1. ‘Burn, Piano Island, Burn,’ by the Blood Brothers (2003): The first few times I listened to this, I thought it was the worst thing I’d ever heard. Once I gave it a few more chances, it slowly started to occur to me that this music wasn’t horrible – I simply wasn’t ready for something so different and so ahead of anything I’d ever heard before. It sounds like ‘just noise’ at first, but close attention unveils the tremendous choreography of these dense songs – the chaos seems intimidating, but with time, the intensity of the album becomes euphoric. It’s unlike anything released in this or any decade. The closest comparison I can think of is Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replix00x00x00’x00x10’Jx00x00x00’x00x00x00x00x00x00x1cxb8
student life
Best arts of the decade: Music
With a class size of about 1,400 students representing 45 different US states and 27 countries worldwide, URochester’s Class of 2030 has officially arrived and is settling in. Read More
birders log
Best arts of the decade: Music
The fall semester at URochester has arrived, and I’m more than ready to get back into writing about all my birding adventures. With over three months of time off from school, summer has always been my favorite season to travel. Read More
Bills
Best arts of the decade: Music
Buffalo’s offense under Brady has been different since the departure of previous head coach Sean McDermott. The Bills ran multiple tight end (multi-TE) looks on 59.4% of their offensive snaps, and they yielded 6.1 yards per rush on those snaps. Read More