![Nirvana - Part Two [Discography]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3901478_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Nirvana - Part Two [Discography] All the albums from Incesticide through the Live At Reading DVD DATE: 12-01-11 WRITER: Bill Adams As anyone who paid attention to pop culture in the 1990s can tell you, Nirvana's impact on pop culture was indelible and, sadly, both tragic and all too short. One might assume that a discography review for a band with a history as short as Nirvana's (three studio albums, one rarities compilation, two EPs and one live [view more]
![Nirvana - Part One [Discography]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3901411_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Nirvana - Part One [Discography] All the albums from Bleach through the Hormoaning EP DATE: 12-01-11 WRITER: Bill Adams According to Merriam-Webster's Learner's dictionary, an "era" is defined as "a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc." That point is difficult to argue and, with a keen set of senses, it's easy to mark the point at which one era ends and a [view more]
![R.E.M. - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3895624_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: R.E.M. - [Album] DATE: 11-29-11 REVIEW BY: G. Murray Thomas How nice of R.E.M. to give us this career spanning collection immediately after they announce their break-up. It gives us a chance to assess their body of work as a whole, and trace the growth and development of their sound. As much as many fans may say otherwise, this collection argues that the band's sound has been far more consistent [view more]
![The Who - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3895559_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: The Who - [Album] 40th Anniversary reissue 2CD DATE: 11-29-11 REVIEW BY: G. Murray Thomas Quadrophenia is always described as The Who's second rock opera, but I have always thought of it more as a rock novel. Why a novel? First, it just feels more like a novel than an opera. Its scope, its characters, its focus all feel novelistic. When I break it down, I can list definite reasons why it fits the one [view more]
![Yuck - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3889676_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Yuck - [Album] Deluxe Edition (2CD) DATE: 11-26-11 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams Yuck's self-titled debut proves beyond the shadow of a doubt that all artistic trends in pop music are cyclical in nature. The proof of that can be seen pretty clearly if one stands back and looks at the shapes guitar-driven rock has taken over the last twenty-five years; in the late Eighties and early Nineties, underground rock bands [view more]
![Nickelback - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3887800_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Nickelback - [Album] DATE: 11-25-11 REVIEW BY: Chris Nelson If you pride yourself in being a Nickelback fan, go ahead and pick up their latest album, Here and Now . You'll find that it's pretty much on par with anything they've offered in the past, and you should enjoy it. Feel free to stop reading now if this is the case. For [view more]
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 83 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by artists including Boots Electric, Al Tuck, Lagwagon, Old Wives' Tale, Ken Tizzard with Bad Intent, Hella and more! So much more! DATE: 11-23-11 WRITER: Don Loder Hey Junky, Alright, I gotta tell you – dis holiday gift-givin' season's startin' ta look great! Da music bizness is jus' pourin' onna extra reckids fer sale an' ya know what dat means: mo'stuff ta grab as I'm [view more]
ARTIST: Chris Vrenna Leaves Marilyn Manson DATE: 11-23-11 WRITER: Elizabeth Madason Why does a rat desert a ship? Marilyn Manson keyboardist, drummer and producer Chris Vrenna announced yesterday that, after seven years, he and the self-proclaimed God of Fuck would be parting ways. The announcement comes now, shortly after a release date for Born Villain – Manson's forthcoming eighth album [view more]
![Deer Tick - [Live]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3880921_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Deer Tick - [Live] VENUE: Lee\'s Palace - Toronto, ON - 11/16/11 DATE: 11-22-11 REVIEW BY: Jackson Main PHOTO: Jackson Main In the folk/country genre, there's a big difference between some indie rockers from Rhode Island playing country and Travis Tritt playing country. Deer Tick consider themselves country, and are probably right by definition; but if you called them a folk band you'd probably be right too. Their new album, Divine [view more]
![U2 - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3877103_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: U2 - [Album] Twentieth anniversary reissue 2CD DATE: 11-21-11 REVIEW BY: G. Murray Thomas It's the twentieth anniversary of the release of Achtung Baby , which provides the excuse for this expanded reissue. The reissue also gives critics a chance to, again, assert that this album was a drastic break from U2's past. Well, I disagree. In my opinion, Achtung [view more]
![Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3875038_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - [Album] DATE: 11-20-11 REVIEW BY: Chris Nelson Solo albums from talented artists can be a dangerous business. Mick Jagger, Scott Weiland, Axl Rose (yes, I consider the recent GNR album in this category) all shine when they're paired up with their talented sidekicks but, when they step out alone to prove how great they are, we're often left wondering what we saw in them. Some [view more]
![Marine Dreams - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3869388_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Marine Dreams - [Album] with free mp3 download for 'Fold The Sky' from Marine Dreams' self-titled debut DATE: 11-17-11 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams Marine Dreams' debut album stands as proof that the most remarkable albums come from unlikely sources. That's not meant to imply that the band or its patron (Attack In Black bassist) Ian Kehoe aren't deserving of praise for this effort (this album is fantastic, but more on that in a minute), just that with excellent solo [view more]
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 82 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by artists including The Lanskies, Walter Rose, Young The Giant, Rubblebucket, The Sutras, Montage, Escort, D-Boy, Annie Williams and more! So much more! DATE: 11-17-11 WRITER: Don Loder Hey Junky, Awright - ya know what? - this is friggin' great. I ain't lyin' - I got some good, good shit fo' ya dis week, annit's all a li'l different. Dis week, I gotcha some hip hop, some rock, some punk an' some [...]
