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  When you think of the world's greatest guitarists, the names that probably come to mind are the classics, such as Jimi Hendrix, Slash, Eddie Van Halen and other renowed 80's heavy metal guitarists. However, one name often slides through cracks despite being universally considered one of the greatest guitarists ever to walk this planet by almost all of these men....
Above the checkered-walled unisex bathroom in Webster Hall in New York City, neon signs provided the sole source of light in a dark bar. The place looked abandoned, almost completely vacant and very gloomy. It's macabre tone weighed down on the eyelids of Dylan Walker, vocalist of Full of Hell, noisy patrons of "artsy grind core." The band closed out...
On October 27, 2014, Taylor Swift’s fifth studio album, 1989, was released with high hopes from her fans. For some, it was on par with the star’s previous album, RED, and for some, it exceeded their expectations. For me, it was about the same as my expectations, which consisted of another pop album reminiscent of that nails-on-a-chalkboard 2008 poppy sound...
It's me! I'm back again, here to recap the year in music! You may remember my article last year, where I crowned Kanye West's spectacular album Yeezus as the best album of 2013. I then challenged 2014 to beat 2013, for the latter was an incredible year for music. And 2014 flexed its muscles and proved to be a...
Pink Floyd The Endless River Released November 10, 2014 Label: Parlophone, Columbia As Pink Floyd officially ends its career, fans around the world experience the ambivalence of seeing one of rock’s most important bands leave and celebrate its accomplishments. With The Endless River, Pink Floyd, reduced to David Gilmour and Nick Mason, aims to end its run on a positive note with a...
WATCH THE TRAILER BEFORE READING! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIP_gtjDtfE] Normally I don't say this with films, but believe the hype. Because Whiplash is not only an amazing film, but it's also one of the greatest films to come out of this year. Already heralded as one of the best films of the year and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance...
AC/DC Rock Or Bust Album Review Albert/Columbia Records Released December 2, 2014 Genre: Hard Rock AC/DC is one of the most instantly recognizable bands out there today. The amount of music and influence they've produced to the world has been almost omnipresent. Known for their instantly catchy songs, lightning fast riffs, and their numerous  "amp to 11" hits," it'd be almost impossible to be...
2014 was kind of a disappointment when it came to video games. In fact, some of the best games were in fact re-releases of older games, but this article isn't about those. This is because there were many good games that attempted to fill the void of bad ones, so many that one cannot decide what game truly deserves...

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