Jake Uitti

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3 Rap Songs From the '80s Produced by Rick Rubin

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Jake Uitti

“So beautiful”: The one artist Rick Rubin said could sing anything wellNot every songwriter is necessarily the right singer for the job whenever they get in front of a microphone. Although they might have the emotion to …
3 Grunge Songs About Real People and Things in Seattle

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Jake Uitti

2 hours agoA recent study found increased seismicity and swelling at Axial Seamount, suggesting an eruption could occur sometime this year. About 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, an underwater volcano appears to be rumbling to life. Scientists who have been monitoring the vast submarine volcano for decades …
4 Grunge Songs That Hit Before the '90s

6 days ago | flipboard.com | Jake Uitti

Cara Delevingne's thong is on full display in plunging see-through mesh maxi dress that is peak indie sleazeWe all know fashion is cyclical, and the latest trend making a comeback is none other than indie sleaze. Information that probably won't come as much of a surprise, given the warning signs have been around for a while now. Charli XCX's Brat Girl Summer was one of the first indicators – the no bra, …
4 Indie Artists Every Melomaniac Should Have on Their Playlist

2 weeks ago | vice.com | Jake Uitti

Your music choices say a lot about you. Are you a classic rock fan who wants to flex to big guitar solos? Do you like solemn grunge music that makes you feel all the feels? Maybe you’re a rap fan who loves lyrics, an electronic music guru who knows what machines make what sounds, or maybe you dig the timelessness of classical music? Whatever your proclivities, we imagine indie rock is in your top five genres.
3 Bands From the '60s That Could Be Considered Grunge

2 weeks ago | vice.com | Jake Uitti

While the musical movement known as grunge began officially in the late ’80s and continued on into the mid-’90s, the roots of the genre can be traced back much earlier in the 20th century. While no bands from the ’60s were formally considered grunge—the term wouldn’t be created for another couple of decades—there were groups from the era that could have been. Here, we wanted to explore three such examples. A trio of groups that offer that deep, dark, and sludgy sound.
4 Forgotten Grunge Bands That Are Worth Remembering 30 Years Later

2 weeks ago | vice.com | Jake Uitti

When it comes to the history of grunge music, certain bands have gotten more of the limelight than others. It’s easy to remember the big four from the genre—Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains—but to do only that is to oversimplify. It’s unfair considering all of the talent that came out of Seattle and the surrounding Pacific Northwest. Videos by VICE Below, we wanted to explore four groups that deserve your attention.
3 of the Darkest, Most Depressing '90s Rap Songs

3 weeks ago | vice.com | Jake Uitti

To many, the ’90s were the golden age of rap. From Dr. Dre to Nas, Jay-Z, Wu-Tang, The Fugees, DJ Shadow, The Roots, and Missy Elliott, the era had it all. There were creative highs, iconic songs, memorable albums, and even some mainstream recognition of underground backpack artists those truly in the know already adored. What wasn’t to love? But with all those positives came some negatives. There were a few songs released during the decade that sent chills up the spine.
4 Bob Dylan Songs From the '60s That Changed the World

3 weeks ago | vice.com | Jake Uitti

Where would the world be without Bob Dylan? Not just the world of popular music, rock music, folk music, protest music, and poetry, but the entire globe as we know it. Where would we be without the songwriter known as The Bard? The Minnesota-born artist helped change the landscape of song when he came to New York City in the ’60s. Here, we wanted to explore four songs from Dylan that aided his efforts in turning songwriting on its head.
3 Songs From The Doors That Make You Feel Like You're on Shrooms

3 weeks ago | vice.com | Jake Uitti

Music is a wonderful thing. It plays with your physiology, oftentimes without your notice. You press play on a song and your toes begin to tap involuntarily. Your heartbeat increases. Your mind is transported to another day, another place. It’s as if the song reaches into your soul and rearranges your total state of being. It can even make you feel like you’re tripping. For a perfect example of this phenomenon, look no further than the Los Angeles-born psychedelic rock band, The Doors.
3 Songs From The Doors That Make You Feel Like You're on Shrooms

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Jake Uitti

6 hours agoWe tend to think of popes as people who are somehow elevated from the rest of us — a few steps up the ladder leading to God, perhaps. But Pope Francis, whose birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was often thinking of the common citizen, as heard in his comments about migrants, refugees and people …