The Merits of Artistic Integrity

What do Bill Watterson and Dave Chappelle have in common, other than the fact that they both live in Ohio? In Watterson’s case, he left a hugely successful newspaper comic after 10 years; one that quite honestly revolutionized the presentation of the average comic strip in the Sunday paper. He refused to license out his [...]

On the Heels of Insanity

So, last night I saw the Hangover Part II. This in itself is not the most important thing I did with my night, nor is it even the most interesting (that award goes to the IHOP trip before the movie). The thing I noticed about the movie is that much like the first, I like [...]

Why I Am An Avid Sample Digger (or Why I Listen to Rap)

For the past 5 or so years (aka the majority of my adolescence), I have listened to the radio sparingly. It’s not just that I found most of what I heard on the urban stations redundant or distasteful, although those are some of the reasons. It’s that everything was terribly derivative. Now, this isn’t a [...]

Introducing Mr. Kay, The Music Guy

If you’ve been keeping track, I’m not 0ne of the usual contributors to this blog and due to my schedule my posts will be thrown up on a purely “whenever I have time” basis. I am “Mr. Kay”, consumer of music and not your average engineering student, and I intend to use my posts as [...]

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