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Welcome to Rocktober
If there is one thing in the world that many of us at WFNY love as much or more than sports it is probably music. So, we decided to sprinkle some music posts into WFNY this month maybe a few times per...
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Rocktober #1: Genesis
Andrew: Since this is going to be our first Rocktober post, I figured I would start at the beginning. What is your musical genesis story? What are your first memories of listening to music and when...
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Rocktober #2: It’s All About The Cover Song
Rocktober might mean a little something different to every writer here at WFNY, but for me, it’s a month of celebrating music. Nowhere is music better celebrated than at a live show, and one of the...
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Rocktober #3 – Fall Music
Fall is probably my favorite season. I know summer is great and all, but there is just something about hoodie weather. Football starts and as it starts to cool down a bit, the sun seems less...
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Rocktober #4: Cleveland is the Reason I’m Cool
(Editor’s note: There are sound clips in this piece which include lyrics that may or may not offend some readers. Please listen at your own risk and enjoy the way in which their insertion breaks up the...
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Rocktober #5: Warmup music, Cavalier style
I’m not what you would call a music guy. I only have a small set of bands for which I have more than 10 songs. I’m into rock and easy listening mostly. However, I, like Scott, have a soft spot for a...
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Rocktober #6 – Guilty Displeasures
Everyone knows what a guilty pleasure is. Some people like the faux punk rock of Avril Lavigne. Maybe you like Candlebox a little bit more than you should. You think seeing the Spin Doctors light up a...
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Rocktober #7: Sports & Music, and the Bonds That Tie
Sports and Music. At first glance, I suppose neither one would appear to have too much to do with each other. In fact, in many instances, the two are antitheses of one another. Indeed, many musicians,...
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Rocktober #8: Off the Beaten Path
Alternate title: “Music on Ben’s iPod” Music is important to me. It was my major in college. It gets me through writing sessions, road trips, long card games and well, life in general. The first CD I...
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Rocktober – Old School Hip Hop is At My Core
Many of my WFNY bretheren have already weighed in with their Rocktober selections, discussing why they love the music they love. Now it is my turn. A quick background on me. I am a 35 year old white...
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Farewell to Rocktober Version 1.0
We decided to go outside of the comfort zone this year in terms of site content and our worst fears were completely unrealized. We had no idea what to expect when we thought about doing Rocktober,...
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Merry Christmix! The Cavalier Roster Explained Through the Majesty of Song
As I talked about during our Rocktober series, my good friend J.V. and I have, for the past four years, created a collection of songs to get us excited for the upcoming Cavaliers’ season. Normally, we...
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