Target Market www.myspace.com/targetmarket Since releasing 2006's No Thrills , Target Market has gone through quite the metamorphosis in terms of lineup and musical direction. Recent live performances have found the band leaving behind most of its spastic post-rock in favor of a more hook-driven indie-pop sound that draws more from the simple genius of Lou Reed than complex Midwest mathiness. But danceable grooves, deceptively complex drum patterns and inventive melodies still serve the band well and should fuel its upcoming album, which is expected later this year. -- Shae Moseley [...]
Amy Winehouse is beginning to rival Axl Rose in the show cancellation department. Winehouse's latest cancellation came at LA's Spaceland this week. The singer was apparently "too sad" to perform, apparently still stung from a recent break up. Amy is the "it" act for self-important hipsters here in the US so I'll refrain from "Whinehouse" type puns for fear of disapproval from the cool crowd. Star Magazine reports that Joan Jett and Carmen Electra have become quite the couple. Electra is set to perform with her all-girl burlesque group, the Bombshell Babies. Electra's visit coincides with the annual [...]
I would love to post a ton of tracks by bands who will be at SXSW and who have emailed me. But I can't. There are only a few and by few I mean four: Robert Gomez ~ Into the Sun (breezy acoustic dream-pop) Midnight Movies ~ Corel Den (Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he? No but he hooked up with a hot chick and started a band.) Winterkids ~ All The Money (if this [...]
Between you and me, I kind of hope this whole indie-dance-punk thing is over. Not that some bands don't do it well - I love Franz Ferdinand and a few Bloc Party songs, among some other things - but there's something generally missing from the genre, personally speaking. Maybe I'm just too much of a pop nerd to really appreciate it; I need melody to keep my attention. That's probably why I love the catchy Franz Ferdinand songs so much, and why bands like Target Market are so much fun to hear. This band has the aesthetic and the melodies,...
More Cowbell and suggest you check out there list of the top 25 albums from Minneapolis bands here ( http://www.morecowbell.net/200 6/12/04/top-local-albums-of-20 06/)........ *If you...
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