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Album Review #2 Laurie Anderson – Big Science
By Casey Melnick In this week’s review, fate has us discussing Laurie Anderson’s debut album Big Science. Released in 1982, this avant-garde album is considered one of the best 1980s albums by critics. Self-produced along with the help of producer Roma Baran, this record utilizes a vast collection of techniques ranging from electronic laden art-pop…
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Six-Word Story Volume #1
By Casey Melnick Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a story in six words. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn” is allegedly the flash fiction that resulted from this wager. Though it can be debated whether this six word story was actually penned by Hemingway himself, the story itself is…
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Word Choice
By Casey Melnick Based on pure statistical probability, it’s rather likely, if not destined that most of the words I transmit from my mind to paper will be utter drivel bordering on the beckoning side of trite. But life has taught me that it’s better to try and fail then not even try at all.…
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Album Review #1 Weezer – Weezer (Blue Album)
By Casey Melnick In this week’s review I will be discussing Weezer’s classic first album Weezer, otherwise known as the Blue Album. Released in 1994, this album ranks among the best debut records of all time, and it just happens to be my favorite album, so I’m certainly not biased already. With the legendary Ric Ocasek at the…
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“The Best Part of Believe is The Lie.”
The song “Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year” found on Fall Out Boy’s second studio album From Under the Cork Tree contains a line from Pete Wentz that is worth further discussion. The bridge of the song contains the following line, “The best part of believe is the lie.” To believe in something or…
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Life Is Not a Drag Race
Life is not a drag race. There is no straight line to the end. Everyone certainly doesn’t start equal. There is also not a guaranteed path to victory if a certain plan is always followed. (Note I am not speaking of drag race in terms of the sexual connotation. If someone wants to choose to…
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Welcome to my Blog
In the future I will be posting various weekly posts involving all things art and writing.