Brian Fanelli
Co-editor |
Brian Fanelli is a graduate student studying creative writing at Wilkes University and the co-editor of Unbound Culture. He is also a freelance writer who worked for a daily newspaper outside of Philadelphia. His work has also appeared in Wonka Vision Magazine, Alternet.org and other publications. His hobbies include following politics obsessively and searching for the perfect finds to add to his record collection. He normally despises “Best Of” lists, but made his own anyway.
His top five favorite albums include:
- The Greatest Story Ever Told by The Lawrence Arms
- London Calling by The Clash
- 24 Hour Revenge Therapy by Jawbreaker
- Los Angeles by X
- OK Computer by Radiohead
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Robby Vega
Co-editor |
Robby Vega, an undergraduate student at Marywood University, is the co-editor of Unbound Culture. He teaches piano and guitar privately. While he tends to be a "jack of all trades," his stronger points lie in education, music, and internet design.To follow the trend, he has also compiled a top five favorite albums list.
His top five favorite albums include:
- ...And Out Come the Wolves by Rancid
- Reinventing Axl Rose by Against Me!
- The Empire Strikes First by Bad Religion
- The Sufferer and the Witness by Rise Against
- From the Ashes by Pennywise
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Jim Warner
Music Reviewer |
Jim Warner is Assistant Director of Graduate Creative Writing at Wilkes University. His poetry has appeared in Hazmat Review, Cause and Effect, M id)Rib and the anthology In the New Arms of Words, Poetry for Disaster Relief (Sherman-Asher Press). Jim’s latest collection of poems, Too Bad It's Poetry, was published by Paper Kite Press in 2007.
His top five favorite albums include:
- Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
- Whitney by Whitney Houston
- I’m Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston
- Just Whitney by Whitney Houston
- The Preacher’s Wife (Original Soundtrack)
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Brandon Phillips
Staff Writer |
Brandon Phillips, an accountant for Oxford Management Services, writes music reviews, conducts interviews and writes the occasional essay for Unbound Culture. He is a longtime member of the local underground scene and was the frontman for a popular local punk band, Mr. Mike. He also cares greatly for liberal activism and creative expressions. Lyrical songwriting and playing a 1996 Fender guitar are some of his other passions. His top five favorite albums are:
- My Brain Hurts by Screeching Weasel
- Sinsemilla by Sublime
- Violent by Design by Jedi Mind Tricks
- Walk Among Us by The Misfits
- The Infamous by Mobb Deep
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Tara Kasperowski
Public Relations Coordinator |
Tara Kasperowski, an undergraduate student at Marywood University, is the public relations coordinator of Unbound Culture. She is the percussion instructor at Mid Valley, and has recently started a percussion ensemble there as well. She does not really have a top five albums list, but she does like anything that The Beatles have ever written.
- The Beatles 1962-1966 by The Beatles
- Beatles 1 by The Beatles
- The Stranger by Billy Joel
- So Long, Astoria by The Ataris
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
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Defiance, Ohio:
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Mad Tea Party:
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Aesop Rock:
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