October 2014 – The SoCC Blog

19Oct

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Interview, Local, Music, Reviews

But Who is Randy?

LINEUP Nic Titus – Keyboard, moral support Emily Naranjo – Rhythm Guitar Eliza Densmore – vocals Kyle Lutz – Bass, chief negotiator of internal affairs Austin Langsdorf – Guitar and Vocals, Keeps the reptiles blood warming up to survive It’s 6:30pm and I’m sitting in the main room of some house on Monument, as Randy and the Reptiles get set up to play. I have never been to a band practice, but the imagine of teenagers banging on instruments in someone’s garage while the neighbors cringe in fear always comes to mind. However, Randy and the Reptiles were a bit better than that. In this room clad with blue walls and stained with the smell of cigarettes, great music was created. “I think it’s the full moon, I’m feeling crazy” says Austin. Maybe it was the full moon or maybe we can blame eve...

SONG OF THE DAY: Bon Iver and James Blake-“Fall Creek Boys Choir”

This song has been around for a few years now, yet every time I listen to it I find something else that I love. It is a beautiful song. James Blake and Bon Iver are two of my favorite artists, and this song remains my favorite of both their work. When I first heard that they had made a song together I was ecstatic. I think the reason this song works so well is because they complement each other. Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) provides what James Blake usually doesn't- a softer, rawer, sound with the help of his heart-gripping vocals. Blake provides what Bon Iver usually doesn't- an increasingly complex (and always impressive) multilayered instrumental background that marks all of Blake's songs, and that works harmoniously with Vernon's vocals. Focus your attention on the small details- it's easy...

An Interview with Ken Arimura

When I walked into Ken’s apartment on Friday afternoon he was in the middle of cooking himself lunch and the smell of sizzling olive oil and fresh pesto filled the room. I took a seat on the couch and when he was finished cooking he sat on the floor cross-legged, a bowl of salad in one hand and eggs in the other. He looked up at me nervously as we began talking. Ken started playing drums when he was in sixth grade and picked up the guitar a couple years later. He currently plays guitar for the all junior band Touch It, although drums are his favorite to play. “Ever since I was a kid I would take out metal bowls from the kitchen and use chopsticks to play with them. I decided to have a jam one day with two of my good friends and after that I figured this is what I want to do.” When Ken c...