Tag Archives: Rock and Roll Culture

The Meaning of Rock

Anyone who seriously loves rock music would agree that, although theories abound, there is no one way to define the soul of the genre. From the somber crunch of Black Sabbath, to the endless wisdom of Dylan, to the all-encompassing everything which is Zeppelin, the spirit behind rock music is as endlessly complicated as the [...]

Can You Fully Embrace a Band that looks like a Bunch of Boners (Thoughts on Vampire Weekend)?

I am going to make a fairly large admission, one that could severely tarnish my credibility as a “man of rock” forever: Upon my first listen to Vampire Weekend, I didn’t vomit all over myself. The song I randomly decided to check out was A-Punk, and I ended up giving it three listens in a [...]