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End of the Aughts: Videos of the Decade
Within this article sit our picks for the best videos of the decade. Has music video become obsolete with the devolution of MTV into a fraternity fuckfest? We here at Spectrum Culture think not.
Read More »PLAYLIST: The Beatles
On September 9th, the Beatles’ catalog will finally appear in remastered CD form. Even if this is a last ditch attempt to make money on the dying compact disc industry it cannot take away
Read More »List Inconsequential: Movies from the Year of Our Birth We Love
Imagine if the films that came out during the year of your birth actually had some bearing on your development. As if a film somehow can be inextricably linked to your own lifeline. It’s
Read More »List Inconsequential: Tribute: Michael Jackson (1958-2009)
“You know that love survives/ So we can rock forever on.”- “Rock With You.” I guess you could say my love for music began with Michael Jackson. I was five years old when Thriller
Read More »End of the Aughts: Disappointments
We all hate being disappointed. There’s nothing worse than digging into an album that has been majorly hyped only to find it is nothing more than mediocre. But those disappointments come and go. There
Read More »End of the Aughts: Songs of the Decade Pt. 1
As the decade comes to an end, it is always interesting to look back at music has influenced us. We asked musicians to write about what they felt would be considered the song of
Read More »List Inconsequential: Now Ain’t The Time For Your Tears: The Saddest Music in the World
Nothing quite cuts through the sunny disposition of an eternal optimist like a depressing song. Forget all the joy, happiness, peace, harmony and the rest of that shit that music inspires in listeners; those
Read More »List Inconsequential: Get Da Buttah: Recipes Inspired by Our Favorite Sex Scenes in Film
Let’s all be honest here: who doesn’t want the end result of a dinner and a movie date to end in mind-blowing sex? Film, sex and food are just the holy trifecta of romance,
Read More »End of the Aughts: Gigs of the Decade Pt. 2
Our coverage of the Best Gigs of the ’00s continues with this second part. Sufjan Stevens 9:30 Club, Washington D.C., 09/27/05 The concert didn’t sell out instantly and cost only $15. If Sufjan Stevens
Read More »End of the Aughts: Gigs of the Decade Pt. 1
There is a beauty to the perfect live show that can linger with us for the rest of our days. Sometimes the show can be legendary (Radiohead in a club before they got huge)
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