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Do They Know It's Christmas? 2024 Ultimate Mix

Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (40th Anniversary EP Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockDecember 5, 2024

There is something inherently special when popular musical figures can be unique for one cause that goes beyond publicity, monetary gain, or recognition. This is exactly what happened in late November of 1984 with Ultravox’s Midge Ure and acclaimed Singer-Songwriter Bob Geldof assembled Band Aid; ... Read More

Blur – The Ballad of Daren (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 21, 2023

The ‘90s offered a substantial amount of Alternative Rock acts that still hold water decades later. You had Oasis, Placebo, The Verve, Radiohead, but also Blur. Much like the other acts named, Blur were unique and had a sound that is hard to put your ... Read More

Gorillaz – Cracker Island (Album Review)

CrypticRockCrypticRockNovember 7, 2023

When Gorillaz first emerged onto the music scene around the start of the new millennium, many may have had the initial reaction of… what in the world is this! Valid, considering the project is that of a virtual band consisting of four fictional members – ... Read More

Gorillaz – The Now Now (Album Review)

Jeannie BlueJeannie BlueJune 27, 2018

It has been thirteen lucky years since “Feel Good Inc.” (even longer since “Clint Eastwood”) made them a household name, and they were being touted by the likes of Spin and its contemporaries as being the second coming of sonic Christ. Now, that kooky cartoon group ... Read More

This Week In Horror Movie History – Ravenous (1999)

Connor WarrinerConnor WarrinerMarch 22, 2018

This week in Horror movie history, on Friday, March 19, 1999, humanity’s guilty fascination with cannibalism was abruptly reawakened. Since time immemorial, the eating of human by human has repulsed, aroused, intrigued, and in some cases, sustained. The religious condemn it, the erudite study it, ... Read More

Gorillaz – Humanz (Album Review)

Megan LockardMegan LockardMay 3, 2017

Sometimes the music scene needs a reboot, a recharge, or better yet, a new avenue to refresh intrigue among listeners. Doing just that, the virtual band Gorillaz burst onto the Alternative music scene back in 2001 with their self-titled debut album. A project that began ... Read More

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Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas? (40th Anniversary EP Review)