Do Live Concerts Have Hidden Messages, Too?

Do we get mystery messages sent to our brains at concerts? I began wondering about this when I read Wired Magazine’s article about the 10 hidden gems in rock music. I figured, if an artist could plant secret messages in a recording then why couldn’t they do the same thing at a live concert–where the emotional [...]

The Beauty of Album Artwork: Record Store Day 2009

  This past Saturday, on Record Store Day I had the pleasure of  browsing through the vinyl stacks at Kiss the Sky Records in Geneva, Il. where I picked up M.Ward’s  Hold Time on vinyl. When I got home, I did what I normally do after I peel back the plastic on a new vinyl album. I unfolded the [...]