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As a literature major, I am forced to read quite a bit of dated, boring dreck quite often. Now, some of it can be quite good mind you-but a lot of it isn't. I thought that things could only go from bad to worse when beginning a recent "Young Adult Literature" course, and to be [...]
I'll let what I originally wrote say what I want to say; "Joshua are quite the emo anomaly; once the darlings of the genre, their presence went from the thoroughfares of Napster's best days to the unfortunate mumblings of 'what ever happened to?' and the occasional joyous find at local Mom and Pop record stores. [...]
Radiohead recently performed a much publicized New Years webcast, here is the track, "All I Need," from the broadcast:
What's up with pop-punk these days? It seems that all the bands who call The Ramones their primary influence have either driven themselves further underground or are in their "mid-life crisis/in bed by 10pm" stage of their careers. Nonetheless, while Los Angeles-based outfit Say No More sound a lot more like The Starting Line than [...]
Alright, since last we left this saga, things were on an uptick with CBS making the wise decision to renew their post-apocalyptic series Jericho after a massive fan campaign erupted with news of the show's then-cancellation. Well, that was a while back-and now the seven new season two episodes are in the can, and an [...]
News on the forthcoming new studio full-length from the Counting Crows, dubbed Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, has been bouncing around since the disc's release was announced a while back for late '07. That obviously didn't materialize, and numerous delays pushed it back to early January '08, and most recently yet another date has come forth [...]
The sun sets on another year as we head into 2008, and wherever you are in the world, we hope you all had a wonderful New Years and a great 2007. We are all looking towards a successful and safe new year.
The chaps at RollingStone have compiled a pretty in-depth article chronicling the current trend for music production to have its dial turned waaaay up. Titled The Death Of Fidelity, the article discusses the landscape of modern music production and how several noted artists have had recent albums engineered extra loud to gain attention- rendering the [...]
Amazon's online music download store has been given a boost thanks to the addition of Warner's catalogue- DRM free to boot! According to this article, Amazon has added the Warner collection and now sells close to 3 million songs via it's store without digital rights management and its restrictions. This news is sure to shake [...]
The Valley Arena are a three-piece indie rock band from Long Beach who draw their strength from the likes of Drive Like Jehu, Husker Du, and the Dismemberment Plan. It's angular, mesmeric indie rock that skirts away from the thin veil of gloss that seems to coat most artists plying their trade under the "indie" [...]
Sacramento-based noise rock outfit Tera Melos have been causing quite the commotion since their formation in 2004. The trio have been amongst the flock of noise/experimental acts of recent times that have effectively blended to limitless space of instrumental-based music with the organized chaos that can be jazz/funk, and of course, rock music. What immediately [...]
The festive season is an amalgamation of many sentiments. For some, its time is best shared in the comfort of those closest to them- be it friends or family. Others find solace in the seemingly endless road that beckons- solitary journeys that evoke the deepest of personal introspection and wonderment. If the latter is true, [...]
Sometime in 2002, I received This Afternoon's third full length, If We Gave Up Now, from now defunct label Emplane. Revisiting this release some 5 years later, it's interesting to revisit my initial thoughts on the record when I wrote the review of it (back in 2002). Here's how I initially described the band; "mid [...]
Former Talking Heads front man and current solo artist David Byrne has written an in-depth and seemingly important article for burgeoning musicians hoping to strike it successful in the current music climate. Aptly titled, David Byrne's Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists - and Megastars, the article goes on to point out that with so many [...]
The Honorary Title (or in this case, just front man Jarrod Gorbel), have debuted the rather simplistic new video for the track "Accident Prone." The track is off the soundtrack to the awful Good Luck Chuck film. Jarrod Gorbel good, Dane Cook bad.
The always entertaining (well, until recently) USA cable series The Dead Zone has officially been canned, so the recent season finale will in fact act as the series end, as well. The show of course lives on via DVD, but new eps have gone the way of the dodo. You will be missed, old friend. In [...]
The first teaser trailer for the anticipated sequel to Hellboy has made its way on to the web. Guillermo Del Toro returns to direct Hellboy 2, which features much of the same cast as the original including Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, and Doug Jones. In the sequel, Hellboy and friends have to stop evil from conquering [...]
Not exactly unexpected, but it is hard to omit Parkway Drive from my year-end list because of their almost perfect blend of sheer brutality and deceptively gentle melody. In an almost harmonic form of destruction, this Byron Bay collective blow the roof off every joint they play and their latest record, Horizons, is the testament [...]
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The Shins: “September” (b-side of “Simple Song” 7”)
St. Vincent - 'Cheerleader'
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Ni**as In Paris (Explicit)
OK Go - Needing/Getting - Official Video
Ladyhawke - Black White & Blue
First Aid Kit – Emmylou
Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat" (Official Music Video)
James Blake – Live Album
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