And I’m not just saying that because my organization is buds with them. I adore OK Go’s poptastic latest, Of the Blue Color of the Sky, and the band just keeps outdoing themselves with their cheeky-but-brilliant videos. Case in point, this latest clip for the song “This Too Shall Pass.” I don’t want to spoil it [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sun, Feb 7, 2010
It goes without saying that we’ve got some talented contributors here at The Contrarian. We just received news at HQ that one of our favorite musicians (and regular Contrarian scribe) Neil Cleary is about to make his television soundtrack debut — tomorrow night, no less! This Monday (Feb. 8th) at 10pm, PBS will broadcast “Blueprint America: [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Norton on Sat, Feb 6, 2010
Hello lovelies! While you may be used to seeing kids around Halloween raising funds for UNICEF, this year for Valentine’s Day, please consider sending your loved ones the fruits of my picture-making labors to support needy children around the world. UNICEF is an organization which has helped countless women and children stricken by poverty, famine, and [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Sat, Jan 30, 2010
This morning I awoke to a head full of thoughts — not an unfamiliar phenomenon, I must say. During coffee, something drew me to an online collection of interview snippets about/with Syd Barrett — the late psych-pop acid casualty and leader of the original Pink Floyd. Actually, I know exactly how I got there — [...]
Continue reading...Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Wed, Jan 13, 2010
Eldritch Musicks, my HP Lovecraft inspired “rock” album, is still very much in full effect. But I’ve also been dabbling with new stuff. As I promised to the fine people of Twitter, here is my latest composition. It may not be “finished,” but I figured I’d offer a taste: The Contrarian: “The Family” MP3 And now for some [...]
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Posted by Casey Rae-Hunter on Tue, Mar 2, 2010
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