http://thecurrent-online.com The student voice of UM-St. Louis since 1966 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/cannot-kill-the-metal/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/cannot-kill-the-metal/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:04:33 +0000 Andrew Seal http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=2449 It is rare for an anthology collection to offer something for everyone, especially the newcomer, the fan, and the collector. Lamb of God’s new anthology collection, “Hourglass,” does just that. Comprised of lead singer Randy Blythe, guitarists Willie Adler and Mark Morton, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler, Lamb of God is one hardcore metal act.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/cannot-kill-the-metal/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/standard-fare%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98noyelle-beast%e2%80%99-is-it-a-new-take-on-bland-pop/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/standard-fare%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98noyelle-beast%e2%80%99-is-it-a-new-take-on-bland-pop/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:38:43 +0000 Joe Schaffner http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1825 “Noyelle Beast” comes from the aptly-named Philadelphia trio Standard Fare, and is unique for its lack of ambition. The music is completely stripped down, less limber than Phoenix’s 2009 record “Wolfgang Amadeus,” less gimmicky even than Los Campesinos or The Strokes. ]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/standard-fare%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98noyelle-beast%e2%80%99-is-it-a-new-take-on-bland-pop/feed/ 1 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/the-wonder-years-leave-nothing-to-wonder-about/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/the-wonder-years-leave-nothing-to-wonder-about/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:40:38 +0000 Janaca Sherer http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1725 The Wonder Years is more than just a TV show, it is a band that is bringing life to a scene that most think is quickly dying off. With the release of The Wonder Years’ latest album, “The Upsides,” power pop is far being six feet under.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/the-wonder-years-leave-nothing-to-wonder-about/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/black-water-rising-self-titled-album-offers-myspace-metal/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/black-water-rising-self-titled-album-offers-myspace-metal/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:31:57 +0000 Patrick W. Canoy http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1711 At first glance, the artwork on the front of Black Water Rising’s self-titled debut album looks dark and ominous.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/black-water-rising-self-titled-album-offers-myspace-metal/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/jonsi-says-%e2%80%98go%e2%80%99/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/jonsi-says-%e2%80%98go%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:29:28 +0000 Joe Schaffner http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1707 Sigur Ros’ last album finally saw the Icelandic band sing a bit in English. The title of the song in question, “All Alright,” was even steeped in American colloquialism. ]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/jonsi-says-%e2%80%98go%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/new-beach-house-album-is-rich-complex/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/new-beach-house-album-is-rich-complex/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:28:19 +0000 Joe Schaffner http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1524 With its tendency to act like multimedia wallpaper, a lot of times drone music goes under-appreciated. On the surface, Baltimore duo Beach House does not seem to do much to dispel this reputation. The songs are all sleepy and fairly unenthusiastic, and Victoria Legrand’s voice is a winding display of robust femininity that hardly even attempts (more)]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/new-beach-house-album-is-rich-complex/feed/ 2 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/dubstep-will-conquer-the-world/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/dubstep-will-conquer-the-world/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:07:04 +0000 Joe Schaffner http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1372 Electronic music can trace its root back to the ‘20s. Kraftwerk popularized the more specific genre, electronic dance music, in the early ‘70s. Since that time, the genre has evolved into a strikingly vast pool of subgenres, many with characteristics so subtly different that distinguishing between them may seem petty.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/dubstep-will-conquer-the-world/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/former-%e2%80%98tonight-show%e2%80%99-bandleader-marsalis-brings-jazz-quartet-to-touhill/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/former-%e2%80%98tonight-show%e2%80%99-bandleader-marsalis-brings-jazz-quartet-to-touhill/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:36:16 +0000 Chris Stewart http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1065 Last semester, the Touhill Performing Arts Center hosted perhaps the only living jazz great when 78-year-old Sonny Rollins took the stage with his saxophone and claimed the night for Jazzistan. On Friday the same stage was home to another jazz group and any idea of a generational gap was shattered as 18-year-old Justin Faulkner eased into the drummer’s chair and watched his band leader, Branford Marsalis, for the cue to begin.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/former-%e2%80%98tonight-show%e2%80%99-bandleader-marsalis-brings-jazz-quartet-to-touhill/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/badfish-tribute-show-puts-forth-no-originality/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/badfish-tribute-show-puts-forth-no-originality/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:30:15 +0000 Joe Schaffner http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1056 Badfish is a tribute band, which is a band that performs to pay homage to a particular artist or group. The most famous examples of tribute usage are Elvis impersonators. Badfish is a Sublime impersonator and tribute duties are fulfilled by playing Sublime songs with a rigorous attention to their nuances. Badfish played for an hour and a half at Pop’s in Sauget, Ill. on Feb. 19.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/badfish-tribute-show-puts-forth-no-originality/feed/ 0 http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/good-music-good-stories-in-mcgee-band-concert-at-touhill/ http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/good-music-good-stories-in-mcgee-band-concert-at-touhill/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:06:26 +0000 Amanda Roach http://thecurrent-online.com/?p=1051 The McGee Band and Professor David Wilson entertained an audience with tales and music with an Irish flair in the Lee Theater of the Touhill Performing Arts Center on February 13. This entertainment consisted of a variety of Irish, Scottish and Quebecois music. Professor David Wilson, sometimes accompanying the band on a flute, told stories of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, for whom the band is named.]]> http://thecurrent-online.com/ae/good-music-good-stories-in-mcgee-band-concert-at-touhill/feed/ 0