The Temple News introduces its annual Music Issue.
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Music Issue: Eats and Cheats
…Columnist Caitlin Weigel explores the marriage of mealtime and music at places like Johnny Brenda’s.
In my mind, food and music seem to be linked together, like Mary Kate and Ashley circa 1993 when they were still singing about selling their brother.
Music Issue: Ground Up
Four local musicians have been making waves in the Philly music scene with their hip-hop/DJ group, Ground Up.
With 10 mix tapes released and two shows lined up in Amsterdam in the coming months, Ground Up is living up to its name for having come a long way from after they first met almost four years ago.…
Music Issue: Brittany Tranbaugh
For anyone who ever silently wished – above the sound of hopelessly out-of-tune power chords – that their roommate could actually play guitar, junior American studies major Brittany Tranbaugh is a dream girl.…
Music Issue: Chiddy Bang
While most Philadelphia musicians credit their hometown with helping them score gigs, drummer Noah Beresin of Chiddy Bang appreciates his roots for its musical diversity.
“I think where Philly helped us the most was in raising me as a child and exposing me to jazz and hip hop and punk rock and disco and all kinds of weird s–––,” Beresin said.…
Music Issue: CC Jazz Fest
Jazz has etched itself into the cultural fabric of Philadelphia.
The city has served as the mold for jazz legends such as Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Bessie Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.…
Music Issue: There’s an app for that
Remember going to Walmart, Best Buy or local record store to pick up a favorite band’s CD? Today, that process has been simplified – just hop in bed, open up a laptop and search for favorite music instantly.…
Music Issue: Tayyib Ali
The opening shots of the music video for Tayyib Ali’s “Keystone State of Mind” show glimpses of City Hall, 30th Street Station, Fairmount, Walnut Street shops and other well-known Philly destinations.…
Music Issue: Good Old War
The “team effort” approach isn’t just for class projects anymore. On Good Old War’s new album, “Come Back as Rain,” collaboration was the driving force behind the album’s creation, according to drummer and vocalist Tim Arnold.…
Music Issue: Pixel8ter
In the past year, the word “dubstep” has been on the tip of many music lovers’ tongues as the popularity of artists such as Skrillex, Deadmau5 and Bassnectar has skyrocketed from the electronic music scene to the mainstream.…