ARTIST: Ozzy's Back In Black Excitement skyrockets at the announcement of Ozzy Osbourne's return to Black Sabbath. DATE: 11-15-11 WRITER: Elizabeth Madason PHOTO: Lester Cohen Maybe it's because the passing of Ronnie James Dio last year left the band without a singer, and maybe it's because the Prince Of Darkness' last album wasn't very good, but fans will be thrilled to hear that Ozzy Osbourne has officially announced his return to the ranks of Black Sabbath, regardless of the [view more]
ARTIST: What Is Happening To Attack In Black? Even with solo albums by the band members appearing left and right, it might be misplaced semantics that betray the formal dissolution of Attack In Black. DATE: 11-15-11 WRITER: Elizabeth Madason There are moments when one must question a sudden surge in productivity from a band, and one of those moments is now. Over the last two years, Welland, Ontario-based, chameleonic rockers Attack In Black released two full length albums and wow-ed critics with their adept musicianship and ability to [...]
![Star Fucking Hipsters - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3854117_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Star Fucking Hipsters - [Album] with free mp3 download for 'Death Is Never Out Of Fashion' from From The Dumpster To The Grave by Star Fucking Hipsters DATE: 11-10-11 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams As has been proven time and again, a single album can never be the only thing which decides a band's worth. Anyone can have a misstep or even do a flat-out creative face plant as the tape rolls, but then get back up, produce something incredible and force critics to eat their words the [...]
ARTIST: The SWAG Report 81 with freebie mp3 downloads for songs by Big Baby Gandhi, Total Slacker, Guided By Voices, Girl In A Coma, Built Like Alaska, Errors and more! So much more! DATE: 11-08-11 WRITER: Don Loder Hey ya beautiful junkies youse, So how ya doin' youse itchy little bastids? I ain't asked in a while, so are ya beginnin' ta git that itchin' feelin'? I c'n smell it oon ya, 'at's fo' shoor, ya hooked some-bitch ya. Good [...]
![Hull - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3846610_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Hull - [Album] DATE: 11-08-11 REVIEW BY: Daryl Darko Barnett It's got to be the Norse blood in me (seriously, I'm a native Californian but, having traced my family genealogy, I have cousins who currently live in Norway) that immediately stirs me up when I hear that a band names their premier self-released EP Viking Funeral . Brooklyn-based Hull are just such a band [view more]
![Cage The Elephant - [Live]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3845122_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Cage The Elephant - [Live] with Foo Fighters VENUE: Power Balance Pavilion - Sacramento, CA - 11/01/11 DATE: 11-07-11 REVIEW BY: Chris Nelson PHOTO: Chris Nelson Maybe a year or two ago, local rock stations started playing a song called "Ain't No Rest For the Wicked," a catchy little tune with some bottleneck guitar and slick lyrics that would easily get stuck in my head. Eventually I caught the name of the band - Cage the Elephant - and I [...]
![Los Campesinos! - [Album]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3844473_lg.jpg)
ARTIST: Los Campesinos! - [Album] DATE: 11-07-11 REVIEW BY: Bill Adams When Los Campesinos first appeared on the pop radar with the Sticking Fingers Into Sockets EP four years ago, indie rock fans of all stripes got excited. Here was a band who was having fun, but Campesinos weren't just some sort of contrived corporate machination; their music was rooted in underground values, but [view more]
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[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE) - 'She Said OK'
