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Blair Levinger

Life-Changing Album: Sleeping With Sirens – With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear

September 3, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Sleeping With Sirens With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear

Warped Tour, 2012, New York City. My first Warped, and it was a great one. I was nineteen, between my first and second years of college, and I attended with my high-school best friend. Her tastes ran … [Read more...] about Life-Changing Album: Sleeping With Sirens – With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear

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Interview: Comeback Kid

September 1, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Comeback Kid

It’s almost September, and for music fans, that means one thing: as the leaves turn from green to brown, summer festival season turns to fall tour season. It’s a change that veteran hardcore band … [Read more...] about Interview: Comeback Kid

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Album Review: Real Friends – Composure

July 30, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Real Friends Composure

It’s like they always say: when life gives you lemons, write pop-punk. Okay, maybe they don’t say that. But they should because it’s a pretty standard modus operandi for pop-punk bands. When … [Read more...] about Album Review: Real Friends – Composure

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Album Review: Gorillaz – The Now Now

July 10, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Gorillaz The Now Now

Question: what do you do when the cartoon bassist from your virtual band is framed for a fictional crime by the live-action kingpin of an unspecified, presumably fictional crime syndicate… and then … [Read more...] about Album Review: Gorillaz – The Now Now

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Album Review: Mayday Parade – Sunnyland

June 18, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Mayday Parade Sunnyland

Sunnyland is a real place, sort of. Its actual name was “Sunland Hospital,” and the Tallahassee location, operational from 1967 to 1983, was one of a Florida-wide chain of mental health facilities. … [Read more...] about Album Review: Mayday Parade – Sunnyland

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Interview: Mayday Parade

May 29, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Mayday Parade Promo

Mayday Parade’s story kicks off at Warped Tour 2006, but they weren’t actually playing it. They were still unsigned, a group of plucky young Tallahassee pop-punkers who decided to follow the tour … [Read more...] about Interview: Mayday Parade

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Show Review: TesseracT, Plini, Astronoid – Irving Plaza

May 28, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

Tesseract Irving Plaza

May 24, 2018 Irving Plaza New York City, NY Review and photos by Blair Levinger In math, a “tesseract” is a four-dimensional extension of a square— an eight-surfaced shape where each surface … [Read more...] about Show Review: TesseracT, Plini, Astronoid – Irving Plaza

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Album Review: The Word Alive – Violent Noise

May 23, 2018 by Blair Levinger Leave a Comment

The Word Alive Violent Noise

In some alternate universe, The Word Alive is just called “ALIVE.” “No meaning behind [the name] TWA actually,” the band’s lead singer, Telle Smith, explained in a recent Reddit AMA. “The band was … [Read more...] about Album Review: The Word Alive – Violent Noise

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