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Commentary: An Exploration into the Burgeoning Pittsburgh Music Scene
November 23rd, 2009 • 1 comment Commentary, Electronic, Op-Ed, Rock
Tags: Girl Talk, Indie, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, The Clarks, TV on the Radio
I should first make it clear that I was born, raised, and still technically live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is likely not the city you probably envision in your mind. I have heard many falsities about my hometown in my tenure here at Bates. Pittsburgh is not a suburb of Philadelphia. It is no longer dirty. Ihere is, in fact, an ‘H’ at the end of our name, and there is more to life than the Steelers, Penguins, and, of course, our lowly Pirates. Read more »
Commentary: iTunes Flashback
February 6th, 2009 • Charleston, Commentary, Op-Ed, Rock
Tags: built to spill, Charleston, grandaddy, itunes, mates of state
I think it is a great idea to take a trip down memory land via iTunes. First I organized my entire library by the “Date Added” column. I scrolled through the whole thing trying to remember each day that I uploaded the particular album(s). My library is recently new, as I transferred all my music in one big lump from my old computer to my current one on 5/7/2006. So, I didn’t get to flashback too far. It would have been nice to see all the way back to 2004/2005 when I first got iTunes. Read more »