Whatever Happened to “Shark?”?

Whatever Happened to “Shark?”?

(First things first, I’m so sorry about that title, like wow! A question mark followed by a quotation mark and followed again by yet another question mark! What an eyesore!) A lot of people’s stories about the garage/post-punky/indie rock whatever outfit “Shark?” due...
Middle School Gothic: A Trip to the Badlands

Middle School Gothic: A Trip to the Badlands

2014 was a strange year. Vine was still alive, grunge fashion was at its height, and indie/alt pop was having its moment in the mainstream. At the epicenter of so many of these trends was the website Tumblr, known for the droves of teenage girls who populated the site...
Texture in Music 4: Vocal Texture

Texture in Music 4: Vocal Texture

Out of all the great and interesting sounds in this world, there are none that we are more predisposed to like than the human voice. It’s true the predisposition does not necessarily mean that something is good, but in the case of vocals, I certainly find that it is...