Underground: Haneda Kentaro and the musical legacy of Macross
Nightrider here with a special appreciation to something I saw in my childhood: The Super Dimensional Fortress Macross or Macross for short. Like most American children in the late '80s, I saw Robotech and was amazed despite the generic music. After a friend let me...
Underground: The Cure and Disintegration 30 years later
Yo ho! Nightrider here! On 2 May 1989, The Cure released what would be considered guitarist and vocalist Robert Smith's magnum opus: Disintegration, The Cure's eighth studio album. Following the success of the band's previous album Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me in 1987,...
An Interview with Golden Grey
Ahoy Captain Cats here and today I'm going to have an interview with electronic music artist Golden Grey and this is how it went down. Captain Cats:For people who don't know who you are can you tell us a bit about yourself and who you are? Golden Grey: I create and...
Underground: Lumines: Puzzle Fusion turns 15
Today on Underground we are going to look at a game that will turn 15 this year and was a great game in its own right and still is to this day, but it's soundtrack that stood out the best and still to this day sounds perfect and the game soundtrack I'm talking about...
Underground: Golden Grey “One”
Today on Underground we are looking at an artist who is making a name for himself up in Canada, and you should have him in your radar as one of the best-kept secrets outside of the US, and that artist is Golden Grey with his new single "One." One starts with a slow...
Underground: Bob Dylan’s Hurricane
Yo ho! Nightrider here. In this installment of Underground, we'll take a look at Bob Dylan's protest song Hurricane. Co-written with Jacques Levy, Hurricane references the racism, false trial and conviction of middleweight boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Warning: the...
Underground: The Music of Isaac Hayes
Shaft! You're damn right! Nightrider here and on this installment of Underground, we'll take a look at some hits and the musical legacy of Isaac Hayes. Please note that we're not discussing the "Theme from Shaft" piece because it's too cool to be done. Even though he...
A Timeless One-Hit Wonder or a Prophetic Warning?
Hallo, Nightrider here! In this installment of Underground, let's first look at a fun song from the Futurama episode "The Late Philip J. Frye:" A humorous take on humanity's progress, this song made viewers laugh. But did you know that this was a parody of a real...
Underground: The 25th Anniversary of Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged in New York
Today on Underground we are going to look at album that turns 25 this year and what many people have called it over the years, the best live album that ever came out of the '90s and too many the last official album for this band and it is Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in...
Underground: The State of the Sport Chants in the USA
A lot is going on here in the USA this month with NCAA March Madness for both men and women going on, MLB is already just kicking off Opening Day for the 2019 MLB regular season tomorrow and with Alliance of American Football on week 7 and MLS just starting again. We...
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