of different posts for you all. Additionally, in order to have a full blog post for the week, I found myself picking albums and singles that I wasn't crazy about just so I could provide a reasonable amount of content. With monthly segments, I have the time and resources needed to ensure that all of the releases I will be talking about are quality pieces of music. That said, let's check out some new music! Albums and EPs Ari Lennox - age/sex/location Signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records, Ari Lennox is one of multiple artists from the label to drop an album this summer. Following the lyrically impres...

Spiderland: A Swansong Unlike Any Other      As I was deciding how to open a review for my favorite album of all time, I found myself at a loss. I could talk about my first time listening to Spiderland . It was on the bus during my junior year, on my way to school, in the pouring rain. Perhaps I could open with a brief synopsis of the band behind this classic album, Slint. Maybe an important lyric that stands out to me? However, every time I started to write, I just knew that the first thing I wanted my readers to see is that picture. Yes, that picture. The album cover that any music buff could recognize from a mile away. Will Oldham, a long time friend of the band, agreed to accompany the guys to a quarry in Jefferson, Indiana to take pictures for a potential album cover. Amongst these photos, was the one we see here today, stylized in black and white for the official release. Hovering just above the water, the smiling faces of Todd, Brian, Britt, and David are caught in...

Welcome back  to another installment of MIC Talks Music! I hope everybody enjoyed Tommy's review of 3rd Secret. If you haven't checked that out, give it a look before reading today's post! Today, I have a special post in which I get to talk about the wonderful talents on campus. For those who don't know, the Music Industry Club had their very first Open Mic of the semester last Wednesday. This event gave some great local and student artists an opportunity to showcase their work. For today's blog, we will be looking at each of these performers so you can support your favorites. Performer Showcase Reverend Sinn Connor Balderaz is an experienced artist studying media production. He is a frequent attendee of Open Mic and is often performing originals or covers of hard rock songs under the name Reverend Sinn. He performed an original track called Bloodshot Eyes and a cover of Heaven by Warrant. Outside of performing at our Open Mics, Reverend Sinn has played his fair sha...

Hello, I’m Tommy , not Mitchell. I’m the vice president and other bearded member of MIC. I’d like to give a brief introduction to an album by a band I found recently . If you’re already familiar with grunge , you’ll love 3rd Secret. If you’re not, they’re definitely worth a listen and would be a good introduction to the genre, because the sound of the music is n’t as heavy as the genre can be known for, but it still has the melanchol ic feel to it that sets it apart from most popular songs of today . I found the band while watching Rick Beato on YouTube, a creator that has a great channel that discusses all things music from a rock producer’s point of view : guitar lesson videos, music theory classes, a series called “What Makes This Song Great , ” which I highly recommend watching , as well as videos essays that can introduce musicians , where 3rd Secret ’s self-titled album was featured. 3rd S ecret is a grunge superband comprised o f guitarists Kim Thayil from Soundgarden ...