Video game music is notoriously difficult to play on acoustic instruments. Because it’s meant to increase engagement by playing in the background of some other task, it’s fast-moving and often features abrupt tempo changes — it is designed to be reproduced by a machine. Oberlin’s Video Game Cover Collective (VGCC) is up for the challenge.… Continue reading Virtual Music Made Into Reality: Video Game Cover Collective Preview
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Annual WOBC Block Party Continues to Grow
On Sunday, April 26 from noon through 4 p.m., WOBC-FM 91.5 will host their annual Block Party at Oberlin’s Park Street Park. Now in its third year in its current form, the event regularly draws hundreds of attendees from both the College and the town, all hoping to try out the bouncy house, get their… Continue reading Annual WOBC Block Party Continues to Grow
Songs for Yearners: “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Review
Harry Styles has organized his newest studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. like one might organize a slow-burn romance novel: beginning with a trudge, getting into its best rhythm a little over halfway through, and coming to a close with a satisfied sigh. The forty-two minute album delights in its sound, letting the… Continue reading Songs for Yearners: “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Review
Tick, Tick, Time Well Spent
Prior to writing his acclaimed musical Rent, Jonathan Larson created a semi-autobiographical one-man show, Tick, Tick… BOOM! After his death in 1996, the show was revised as a three-actor musical and 2021 film starring Andrew Garfield. Although the musical has received mixed reviews, the Oberlin Music Theater department’s production at the Cat in the Cream… Continue reading Tick, Tick, Time Well Spent
The Rumors are Loud at Time Warp Bar
If you go to a little liberal arts college in Northeast Ohio, you may find yourself driving to a bar thirty minutes away to see a cover band. Rumors, “Northeast Ohio’s Premier Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band,” has entered its twenty-seventh year playing the classics. On Friday, February 20th, they performed a four-hour show at Westlake’s… Continue reading The Rumors are Loud at Time Warp Bar
He’ll Even Play the Honky Tonks: Van Morrison Album Review
80-year-old Van Morrison released his 49th studio album, Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge, this January. If he keeps up this pace, he’ll reach fifty-five releases before the end of the decade. The nearly 80 minute album showcases Morrison’s deep dive back into the blues. Those familiar with Van Morrison may think of him… Continue reading He’ll Even Play the Honky Tonks: Van Morrison Album Review
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets ‘Fronzoli’ Review
It’s not difficult to be immediately fascinated by the Psychedelic Porn Crumpets. The chaos of their name alone is provocative, but their sixth album, Fronzoli (2023), takes their intrigue to a whole other level.
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