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Emerging musicians fill Philly soundscape

23 April 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker concludes his “Fear of Music” series with a satirical take on how to be an unsuccessful musician. At this very moment, it’s never been easier to be an unsuccessful musician, especially in

Listener reconsiders ‘bad music’

26 March 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker advises that music lovers shouldn’t write off music too quickly. How easy is it to decry the music of LMFAO? You’re probably not even thinking of that as a real question right

Music shapes memories

12 March 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker celebrates his birthday by recalling musical moments. Turning 20 isn’t a big deal. Assuming that you’re skimming through this article on the date of its release, I’m currently “celebrating” my 20th. Birthdays

Anthem draws new fan to genre

20 February 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker says that Toby Keith’s ode to college may have changed his opinion of country music. In general, I don’t know very much about country music. I know even less about recent country

Beyonce’s “Countdown” becomes party anthem

24 January 2012 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker argues that while “Countdown” may not have topped Billboard charts, it possesess a universal appeal. During winter break I found myself driving a lot. Driving to Wawa, to friends’ houses, to nowhere

Oldies dominate airwaves

05 December 2011 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker says that the oldies aren’t always the ‘goodies,’ and encourages readers to seek out modern rock. For roughly the first decade of my life, my entire musical existence was based on Y102.

Coldplay takes jock-jams approach on new single

31 October 2011 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker says Coldplay’s new single is anything but “wussy rock.” Contrary to popular belief, Coldplay is a pretty interesting band. It’s downright astounding that a band so reviled by large groups of people

Songs that are ‘too good’ have bodily effect

03 October 2011 Kevin Stairiker

Columnist Kevin Stairiker explains the feeling of hearing a song that’s just ‘too good.’ Every so often, I hear a song that is so good I want to die. Generally that feeling is for one

New tunes from Weezy mixes too many genres

19 September 2011 Kevin Stairiker

Kevin Stairiker discusses the rise and fall of Lil’ Wayne, and his theory on ‘pop music discography forgetfulness syndrome.’ I don’t know very much about Lil’ Wayne. I know that I first heard of him