Griffin House comes home By Christopher Schutte In an effort to maintain some scant amount of credibility, I should probably begin this piece by mentioning that I’ve known Griffin House since he was an up-and-coming junior golfer and I was a golf professional (true story). House was an affable, humble and talented kid back then, [...]
New releases worth a listen By Christopher Schutte One of the perks of being a music writer for the Dayton City Paper is that I receive a bunch of free music before its release date. Like many other things in life (such as 89 cent Taco Bell burritos and Robert DeNiro films), this is both [...]
Black Lips talk touring, new album and human skulls By Christopher Schutte Atlanta’s Black Lips are in the midst of a virtual non-stop tour/party and will be visiting Columbus and Newport this month. The band is renowned for its unhinged live show, which includes nudity, fireworks, flaming guitars and a human skull among other things. [...]
What your iPod says about you By Christopher Schutte The ubiquitous white ear buds. The sleek designs and colors. The amazing storage capacity. The acknowledgement that Steve Jobs just may be God. All great reasons to own an iPod. For a seemingly straightforward device (it’s just a music player, right?), your iPod actually says a [...]
Griffin House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Christopher Schutte Springfield native Griffin House will be playing the Basement in Columbus on Saturday, April 2. Unlike his recent local appearances with a crack band in tow, House is in [...]
Welsh rock trio the Joy Formidable are set to appear at the Basement in Columbus on April 4. The group kicked off their North American tour with an appearance at SXSW in mid-March (where they were one of SPIN’s “must hear bands”) that coincided with the release of their first full-length album, The Big Roar. [...]
An interview with Papercuts’ Jason Quever By Christopher Schutte Papercuts – the musical project of San Francisco songwriter/producer Jason Quever – have just released the fantastic new record, Fading Parade and are now in the midst of an extensive tour that will bring them to Columbus’ Black Box at Mershon on March 24. While known [...]
Top 10+ must-haves for your music collection By Christopher Schutte Just for the sake of argument, let’s say you had a chance to totally rebuild your record (CD, MP3, etc.) collection from scratch. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a musical curator guiding the process? Someone who – not unlike the sommelier that cautions you [...]
One-on-one with Daniel Kessler By Christopher Schutte Interpol makes their first area appearance in nearly four years at the LC in Columbus’ Arena District on Sunday, Feb. 13. The band is touring in support of their ambitious new self-titled album and has been receiving rave reviews for their current live show. Recently departed bass player [...]
Music that’s ‘worth it’ this month By Christopher Schutte While the winter months are traditionally not flush with noteworthy new releases (or live shows), there are certainly more than a few worthy of your attention. As we are constantly assaulted with a never-ending stream of information, time has become the most precious of commodities. With [...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup By Megan Garrison The FDA recently rejected a bid to officially change the name of high [...]
Walker was Victorious in Wisconsin Because His Reforms Worked By David H. Landon The folks at MSNBC had a bad [...]
It Takes More than a Tweet By Rana Odeh The victory of Republican Governor Scott Walker over Milwaukee Democrat Mayor [...]
What are the Consequences of Recall Election in Wisconsin? Last Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) prevailed in an unusual [...]
Obama’s Support of Same Sex Marriage Will Cost Him Swing States By David H. Landon By Election Day, the President’s [...]
President Obama Announces Support of Same-Sex Marriage Most pundits believe that this Presidential election will be decided on the issue [...]
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