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Getting Giddy with Pugwash
by Lauren Doyle on December 17, 2009 at 01:02AMThomas Walsh is the very funny, uuber boisterous, genius behind Pugwash, the Irish pop band that doesn't sound at all like The Beatles. With Giddy, a compliation of the best of the band's first four albums, Pugwash shines with their fun, breezy, ...
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Is Animal Kingdom the Next Coldplay?
by Carla Boyadjian on November 26, 2009 at 02:32AMAnimal Kingdom may be the UK’s latest buzz band, but they're virtually unknown in the states. One taste of this band's clean, accessible sound will change that. To introduce themselves, Animal Kingdom's Hamish, Geoff, Richard and ...
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The White Rabbits 'Just Play Music'
by Carla Boyadjian on November 05, 2009 at 01:21AMOriginally from Missouri, the six piece band based out of Brooklyn, NY known as the White Rabbits have grown not only in popularity, but in size as well. Adding their sixth member, Jamie Levinson, brought cohesiveness to the White Rabbits that they ...
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Brookville's Troubled Soul
by Ken Bingenheimer on October 29, 2009 at 04:09AMDark, troubling lyrics make for a downer of an album, right? Consider for example Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska album, which is never going to be one of his best sellers, despite critical acclaim and memorable songs such as “Atlantic City.”
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Art Brut and Music Too
by Carla Boyadjian on October 22, 2009 at 08:55AMWhether they are in the studio or roaming all around the world, German/English indie rock band Art Brut are always trying to keep their fans on their toes by delivering eccentric and unique music. Over the last 5 years, they've been through some ...
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Gettin' Sweet on Bassnectar
by Tracy Block on October 20, 2009 at 08:59AMWith the release of his seventh album, Cozza Frenzy, Bassnectar takes his high-energy act back on the road. He's still bringing the same heavy drum and bass-filled vibes cross-country, blowing up speakers in major cities throughout the U.S. and ...
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Drifting through Psyberspace with Psyberpixie
by Tracy Block on October 15, 2009 at 01:03AMWhen you see Marina Rao enter a room, there's something radiant about her, even if you can't quite put your finger on it. Perhaps its her alter ego, VJ Psyberpixie, that does most of the head-turning. During the day, the petite artist burns incense in her ...
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Flogging Molly Delivers the Goods
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 07:40PMThe crowds were huge at Austin City Limits – bigger than at any festival we've been to this summer. At one point, on Saturday, the rainiest, most uncomfortable day of the fest, thousands crowded the main stage under torrential downpours to watch a ...
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John Vanderslice, Poet
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 05:35PMMost poets can't sing. Though most do try, while cleaning their houses, or driving their cars or scrubbing their bodies in their impossibly small showers. Just like the rest of us, they try to sing. They test it out. After a few minutes - just like the ...
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Picking Up on Cotton Jones
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 03:33PMCotton Jones makes beautiful and dreamy music reminiscent of the blissed-out sixties (or any blissed-out time, really). But Cotton Jones is rooted in the 60s. Formally of the Baltimore-based band, Page France, Cotton Jones' Michael Nau and Whitney McGraw ...
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The Airborne Toxic Interview
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 10:37AMThe Airborne Toxic Event has had a really big year. In August of 2008, their self-titled album was released; in March, they were signed to a major label, Island Def Jam, and in April, their album broke #1 on Billboard's Heatseeker chart. So yeah, they've ...
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Brett Dennen Inspires
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 10:01AMBrett Dennen might be a dead-ringer for Ziggy Stardust, but he's the just about antithesis of a glam rocker as anyone could be. And he's pretty proud of that. One of the most down-to-earn "rock stars" we've ever met, Dennen just does his thing – ...
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And You Will Know Us...
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 09:17AMYou might imagine a band with the name And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead to be pretty hardcore. But Trail of Dead is actually kind of theatric; they are also hugely symphonic and pretty fun to listen to. Make no mistake, they are dark. But ...
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Bell X1 Loves it All
by Lauren Doyle on October 09, 2009 at 08:53AMBell X1 frontman Paul Noonan often gets compared to Talking Heads' frontman David Byrne for his on-stage penache. (Both Noonan and Byrne have a cute little dance they do while singing into their respective microphones and strumming their respective ...
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The Dexateens Tell the Stories of the South
by Lauren Doyle on October 08, 2009 at 05:11PMThere's just something great about the rock music coming out of the south as of late. It seems to know a little more about life than most. Or maybe it's just more honest. Whatever it is, the Dexateens have got it – big time.
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Los Amigos Invisibles Get the Party Started
by Lauren Doyle on October 08, 2009 at 05:03PMListening to their music, you'd never know Los Amigos Invisibles formed in 1991. They sound so much like the very best in disco funk fusion that you'd think they formed more than a decade earlier. But it's the benefit of hindsight (and some very funky ...
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Nelo's Reid Umstattd Interviews Danielle
by Lauren Doyle on October 08, 2009 at 03:03PMAfter their interview with Rum Bum, Nelo's hunky singer Reid Umstattd stuck around to chat with Danielle. So, we made it official, kept our cameras rolling and turned it into an "interview." Because, you know, why not?
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The Low Anthem Speaks Up
by Lauren Doyle on October 07, 2009 at 01:39PMThe Low Anthem makes heartbreakingly beautiful music. If there wasn't more space to fill, I'd leave it at that. But because one man's heartbreakingly beautiful is another man's Slayer, I'll continue...
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The Girl Next Door
by Carla Boyadjian on October 01, 2009 at 09:49AMSinger-songwriter Meiko was born and raised in Georgia, and made the move to Los Angeles to make it big in the world of indie pop. And then she did. In 2007, Meiko released a self-titled album on her own label Lucky Ear Music; ...
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Sweet Japonic Grows Up
by Tamaryn Tobian on September 22, 2009 at 12:31PMThe Midwest has a long history of creating sensational music. From Motown's sweet sound to the Chicago blues scene, to Detroit "rock city," Midwesterners just have a knack for producing soul-stirring hits. Today, indie band Sweet Japonic is right in the ...
