this noise of mine

It was early in the newborn millenium, and after the mainstream success of bands like Green Day and Blink-182 , pop punk bands came crawling out the drains everywhere. Rufio was among those bands, but their sound really set them apart (and ablaze). Rufio formed in Rancho Cucamonga, California, around the year 2000. Their members were young high school and college friends and acquaintances. Quickly, they released their first album, the excellent Perhaps… I Suppose (2001, The Militia Group) . We’ll come back to this album later. After Perhaps… found its way into the computers and CD players of thousands of teenage kids in America, the band released its sophomore record: MCMLXXXV (2003, Nitro Records) , which was produced by Nick Rasculinecz ( Foo Fighters , Rancid ). The Comfort Of Home (2005, Nitro Records) followed, and after a fall tour with MxPx and Relient K , Mike Jiménez (drums) and Jon Berry (bass) left the band citing creative differences. This marked the beginning of ...

Sometimes we have trouble sleeping. That’s the way it is. Fortunately, Manchester band Marconi Union have the answer: they composed the most relaxing song in the world. The British trio have 11 albums under their belts. Haven’t heard of them? Didn’t think so (we hadn’t before, either). They are semi-famous in certain obscure scenes, and are often linked with master composer Brian Eno . Weightless , the track in question, was composed in 2011 in collaboration with the British Academy of Sound Therapy . So every note in there is actually there for a reason. The track, according to studies, induced a 65% reduction of anxiety in subjects, and brought their pulses to 35% of their usual resting rates. So, if you need a good night’s sleep, we got your back (also, there’s a 10 hour version , if you’re interested). Listen to Marconi Union below. http://ift.tt/2sTwjq7

Look, editing video is time-consuming, even when you have all source material ready to use. Imagine gathering thousands of cell phone clips from concerts, syncing them up and building a one-hour-plus movie out of them. Oh, and add HQ audio and sync that as well, just for quality control. A group of fans did just that and the end result is amazing. I don’t know all the facts, but it seems as quite a lot of fans gathered and collected cell phone clips, edited and synced them to an audio mixed (by fans, as well) of Madeon and Porter Robinson ‘s epic Shelter Live Tour to create a movie. Think of all the time this took. Go on. I’ll wait. The Shelter tour was a run of collaborative shows between both artists. It featured songs from both, intermixed, and a stunning visual production, which (I’m sure) resulted in one of the most memorable live experiences in electronic music history. There’s not a lot more to say. Just watch it. Here’s a full list of the credits, as per their...

The 90s spawned a generation of bands that, without any clear common markers between them, created a new genre altogether. Someone, possibly out of sheer laziness, decided to call it Alternative Rock. Boy, did this explode. Collective Soul stood strong near the top of the Alt Rock food chain for years. They were adult-friendly, sometimes they rocked, and Ed Roland ‘s unique soothing voice combined everything to produce a very, very radio friendly rock band. Although, technically, they’re still an active band, their last album, See What You Started By Continuing (2015, Vanguard) was a bust pretty much everywhere except the United States, although it was generally quite well received by the critics. Arguably their best work was achieved in the span of 11 years and 6 albums between 1993 and 2004. Collective Soul was a standard during my middle school years. When Why, Pt. 2 hit the waves, in 2000, it became an instant party anthem (more due to the music video than the actual song...