Video Spotlight: Flint Eastwood plays to packed Mount Pleasant crowd
Hunter’s Ale House, 4855 E. Bluegrass Road, was stuffed with loyal patrons and anxious music fans Jan. 26. Warmed up by local bands Benthos and Delightfuls, Detroit-native Flint Eastwood hyped the...
View ArticleAwards Coverage: Grammy predictions
Fun., Frank Ocean and Gotye are just a few of the artists who could become Grammy winners on Feb. 10. Adele was the star at last year’s awards, but this year she has only nomination. Of course it is...
View ArticleAwards Coverage: Grammy recap, the show’s highs and lows
Winners: It was a great night for alternative music at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night. Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year all went to alternative...
View ArticleSunday Stew: Newday Dreamers’ live set on Moore Rock radio
Grand Central Magazine is proud to unveil “Sunday Stew,” a new live rock collaboration with Moore Rock Radio. The video segments will feature live sets and interviews with local bands. In the debut...
View ArticleOpinion: A generation lacking vinyl and vigilantes
Photo credit- Morguefile.com Static strolls neatly from the speakers and then the scratchy sound of dust collecting and wear and tear crawls out as the needle is dropped and glides. It makes its...
View ArticleOpinion: Taylor Swift and ‘Girls’ in a nation of misogyny
There is something very peculiar and disheartening occurring in our country right now and it is a considerably larger issue than most are giving credit for. It seems that critics and writers all over...
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‘Under Their Thumb’: Bill German, a career with The Rolling Stones
The. Rolling. Stones. Those three words have carried some heavy weight in the world of rock n’ roll for the past 50 years. The band’s members have ruled headlines with their talent as well as their...
View ArticleFish ‘n Chips celebrates 10-year journey upstream
Fish ‘n Chips members Kortez Buckner (left) and Ryan Anderson (right) sing beside fellow “fish” Dan Berck for a performance at Zeta Tau Alpha sorority on March 24, 2013. (Shannon Millard | GCmag) For...
View ArticleAlbum Review: The Knife’s latest is demanding, rewarding
The Knife’s new album “Shaking the Habitual” is a double album. The notion of a double record almost always invokes cries of conceit and, by default, will be harshly judged on its seemingly defiant...
View ArticleThe undefinable Splice readies for debut release
Splice is hard to define. The unique CMU-based band spans genres ranging from gospel to hip-hop and rock to classical, and will be releasing their debut album, “Take Time” on April 20 at the Ward...
View ArticleJoe Hertler and The Rainbow Seekers, Flint Eastwood, Newday Dreamers take...
Local bands graduate and become successful when you aren’t going to their shows just to support your friends or the local music scene. When you’re going to actually listen to the music because it...
View ArticleAlbum review: A Day to Remember’s “Common Courtesy”
A Day To Remember, known for their song “The Downfall of Us All,” released their anticipated album “Common Courtesy” on Oct. 8 through their website The album was announced in May of 2012, and fans...
View ArticleEarsnag: Katy Perry’s “By the Grace of God”
“Wasn’t gonna let love take me out that way.” Goosebumps gathered on my skin upon hearing this song for the first time on YouTube. Yeah, YouTube. You know it’s a damn good song when chills seize your...
View ArticleBritney Spears’ debut album “…Baby One More Time” celebrates 15th Anniversary
Fifteen years ago, “Baby One More Time” was released to the public, and Britney Spears was unknowingly on her way to the forefront of the pop industry. For Generation Y, Spears is an idol that they can...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Katy Perry’s “Prism” is different, successful
Katy Perry rose to stardom with “I Kissed A Girl” and has continued to pump out hits, releasing her fourth album “Prism” on Oct. 22 on iTunes. One might expect this album to sound much like her older...
View ArticleEarsnag: Billy Joel’s “Captain Jack”
“So you got everything, ah, but nothing’s cool. They just found your father in the swimming pool.” If you’ve never heard of “Captain Jack” by Billy Joel, today’s your lucky day. I understand that most...
View ArticleOPINION: People are afraid of pop music
People are afraid of pop music. Or at the very least, music nerds are afraid of pop music. It has always been this way, and it will likely never change. Mainstream music is and will always be...
View ArticleOpinion: Is the Jonas Brothers’ break-up all that surprising?
On Oct. 29, millions of girls were heartbroken when the Jonas Brothers finally broke up. Facebook and Twitter were just covered in comments about the band breaking up, but is it really that surprising?...
View ArticleEarsnag: Eric Church’s “The Outsiders”
“They’re the in crowd, we’re the other ones. It’s a different kind of cloth that we’re cut from.” OK, hear me out before you immediately exit out of the browser upon realization that I picked a country...
View ArticleAlbum Review: Avril Lavigne’s self-titled album combines old and new
Avril Lavigne released her self-titled album on Nov. 5 on iTunes, and allowed fans to listen to it early via live streaming. This is Lavigne’s fifth release. She came on the scene in 2002, with her...
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