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Tom Smith of Editors interview

Interview – Tom Smith of Editors

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Perhaps more than anything else, the song is the most integral part of who we are as human beings. A passage from any point in time, the song is an expression of human emotion that we can relate to universally. Inherently powerful, whether it touches ... Read More

Interview – Kat Von D

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Always on the fringe of society, Kat Von D has embraced a uniqueness she comfortably calls home. Captivated by the worlds of music, film, and body art from a young age, Von D would become famously known as a tattoo artist, prominently featured on the ... Read More
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HOST – IX (Album Review)

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Founding fathers of what is called the Gothic Metal sound, Paradise Lost are perhaps one of the most underappreciated bands in all of Metal music. Originally a Doom Metal with Death Metal elements early on, by the early ‘90s they were already morphing into what ... Read More