Archive for December, 2009

Check Out: Media Potluck’s A Christmas Evening Together

By on December 24th, 2009

The second in a three-part volley of last minute holiday cheer from our friends over at Media Potluck…

On Second Listen: The Screaming Blue Messiahs – Live At The BBC

By on December 24th, 2009

How three humans can create a fiery musical force to be reckoned with is clearly something conventional science probably can’t explain, but who cares right?

Owl City tour reads more like plot to systematically take over the world

By on December 24th, 2009

Come watch Adam Young kill himself on the road.

CoS Best of the Decade: A Recap

By on December 24th, 2009

A chance to catch up… and bitch some more.

CoS Festival of the Decade: Bonnaroo Music Festival

By on December 23rd, 2009

“…hands down, the best damn musical festival to emerge this decade.”

Check Out: Media Potluck’s Holiday Feast Volume 1 (2008)

By on December 23rd, 2009

As a genre, Christmas music is very limited. It takes a lot of creativity to create a truly stand-out holiday song. Throughout the years, many brave and artful souls have undertaken the challenge, either to render the cliches warm and heartfelt again, or simply to turn the whole concept on its head.

YouTube Live: Metallica escapes from the studio in 2008

By on December 23rd, 2009

Rock Am Ring was just one more step on Metallica’s return to form. But what a step it was.

autoKratz preps an Animal of a debut

By on December 23rd, 2009

It’s now time for us to introduce you to the latest sensation that’s been storming the UK for the past year…

Album Review: The Almost – Monster Monster

By on December 23rd, 2009

★★★☆☆

The Almost has crafted a record that, while entirely forgettable, is fairly accessible, and a fun listen, too.

Check Out: The Magnetic Fields – “Everything Is One Big Christmas Tree”

By on December 23rd, 2009

Take a listen to Realism‘s holiday themed track…