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Archive for February, 2009
Album Review: Beirut – March of the Zapotec/Holland
If ever you want to feel bad about yourself, put on a Beirut album. The band is the brainchild of Zach Condon, an almost 23 year-old, Santa Fe multi-instrumentalist whose solo songs went from a MySpace page to the blogosphere, resulting in 2006′s critical darling, Gulag Orkestar, and a full-fledged band. He was 20 when [...]
Meat Puppets’ Sewn Together
Together (again) since their second hiatus between ’02 and ’06, the Arizona 80s punk outfit turned 90s alt band Meat Puppets have announced plans to soon return with a brand new studio album entitled, Sewn Together. What else is in store for this bunch will be revealed via an appearance at Stubbs on March 19th, [...]
Where We Live: Jester’s Pub – Fayetteville, NC
There are few venues in my side of the Old North State to be attended, because aside from the Crown and a few bars, Fayetteville is strictly a southern military city, with a hint of freak lifestyle throughout. However, there is Jester’s Pub. It’s not flashy, it’s hardly the easiest spot to find on a [...]
M.I.A. is a M.O.M.
The inevitable has finally happened. Maya Arulpragasam, the musician we have come to know and love as M.I.A., can now also herself a mother as well. On Wednesday night, the Grammy’s most pregnant performer ever finally gave birth to her first child, a boy. Per the new mom herself: Sunday nite I came home from [...]
Dusting ‘Em Off: This Heat – Deceit
At once too punk to be prog, and too prog to be punk, late-1970′s/early 1980′s London experimental band This Heat released two albums and promptly and unceremoniously fell through the cracks, remembered only as another band in a long career for three musicians of middleweight pedigree in the thriving UK progressive rock scene of the 1970′s. [...]
Grizzly Bear readies latest attack, calls it Veckatimest
Following in the foot steps of Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear will soon mark the latest outfit to release an album titled after an obscure place very few people have actually ever heard off. Come May 26th, over three years since the release of Yellow House, Grizzly Bear will offer up Veckatimest, a 12-track effort named [...]
Mandy Moore to marry Ryan Adams, release Amanda Leigh
Life seems to be pretty good for Mandy Moore these days. Not only has she decided to spend the rest of her life with Ryan Adams, but come May 26th, the singer/songwriter will return with her sixth full-length studio album, Amanda Leigh. While I’m not entirely sure which will prove to be more fun, or [...]
Dusting ‘Em Off: Uncle Tupelo: No Depression
1990 was a year of great and momentous events. Some of those are memories which will last with all of us forever: the U.S. participated in the Gulf War. Milli Vanilli had a Grammy award revoked. They made a movie of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles–but with real people! And alt-country made its big break. “Wait, [...]
U2 books residency, celebrates with new song
Just when you thought late night television couldn’t get any better (see: Joaquin Phoenix on Letterman, The White Stripes on Conan), comes word that none other than Bono himself will soon be taking to the airwaves for a five night extravaganza. On March 2nd, one day before U2 releases its latest studio creation, No Line [...]
mp3 Remix: Friday Mixtape XLIII
While this week’s edition of our Friday Mixtape might not provide a great soundtrack for any Valentine’s Day shenanigans, at least it will help hold your attention while you’re waiting for that 1-800-Flowers delivery or in line for dinner at Olive Garden. After all, like always, below you will find the week’s best mix of [...]
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