a systematic haze.: Archive

New Deerhunter: 60 Cycle Hymn

Georgia, Atlanta band Deerhunter recently stopped by BBC 6 Music with Marc Riley to perform, among others, a new song called “60 Cycle Hymn” that they wrote during a soundcheck at a recent performance in Glasgow. Other cuts they played included “Octet” from 2007’s Cryptograms, and “Memory Boy” from their most recent album, Halcyon Digest, as well as a...

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Dizzee Rascal, MGMT and Tame Impala try their hand at lawn bowling.

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TwentyFourBit: Radiohead to Publish Free Newspaper →

The rumors were true: Radiohead announced today that they will publish an actual newspaper to accompany the North American release of their “newspaper album,” The King of Limbs, on Tuesday, March 29. Free copies of The Universal Sigh will be handed out by “dedicated teams of newspaper… [read more]

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Five beloved pop songs with lyrics more derivative... →

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PROJECT ONE

Our first project is underway! The video where you can hear the parts you can build on is now up right here, so check it out and leave your ideas and contributions in the comments on the video page! Also, the guitar tablature for the chord progression is in the post above. Just to clarify, every time you see a four, play an open string as you need a capo on the fourth fret. I didn’t know...

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Project Launch is TOMORROW!!

Hey everyone, I’m sorry that I’ve been fairly quiet on details for the songwriting project (especially considering that it’s the main reason this page exists), it was de-prioritized for the week due to lots of essay writing/finals preparation. But I bring good news: the project will be starting for the first time tomorrow! I’ll post a video on my YouTube channel at some...

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“And over there there’s broken bones, there’s only music, so that...”

– “A Certain Romance,” by Arctic Monkeys

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“My music is best understood by children and animals.”

– Igor Stravinsky

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In B Flat 2.0 - A collaborative music/spoken word... →

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“This wine is too good for toast-drinking, my dear. You don’t want to mix...”

– Ernest Hemingway’s, “The Sun Also Rises”

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“I heard that fucking Radiohead record and I just go, ‘What?!…Them...”

– Liam Gallagher shares his thoughts on the new Radiohead album, “The King of Limbs” (via NME).

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Wayne Coyne is a MADMAN

A lot of people have learned not to expect anything too ordinary from the Flaming Lips, but this new medium for releasing music is definitely one of the most unusual things I’ve ever heard of. I need to find a way to pre-order one of these gummy skulls! What’s the most interesting way of releasing music that you’ve ever heard of?

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Greetings & Salutations!

Hello and welcome to systematic haze, a blog about songs & songwriting (for the most part). My name’s Jarrad and I run this page along with a YouTube channel, both which have the same purposes: to share with you the music and art that my friends and I create with you, and also to initiate a worldwide songwriting project aimed at trying to connect ambitious musicians from around the globe...

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