Archive for July, 2009

Album Review: Math the Band – Don’t Worry

By on July 23rd, 2009

★★☆☆☆

Clocking in at just under a half hour, Math the Band’s newest album, Don’t Worry, is a splashy ball of intensity splattered on a background of happy, chintzy, chip tune blips.

Festivals in Brief: Fabulous Festival, Sunset Strip, Farm Aid, HARD Haunted Mansion and more!

By on July 23rd, 2009

You would think now would be the “slow” season when it comes to lineup news and rumors, what with most of the year’s festivals already behind us (or soon will be). A ha! Au contraire!

Listen: The Drums

By on July 23rd, 2009

Imagine a young girl walking barefoot on a beach, hair blowing and her jeans rolled up, on a sun soaked summer morning. She finds a seashell and puts it to her ear, but instead of hearing the ocean, she gets serenaded by a carefree rush of surf guitars and sixties style harmonies. She smiles. The [...]

Monsters of Folk invade America and Europe!

By on July 23rd, 2009

Ward, Yames, Mogis and Oberst announce plans for lengthy fall tour.

Madonna gears up for Celebration

By on July 23rd, 2009

Looking to turn the page on her recent troubles, Madonna has announced plans for a Celebration of musical proportions… and it’s all on one disc, or two (depending on your preference).

Chairlift announces full-scale tour

By on July 23rd, 2009

Get your lift passes now. It’s gonna be a big one.

John Fogerty readies guest-heavy covers album

By on July 23rd, 2009

Some 25 years later, Fogerty is ready to offer a sequel to the The Blue Ridge Rangers with the release of aptly titled The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again on September 1st.

Gettin’ freaky with Flight of the Conchords

By on July 23rd, 2009

You’ll be able to come October 20th when the comedic duo releases its new album.

Wolfmother ready to lay Cosmic Egg, plans world tour

By on July 23rd, 2009

The title says it all on this one, folks!

Album Review: The Rural Alberta Advantage – Hometowns

By on July 23rd, 2009

★★★★½

Very rarely do drummers stand out on a record. High-level production usually places the drums in the background, subduing even the most captivating of percussionists. Either that, or the band simply has such grandiosity that even extraordinary stickwork simply meshes in with all else (see Radiohead). It’s often difficult to differentiate oneself as a drummer, [...]