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Archive for July, 2009
Watch: Wilco (feat. Okkervil River) perform “California Stars”
Certain things are just a match made in heaven: Peanut butter and jelly, Phish and acid, Vampire Weekend and Guitar Hero 5, and as we recently discovered, Wilco and Okkervil River. Not surprisingly, the two bands hit it off this past weekend when they embarked on a left coast stint together, and the best of [...]
The Swell Season shares a bit of Strict Joy
Oscar winners/actors/musicians/companions/former lovers Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard are finally ready to offer up a second helpings of their docile, folky, heart-ache driven rock. Yes, the folk duo known to you and me as The Swell Season has announced a September 29th release date for its much-anticipated sophomore studio effort, Strict Joy. Named after a [...]
AFI Crash Love, whatever that means
It’s been a while since we’ve heard a thing from AFI. That’s probably because Davey Havok and the rest of A Fire Inside have been laboring over the follow-up to 2006′s Decemberunderground for over 2 years. Well, the work has paid off, because the band’s latest LP, Crash Love is ready to be released on [...]
Interview: Ben Kweller
We chat with the Texas musician about everything from the experience of going country and the reaction of his fanbase to a potential reunion of The Bens and Radish re-releases.
Dragonforce keeps the Ultra Beatdown going…
What do you get crossing a caffeinated gamer, speed metal and a drunk French bassist? Well, you could get a Famicom indy car game dipped in Red Bull. In this particular case however, we get Dragonforce… and that is no short end of the joystick. Between slaying the crowds during last year’s inaugural Mayhem Festival [...]
Album Review: stellastarr* – Civilized
stellastarr* was always a different band. Bursting on to the scene in 2005 with their mission statement, “In The Walls,” the New York rockers featured punctuating guitar, a vocal performance flitting between falsetto and baritone bellow, perfectly executed vocal harmonies and the war cry: “Go, go, go, goooo!”. It was certainly intriguing. Big things beckoned. [...]
Album Review: Discovery – LP
With the ingredients for a really cool diversion of a side project, the outcome is nothing short of a disappointment.
Vampire Weekend to appear on Guitar Hero 5!
Yes, kids, now you too can know what it’s like to be in a hyped indie band from Brooklyn!
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