[Hype Hype Hooray] Spotify, You Beautiful Wench

Hype Hype Hooray is a biweekly “critique” of the music scene and the blogosphere that feeds it, told through the lens of Jamie Hale, a journalist who likes music about as much as he likes scotch and a firm leather chair. Please enjoy with a grain of salt. I was somewhere in the woods of… Continue reading [Hype Hype Hooray] Spotify, You Beautiful Wench

But what if The White Stripes had never existed in the first place?

Today, a legend fell. The White Stripes, with their Grammy nominations and color-coordinated outfits (and weird mock brother-sister relationship) have called it quits. The duo has as many fans as critics, but let’s think for a moment about what the world would be like without the Stripes: The year is 2001. The White Stripes never… Continue reading But what if The White Stripes had never existed in the first place?