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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
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The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren’t providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn’t on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band’s entire career.

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Music For People: The Plastic Constellations
February 9, 2006 – 4:52 pm | No Comment

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Bands To Watch: The Plastic Constellations
February 9, 2006 – 3:52 pm | No Comment

Minneapolis’ The Plastic Constellations have received immense critical acclaim in recent years, including a recent mention on SPIN Online’s Band of the Day. Without knowing better, the band’s bio and interviews would leave you with …

A Day in the Life of Pop Culture 02/09/06
February 9, 2006 – 1:43 pm | 2 Comments

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1133/636/1600/Ville%20Valo%20is%20CRAZY.1.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1133/636/200/Ville%20Valo%20is%20CRAZY.1.jpg” alt=”” border=”0″ //aH.I.M. lead singer, Ville Valo, started a a href=”http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=ArticlenewsitemID=48109″fight with his neighbor/a, a scuffle ensued and he …

A Day in the Life of Pop Culture 02/08/06
February 8, 2006 – 2:18 pm | No Comment

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Music For People: The Minni-Thins
February 7, 2006 – 8:23 pm | No Comment

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Bands To Watch: The Minni-Thins
February 7, 2006 – 7:23 pm | No Comment

Recipients of the 2005 Cincinnati Music Award for Best Indie/Alternative Band, The Minni-Thins are essentially revivalists; in terms of what I always thought “alternative” meant. In modern indie music it’s brave of a band to …

A Day in the Life of Pop Culture 02/07/06
February 7, 2006 – 1:25 pm | No Comment

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Review – The Morning After Girls: The Morning After Girls
February 6, 2006 – 11:19 pm | One Comment

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Review – The Morning After Girls: The Morning After Girls
February 6, 2006 – 10:19 pm | One Comment

Generally, I accept the notion that the first wave of psychedelia far exceeds anything that has been released after 1969. I honestly feel ashamed making the comparison to a gang of neo-garage rockers (who also …

Top Five Super Bowl XL Commercials
February 6, 2006 – 7:03 pm | No Comment

div style=”text-align: center;”span style=”font-weight: bold;”#1 – Fed Ex/spanbr //div div style=”text-align: center;”(Package didn’t make it)br //div div style=”text-align: center;”br //div div style=”text-align: center;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://www.youtube.com/?v=G9Bcm24KK-Q”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; …

A Day in the Life of Pop Culture 02/06/06
February 6, 2006 – 4:23 pm | No Comment

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A Day in the Life of Pop Culture 02/03/06
February 3, 2006 – 9:58 am | One Comment

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1133/636/1600/Cam%27Ron.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1133/636/200/Cam%27Ron.jpg” alt=”” border=”0″ //aIn a continuation of the feud against HOV, Cam’Ron has dropped something that I’ve never heard the …