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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted: The Shondes, My Dear One
Leading up to their sophomore album, The Shondes made it clear that at the center of the twelve new songs was a series of heartbreaks and setbacks: friends moving, lovers lea... ...read more
Titus Andronicus: Born to Run Out of New Jersey
There’s something about Jersey that people who aren’t from there can’t understand. I know, because I’m not from Jersey, but when I listen to albums ... ...read more
When Cocaine was Fuel
“Cocaine’s a hell of a drug” – Rick James My rule of thumb for musicians from the 70′s or 80′s goes like this: if you made records that had... ...read more
Is Die Antwoord a Total Joke or Totally Rad?
While Sasha Frere-Jones might question the “authenticity” of the South African group, Die Antwoord, I’m willing to say that whatever the case, it’s earl... ...read more
The Link Between Yeasayer’s Odd Blood, Phil Collins, and American Psycho
Yeasayer’s Odd Blood is out today, and I won’t divulge too much information about it, but I will pass along this tidbit: they’ve “matured.” To fig... ...read more
This is Pop/This is Power Pop
Free Energy If you care to go by the Wikipedia definition, power pop is: “a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock m... ...read more
Top 5: Mission of Burma,Cambodian Pop Music, Los Camesinos! Talking Bookstores, and More
1. Mission of Burma (pictured above) are one of the few bands that I can think of who put out some of the best music of the early 80′s, broke up, then came back to (prett... ...read more
Peter Gabriel Covers a Bunch of Indie Rock, and it Makes Me Want to Kill Myself
Dear Peter Gabriel, I know Rod Stewart has been making a killing covering pop standards written in the 1930′s, and your old bandmate Phil Collins sold out a long time ago... ...read moreMr. Quintron & Miss Pusscat as High Art
I could spew out a bunch of hyperbole as to why I think Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat are under-appreciated geniuses, or I can talk about their new exhibit at the New Orleans M... ...read moreMr. Quintron & Miss Pusscat as High Art
I could spew out a bunch of hyperbole as to why I think Mr. Quintron and Miss Pussycat are under-appreciated geniuses, or I can talk about their new exhibit at the New Orleans M... ...read moreFollow Us
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