Just as there used to be a Golden Age of radio, it seems that we are currently living in the Golden Age of MP3's. The signs are obvious: online music stores are bustling, artists are making available their entire albums for streaming, and artists are even abandoning the hard disk album format altogether and releasing brand new songs strictly online.
Most Sandspur readers have heard of the comedy actor and scriptwriter Seth Rogen. I had the pleasure to participate in a conference call interview with him this past week. He answered many questions ranging from personal ones to ones pertaining to his new film, "The Green Hornet," which will be in theaters in December 2010.
William Greider is excited about America's financial crisis. During his Oct. 22 visit to Rollins College, Greider, the world-renowned economist, author and contributing writer for news magazines ranging from Rolling Stone to the Nation, shared his thoughts on why America will not emerge unchanged from the financial crisis, and why Americans are better off for it.
After three years, Built to Spill is back with their seventh studio album entitled "There is No Enemy." Released Oct. 6, the album features an exciting mix of both longer and shorter songs with a style consistent with most of their previous releases. Lyrically, Built to Spill seems to have created a more developed, interesting feel for "There is No Enemy.
Their music has been described to resemble "Tom Hanks in his younger years;" their primary influence is the 1959 hit "Why Must I Be a Teenager in Love" by Dion and the Belmonts. Accordingly, Hellogoodbye seems to just be a couple of quirky guys having fun and not taking themselves too seriously.