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Aerrow Shapiro’s Record Club – May 2013 – Free the Universe by Major Lazer (2013)


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About four years after the release of their debut full-length album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, Major Lazer (a project from DJ and producer Diplo) released the sophomore album called Free the Universe.  Although house DJ Switch worked on the previous album, he left in 2011, leaving Diplo in charge of the second album.

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2013
05/01
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Record Club – April 2013 – Delta Machine by Depeche Mode (2013)


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About four years after the release of their last studio album, Sounds of the Universe, electronic band Depeche Mode released their 13th album entitled Delta Machine.  Delta Machine marks the band’s first album since signing to their new record labels Columbia Records and Sony Music.

Delta Machine (Deluxe Version)

 

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2013
04/02
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Record Club – March 2013 – Just Movement by Robert DeLong (2013)


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Just Movement Robert DeLong

Seattle-born and Los Angeles-based electronic musician Robert DeLong fuses EDM influences with singer/songwriter and pop workings.  With his use of MIDI interfaces and live mixing, he creates music through keyboards, drum pads, drum sets, and gaming controllers.  His debut album Just Movement was released early 2013, summing up the influences that shape his musical world.

Its lead single “Global Concepts” (accompanied by a video that aired on various TV outlets, including MTV2, notably through its block 120 Minutes) provides a taste of what is to come in the rest of the album.  This electro-dance-driven track is mixed with funky drums and percussion reminiscent of Caribbean rhythms.  When the song asks the listener through its lyric, “Did I make you [expletive] dance?” this question seems to become the album’s mission statement, especially considering the sounds on the other tracks.

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2013
02/28
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Record Club – February 2013 – Breach by Sam Page (2013)


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Local artist Sam Page hails from Southern California and his debut album, Breach, was released in mid-January 2013.  Prior to its release, its singles “Tumbleweed In the Grand Scheme” and “I Don’t Want to Think About Her Anymore” had received airplay in terrestrial and internet radio stations (including KSSU.com, notably in Aerrow Shapiro’s Hour of Power), which led to interviews in select college radio stations.

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2013
02/02
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Record Club – January 2013 – Night Visions by Imagine Dragons (2012)


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Formed in 2008-2009, Imagine Dragons hail from Las Vegas, which is also well known for another band called The Killers.  At the beginning of their career, they released two EP’s (Imagine Dragons and Hell and Silence) before signing on to Interscope Records.  Since 2012, they’ve released another EP (Continued Silence) and the album Night Visions.

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2013
01/04
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Best of 2012 – Part 2 – Top 5 Albums of 2012


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Previously on my 2012 retrospective, I wrote about my Top 10 Songs of 2012.  In this article, I am rounding off this alt/indie retrospective of the year with my Top 5 Albums of 2012.  The reason why, is that I don’t have the time to focus on every album released this past year, which could arguably be a very tedious task.  As a result, to cut out some work for me, I decided to go with 5 rather than 10.  So without further ado, here’s the list.

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2012
12/05
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Record Club – December 2012 – Living Things by Linkin Park (2012)


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Formed in Los Angeles, California, rap-rock hybrid band Linkin Park currently consists of Chester Bennington (vocals, guitar, percussion), Mike Shinoda (vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboard, piano), Joe Hahn (turntables, keyboard, samples), Dave “Phoenix” Farrell (bass guitar), Brad Delson (lead guitar, keyboard), and Rob Bourdon (drums, percussion).  Throughout the course of their career, they have released several albums, from their 2000 release of Hybrid Theory, to their most recent effort in 2012 called Living Things.

Linkin Park's new album Living Things

Linkin Park’s new album Living Things

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12/03
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Aerrow Shapiro’s Best of 2012 – Part 1 – Top 10 Songs of 2012


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As we are getting near the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, we look back on some of the best top songs and albums from the past year.  In this article, I have decided to write a two-part alt/indie retrospective on the year and kick it off with my Top 10 Songs of 2012.  It was not that easy since I have so many songs to pick from, and it took some effort to sift the list into ten.  So without further ado, here’s the list.

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2012
11/27
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Rock Band: Five Years of Experiencing a Game Franchise That Rocks – Part II


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Previously on my Rock Band retrospective, I wrote about my experiences with the game’s franchise, starting from when I first heard about the game and played the first installment to playing LEGO Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band.  In Part II of my Rock Band retrospective feature, I cover from the introduction of Rock Band Network and go all the way to their latest entry to the franchise, Rock Band Blitz.

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2012
11/19
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Rock Band: Five Years of Experiencing a Game Franchise That Rocks (Part I)


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Where were you in November 2007?  For many gamers (if not all), they started experiencing a game that would later become one of the best franchises ever put out by a gaming studio called Harmonix.  On November 20th, 2007, a game called Rock Band came out, which expanded on the guitar game play from their previous work on Guitar Hero and combined additional elements, such as drums and vocals.  In celebration of its fifth anniversary, I’m writing about my experiences playing a most beloved game series in the form of a two-part blog feature.  Part I will start from the time when I first heard of the game and will cover from the beginning and all the way through my experiences with LEGO Rock Band and The Beatles: Rock Band.

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2012
11/13
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