February 2012
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PropertyOfZack Review : : Silverstein
I wrote this. New Silverstein actually fucking kills, as weird as that may sound.
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It would seem some 15 or so years after its conception and with the advent of bands like Design the Skyline, the last angsty, mascara-black tear has been wrung out of screamo; clearly, alt-scene veterans Silverstein got that memo. At just over 19 minutes and with eleven out of 22 songs old-school...
January 2012
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PropertyOfZack Single Review : : Now, Now
Single reviews are fun to write. I think I’ll write another, today.
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Minnesota’s Now, Now (formerly Now, Now Every Children) have existed for some time but have really begun to generate a significant amount of buzz in the indie world since signing to Chris Walla’s (Death Cab For Cutie) Trans Records. The first single off their upcoming album Threads, “Dead Oaks,” is a...
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One For Good Measure →
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People love being told what to think. They demand it. Most search for a level of clarity in an otherwise unintelligible din of white noise. So it makes sense that many sources wish to influence and capitalize on humanity’s need to “filter the noise” and resurface with a tangible message, a…
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Unpaid Internships Aid Schools' Bottom Lines, But... →
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keyanastevens:
Yo, VV, I’m really happy that you’ve decided to run this article about the controversy of unpaid internships, but you should probably also ‘fess up and disclose that most of your interns are unpaid, and that you often require college credit for said internships. Which is a practice that this article calls into question. Just saying.
On a personal note, my...
December 2011
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We Are The Kids: How to Get on Warped Tour:... →
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I was on the first six weeks of Warped Tour 2010. I came to be on the tour because, at the time, I was a solo artist with a newly-released EP, signed to a small, Boston-based independent record label. The label reached out to Warped’s production team to secure a merch spot on the tour, with a…
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A Brief History: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk,... →
trippkramer:
In the 1950s and 1960s, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk pushed jazz past its traditional constraints to become two of the most respected innovators in the history of American music. Although they were personally and musically quite different, they had many similarities: both got…
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November 2011
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Here are two eye-opening articles on why law...
Obviously, I’m really just posting these as a reminder to myself of my wealth of hesitation regarding pursuing a career in law or even attending a law school for the intrinsic, extra-legal benefits of a JD.
From The New York Times:
What They Don’t Teach Law Students: Lawyering
By David Segal
Published: November 19, 2011
“Law schools have long emphasized the theoretical over the...
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Mirror Lady - Shapes...
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Deconstructing "11/11/11"--A Short Rant
Today, the 11th of November, 2011, has garnered a great deal of worldwide acknowledgment—including millions, if not hundreds of millions, of social networking posts—and has involved, amongst other bizarre markings of the occasion, notable spikes in c-sections and Vegas weddings. However, these domestically-oriented behaviors fall nowhere near the more extreme end of the behavioral...
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PropertyOfZack Review : : Lydia
I wrote this.
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Over the past year and a half, there has been a great deal of contention revolving around Lydia, stemming, in part, from the departure of former vocalist Mindy White, and the hiatus assumed by the remaining members of the band after their 2010 farewell tour. Lydia’s lineup has, since their 2003 inception, been a veritable revolving door, with only two members...
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New jam. New Bandcamp. Check it. →
trippkramer:
trippkramer.bandcamp.com
A new spaced-out, experimental R&B jam. Spark one, let your head go, and listen. Please download,repost, reblog, and share with friends! Love you all.
CRANK IT. No craptop speakers.
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The girl who held my iPhone for ransom in a... →
I wrote this and submitted it to the “Missed Connections” section of Craigslist. All of this is true and happened to me last night.
October 2011
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PropertyOfZack Video Premiere : : Jazz Funeral
My first music video! Huge thanks to @propertyofzack for premiering it.
propertyofzack:
We’re stoked to be teaming up with Jazz Funeral to premiere their first ever music video on PropertyOfZack! The video is for a song called “Coping,” which along with their self-titled album, is available for free download here. Check out the video below by clicking “Read More”!
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I Am Finally Became Boss: Why ‘Occupy’ Might... →
trippkramer:
26 October 2011
I learned quite a bit at Occupy Baltimore yesterday on the potential eve of its eviction. Let me begin with a throat-clearing: I support the general complaints of the ‘Occupy’ movements, and I understand the frustration. Financial institutions and corporations-as-people…
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I Am Finally Became Boss: Tales of Accidental Drug... →
trippkramer:
24 August 2011
At a regular airport, at a normal restaurant, I waited for a flight to San Francisco with my roommate Kevin. The restaurant was garden-variety airportage, overpriced and vaguely themed. This was a ‘dockside’ affair with dark, wood-paneled walls. Seating in the front, bar…
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“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story.
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– Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar (via awakeinreverie)
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PropertyOfZack Review : : Kevin Devine
I wrote this.
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It would seem Kevin Devine had some foresight in the timing of the release of his sixth studio album, Between the Concrete & Clouds, as the record would pair sublimely with an autumn-leaf environed car ride. The album is, for the most part, a straight-ahead, atmospheric and deliberately cool composition that definitely stands out as one of the more relaxed...
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Jazz Funeral- Absolutepunk Interview →
Absolutepunk.net interviewed me about Jazz Funeral!!
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Guide to CMJ 2011: How to Have A Good Time and Not... →
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PropertyOfZack Review : : The Horrible Crowes
I wrote this.
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On September 6, Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon and guitar tech Ian Perkins released Elsie, the hotly anticipated debut from the duo’s moniker, The Horrible Crowes. The album represents a clear and visible continuation of Fallon’s always-maturing song-craftsmanship, from his previous two efforts with Gaslight—The ’59 Sound and American Slang. The entire...
September 2011
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WatchI don’t recognize myself. I’m not the man you loved. Behold the hurricane.
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PropertyOfZack Review : : The Front Bottoms
I wrote this!!
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What, exactly, are The Front Bottoms? They’re not “punk,” but the power chords and sheer simplicity of instrumentation seem to speak for themselves. They’re not “folk,” but all the guitar on the record is acoustic and the lyrics shine with irrevocable intimacy. And they’re not “indie-pop,” but there are very few points during the Front Bottoms’ self-titled album...
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August 2011
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