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Fever Ray is coming to America!
Fever Ray is the name Karin Dreijer Andersson’s solo project. Fever Ray is the name of Fever Ray’s debut LP. Fever Ray is the name that will be headlining seven shows in venues across North America come late September. Following a slew of appearances in Europe this summer, Andersson and her four-piece band-backed live show [...]
Album Review: Propaghandi – Supporting Caste
Punk rock has the true redeemers of its genre, and Propaghandi sits among them all. While bands like NOFX continually dish out its brand of pop culture reflections and humorous antics, bands like Propaghandi stand as chaotic punk on the fucked up level. As self-proclaimed “veganarchists,” those who have both anarchic and vegan viewpoints, the [...]
Shocker! DJ Hero won’t actually teach you how to be a DJ
As the release for Activison’s latest music gaming creation, DJ Hero, ever slowly approaches, it’s becoming increasingly evident that like its predecessors, this particular game won’t teach you jack shit. Well, that’s if the turntable controller says anything. Per DJ Hero: Introducing an all-new innovative turntable controller, DJ Hero transforms players into DJs who rule [...]
Spinal Tap reunion results in new album!
It turns out that “This is Spinal Tap” resurgence won’t only consist of a tour. On June 16th, the star-studded actor/musician trio that is Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer will release a brand new studio album as Spinal Tap – nearly 17 years after the release of their last effort, 1992′s Break Like [...]
Guilty Pleasure: U2 – Pop
In 1997, U2 released its ninth studio album, Pop. While it had strong sales at first, fans quickly realized that the album didn’t live up to the hype surrounding it. The hit singles weren’t there. The tour had many unsold tickets. Overall, the entire period became a giant mess for U2, which the band doesn’t [...]
Listen: Benjy Ferree
Walking into D.C.’s Capital Hemp, you’re immediately greeted by eager employees pushing any number of the hemp products, from shoes to soap, they carry. You wouldn’t know there was a glass shop tucked away in the back, until they check your ID (no matter how old you are) and let you in. That’s where I [...]
mp3 Remix: Friday Mixtape LV
A slew of new singles, covers of both Vampire Weekend and Katy Perry, and two remixes of Major Lazor’s “Hold The Line”? It could only be this week’s edition of the Friday Mixtape! As always, below you’ll find the week’s best new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you might just [...]
Black Lips relive GZA collaboration with new EP
During South by Southwest earlier this year, the Black Lips and GZA got together for an onstage collaboration of Wu-Tang and ODB favorites. While the result didn’t impress our Drew Litowitz all too much, the two acts seemed to think it went well, as evident by a recently released EP featuring some more collaboration. Available [...]
Watch: Animal Collective puts “Summertime Clothes” on Letterman
When it comes to Animal Collective performing on late night television, you never really can know what to expect. Having only performed once before, on Conan back in 2007, there’s not much of a precedent. But there is one, and it happened to be the boys (then a foursome) choosing to perform the most inaccessible [...]
Fleet Foxes sneak in some tour dates
Fleet Foxes have taken the music scene by storm in the past year. Topping numerous year-end lists with the thrilling eponymous debut, and stealing many a heart with warm live shows, the Foxes have done more in a year than most bands do in a career. However, the band is not resting on its laurels [...]
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