Nomenclature Song Demo: A Foot Away

Here’s a demo of the second song recorded at our session earlier this month. Give it a listen, and let us know what you think.

Rant: The Top Five Most Overrated Bands in the History of Rock Music

Few things inspire as much passion and controversy as lists of the best — or worst — musical artists. While the tastes of each individual may vary, there’s a great deal of collective opinion and mass popularity that is constantly used to measure up the overall importance of a band. Sometimes it is on the mark, and sometimes not. Here I present five (ok, more than five — I took some creative liberties in making the list) bands that, for one reason or another, have been given much more credit than they deserve.

Elvis Costello Knows Teenage Angst Requires Little to No Action

Elvis Costello’s “No Action” is not simply impressive. It features the best opening seconds in rock and roll. Jared explains why after the jump…

Our First Song

Want to listen to some of The Nomenclature’s music? Dying to hear our signature sound?
We’ve got our first song posted online. Give it a listen and let us know what you think! We’ve even got remixes brought to you by Justin Rogers.

Rave: Vossler’s Top 5 Favorite Albums of 2008

Our resident rocker Ben Vossler reviews 2008 with his list of Top 5 albums. Be sure to let him know how wrong he is in the comments!

Metallica: The Greatest Band Ever?

Metallica has had five #1 albums in its 27 year history and has sold at least 60 million records in the United States with tens of millions more being sold abroad. Are they the greatest band ever?

Nomenclature Song Demo: Cross The Line

Hey all!
It’s time for our first official music post. That’s right. We are liveblogging. And we have music. Best day ever.

Liveblogging Our First Recording Session

Hey folks!

It’s our first recording session. Prepare to be liveblogged!

Rant: I hate that Coldplay stole from Joe Satriani

Coldplay has been on a downward spiral since the release of X&Y, their disastrous third album that dissapointed fans and critics. Yet, the charge that they stole parts of Joe Satriani’s work is especially stinging.

Why does it break whatever shred of respect we still had for Coldplay? Why should it tell us that they truly are among the fallen? And why does it make me really, really, really hate them?

Because it’s not just the fact that you stole that matters. It’s who you stole the riff from that makes all the difference.