Yuck loves the 90’s, but who doesn’t? Post-punk, grunge, flannel shirts, The Chronic, Gameboys?. But Yuck are certainly no revivalist band. Mostly because all of them were toddlers when bands like Pavement and Dinosaur Jr were around. But Yuck takes the early 90’s sound and puts a fresh and infectious spin, its not who or [...]
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Radiohead, King of Limbs – Back with a mix of glitch and atmospheres.
Less then a few hours after Arcade Fire took home album of the year the internet set ablaze with the announcement that Radiohead were to release their latest album within a week. An album announcement in such short notice should in theory call to mind the bands previous industry standard breaking album In Rainbows. But [...]
OFF!- First Four EP’s
In a world of music saturated with complex arrangements, and songs rich in subtle metaphors OFF! is a breath of fresh air, actually, scratch that, its more like a shovel to the face, but in a good way. OFF! Is a punk rock supergroup of sorts. Front man Keith Morris of Black Flag and Circle [...]
Albums of the decade: Continued
BY GREYSON ERSICK #1) Mars Volta- Deloused in the Comatorium I have to say I have a love hate relationship with this album I have gone through times where it’s all I’ve wanted to hear obsessed with every aspect and every emotional scream and guitar noise that’s made. But there is such a thing as [...]
Albums of the Year
BY GREYSON ERSICK The end of the year is upon us once again and that means its Best Of list time #1) Arcade Fire-The Suburbs The Butler brothers and company have been capturing a cultural niche since their debut album Funeral, a testament to community and Neon Bible a proclamation to life, death, religion and [...]
Koban wa doko ni arimasu ka (Translation: Where is the police station?)
By Vincent Yasi Oh joyous day! You have all decided to return. That means the sheer geekiness of the last issue did not chase you away, nor did the intensive Japanese session blow your tiny little mind. (Though, how did that guy next to you fare? I am still worried about him.) Anyways, if you [...]
Vampire Diaries: My descent into roleplaying hell
By Luke Dailey It is 3 am, in an unfamiliar apartment in Burlington, sometime in summer ’08. “Guys, seriously.” I make my tone more insistent this time, let urgency tinge my tone. “Where is the bathroom in this place?” We are gathered close together, maybe ten people strewn around the apartment’s claustrophobically cramped kitchen; a [...]
Loving Biology
Loving Biology Student and chemical reactions to hands on exploration of science . By Lauren Piechota With so many clubs on campus, some students may not be aware of the great number of activities that are offered. Each club has its own agenda and special feel. Being an environmental school, Green Mountain College is very [...]
The Deane Controversy A letter to the students and faculty of GMC
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a letter written by the donor of the Deane Preserve My name is Bill Osborne. I gave you the Deane Nature Preserve. Recently I emailed some angry letters to many of the faculty and distributed printed copies and some handbills around the campus. I was very angry. I [...]
I think I’m turning Japanese…
By Vincent Yasi Hello one and all, and welcome to the first ever edition of the GMC Otaku Corner, your friendly neighborhood peek into the world of nerds and geeks, brought to you by your lovely campus Anime Club. Excelsior! The purpose of this little piece in the wonderful piece of literature known as The [...]
