Mind Equals Blown

“Deja entendu” is a French term. Just like “deja vu,” it takes the idea of repetition as a way the human mind interprets time. In this case, to have a “deja entendu” experience is to hear something you think you’ve heard before. More often than not, the sound is being heard for the first time.…

The heroes we have made for ourselves are not there. Our idol is a mental one, contrived by a conceived personal connection that is non-existent and formed by an image exuded in the presence of others. We are all on some level guilty of being a fanatic, some at healthy passive levels and others on…

It has been a few weeks since As I Lay Dying vocalist Tim Lambesis was arrested for attempting to hire a hitman to kill his wife. Today is the first time in this stretch of days that I’ve listened to the band. When I heard about this incident, a part of me died inside. I…

On May 25th, 2013 (i.e. this coming Saturday) over 65 bands and hundreds of music lovers will pack themselves into the Hartland Performing Arts Center in Howell, MI for one of the area’s largest and best music festivals. Fusion Shows’ annual Bled Fest has been showcasing some of the nation’s best alternative/hardcore/emo acts, as well as giving…

Written by Guest Writer Rob McWilliams I don’t like using hyperbole in my writing, so here goes: Kanye West is the greatest artist of our time. There. I said it. I have the proof, too: ask around and many fans will point to his stellar debut, The College Dropout, and how from there every album…

Most people who meet me would never assume I listen to metalcore. I can’t pull off the rocker look and my voice is too small to consider me fierce or rebellious. I exude innocence and therefore feel the need to blast my music as loudly and as often as I possibly can. Because of this,…

First, a disclaimer on this editorial: what follows is based purely upon my own opinions and experiences. I’m not a scientist, nor do I claim to have any sort of personal knowledge, research-based or otherwise, that makes me some sort of expert on music, science, and the relationship between the two…but I am a music-lover,…

In what has just become my favourite thing Fuse TV has ever done, bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders of Mastodon gives you an in-depth guide to…. mastodons. This video popped up about a year ago and perhaps not too many people caught wind of it, which is a shame – because it made my day. To thwart further travesties, I’ve decided to…