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And the Vampire Weekend hype machine keeps on rolling…
If the members of Vampire Weekend ever disband and decide to go on their separate ways, at least one of them, our choice would probably be Ezra Koenig for reasons below, should seriously consider writing the Idiot’s Guide to Making the Music Blogosphere’s Head Explode. After all, just when you thought anticipation for the followup [...]
Spoon announces SPOONX3
Turns out Broken Social Scene won’t be the only indie approved out to host a music festival this summer. From July 9-11, Spoon will take a break from recording and head down to Austin’s Stubb’s Amphitheater for SPOONX3. The three-day festival will feature a whole lot of Spoon – the band will be playing all [...]
British Sea Power tackles a soundtrack and new LP
A soundtrack for a 1934 film and a new album inspired by a TV chef? Only one band could take a stab at such a mixbag of content… British Sea Power! Yes, after taking a few months off following the release of last year’s Do You Like Rock Music? and all the subsequent touring, the [...]
What Pixies reunion? Frank Black forms Grand Duchy
With all the related Pixies items of the coming months (see: one-offs and box sets), the last thing one would expect to see is news that the band’s fearless frontman, Frank Black, has started a new band. But that’s indeed the case. According to Rolling Stone, Black recently joined forces with wife Violet Clark for [...]
Album Review: Queensrÿche – American Soldier
American Soldier, the new album by Queensrÿche, tells the story of war from the point-of-view of the men and women who have served our country. No stranger to the concept album, Geoff Tate and co veered away from their imaginative arcs from years past to deliver an album steeped in reality. As for whether they [...]
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The Dago Dish: Will the Real Jonas Brothers [Please] Stand Up?
I have nothing against The Jonas Brothers. They seem like nice young men. A bit on the “contrived” side if you ask me, but Disney is a proven juggernaut of carefully articulated creation. The Brothers’ very existence has probably been proven relevant by a slew of highly educated “target-market-examiners” whose very livelihood depends on their [...]
Biclops works on debut album and tour
Once in a while bands will come around and produce some killer wicked sounds that are too good to be left alone. This is the recent case with Middletown, New Jersey’s alternative metal quartet, Biclops. Combining stellar guitar work, melodic vocals and astounding screams that would make the Lord of the Pit himself happy with [...]
YouTube Live: Portugal. The Man is “Created”
Call me crazy, but over the years, I’ve never expected to find anything mildly interesting to come out of Alternative Press magazine, nor from their ever extensive website. Now, before you throw the rotten vegetables, let me back up that statement. Not too long ago, I used to work for “Hot Topic” and for years [...]
Magic Wands sprinkle EP, tour dates
Having already caught the attention of the U.K. kids courtesy the 7” “Black Magic”, Magic Wands are ready to turn their attention stateside with the release of their first U.S. EP and some scary talented touring. But first, some background: Magic Wand’s origin sounds something like a Lifetime film. In 2007, Chris Valentine discovered “Teenage [...]
Chris Cornell slums it out at Pops (4/21)
Chris Cornell is a rock oddity. The man has released five albums that have gone at least platinum, and on any given night he could be headlining an arena anywhere in the world. Of course, for that to happen he would have to be with one of his former bands, Soundgarden or Audioslave. With those [...]
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