Rachel Lux

Contributions

Hey, Frat Dude: Back Away From My Fave Bands

Ryan Adams Ben Kweller The Avett Brothers Ben Folds Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band And most recently, Band Of Horses These are just a handful of the shows (all of which being some of my favorite bands ever) that were more or less ruined, intruded upon or less pleasurable than they should've been […]

First(ish) Listen: I Fight Dragons

I Fight Dragons are described as a “chiptune” band, which means they make some crazy beats or something using Nintendos and Game Boys and other fun stuff (like my super-technical definition? yeah, that's what I thought). I was never much of a gamer, so “chip” mostly just makes me think of lunch. However, one of […]

Songs that Should be Performed on GLEE this Season

GLEE starts again next week. Tuesday, Sept. 21, to be exact. Effing finally. I can not wait for all the drama, Kurt's spectacular wardrobe and Sue Sylvester's venomous one-liners. (Oh, Sue. You're my fave.) And of course, the songs. Oh, the glorious songs. Now, I'm not one to shy away from show tunes. I used […]

Trivia: Match the Quote to the Musician

In my four-plus years at AP, I've done quite a few interviews. And while most of the time these interviews are professional and straightforward, sometimes odd, surprising or downright funny things are said into my tape recorder. I recently did an interview that had a few of my coworkers laughing out loud when I shared […]

First(ish) Listen: Stars' "The Five Ghosts"

Okay, clearly, Stars have been around way too long (and I'm too into Canadian indie pop bands such as Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire) for this to be a First(ish) Listen of the band as a whole. But, this past weekend, while I was driving back to Cleveland after spending the weekend on a […]

First(ish) Listen: The Tallest Man On Earth

I have been totally digging Sweden's own version of Bob Dylan for the past six months or so. Kristian Mattson (aka the Tallest Man On Earth) is one of those singer/songwriters that I don't listen to all the time, but whenever I come back to him, it's all I want to hear. I first discovered […]

DIY: Film Edition ft. Nik Fackler's "Lovely, Still"

In AP, we've told countless stories about bands who have built their careers from scratch, working hard, never giving up and eventually realizing their dreams. Merging their talents with timing, perseverance and a little bit of luck, bands who might've slipped into obscurity have gone on to sell millions of records. Well, it works in […]

First(ish) Listen: Mumford & Sons

Okay, so, in interest of full-disclosure, this particular blog entry should really be titled “46th(ish) Listen” or something more along those lines. Let’s be real here: I wasn’t this late to the Mumford & Sons party. However, I’m all about giving credit where credit is due, and I first checked out this band after Dave […]

If You C Jordan: 10 Years Later With Something Corporate's Andrew McMahon

In June, I was fortunate enough to travel to Los Angeles and Orange County to interview Something Corporate for AP's next cover story. While chatting with Andrew McMahon, I learned we had a couple things in common: 1) we both love Hendrick's gin & tonics (thanks, Andrew, for introducing me to my favorite summer-time drink […]
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