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Dinosaur Jr. @ First Avenue
November 20, 2009 – 10:59 am | No Comment

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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My Morning Jacket: “Okonokos” Update
August 22, 2006 – 11:38 am | 3 Comments

Before the band’s symphonic appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman I had never given them a chance. I never cared to question whether or not My Morning Jacket were simply just another …

Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Podcast: Part 1
August 22, 2006 – 11:06 am | 2 Comments

I fall into a different type of category in terms of Beach Boys listener, I’m a second generation semi-fan. My mom enjoys the band, casually, but my dad hates The Beach Boys with a …

A Lo-Fi Wall Of Sound: Annuals
August 22, 2006 – 10:14 am | 3 Comments

How much does coincidence and “luck” go into the discovery, acknowledgement and popularity of art? In the Annuals’ case it would seem that a lot of chance played a part in the band’s discovery, …

Metallica “New Song #2″ (Seoul Olympic Main Stadium 08/15/06)
August 22, 2006 – 2:16 am | One Comment

Believe it or not the new releases of Metallica’s new songs are coming off pretty strong. The tracks I’ve heard, both untitled, reflect what I believe many probably feel should have been released in …

Isis: “The Absense of Truth” Update
August 21, 2006 – 11:33 am | One Comment

Featured on the upcoming album The Absence of Truth is this track that completely surprises titled “Dulcinea.” Proving itself as a complete change of pace for the band, it plays at a radio-friendly length …

Spencer Dickinson: “The Man Who Lives For Love” Update
August 21, 2006 – 10:56 am | One Comment

My boy, Jon Spencer, tag-teamed with some guys, Luther & Cody Dickinson, and rocked out on a collaborative effort which will see its domestic release, like…tomorrow. Spencer Dickinson looks to rump shake it into …

Deftones: New Single “Hole in the Earth”
August 21, 2006 – 10:17 am | 11 Comments

After releasing a brief preview of “Beware The Water” from the band’s upcoming Saturday Night Wrist album the boys in Deftones decided to let out a full-blown look at what is to come with this …

Neil Young: “After The Garden” Video
August 18, 2006 – 5:21 pm | No Comment

I sat down with a friend of mine when Neil Young began streaming his latest album, Living With War, and critically listened to it. We must have listened to it a half dozen times …

Mew: Acoustic Performance on AOL’s The Interface
August 18, 2006 – 2:46 pm | 2 Comments

Despite learning that through The Interface that the band’s relationship with J Masic started when they bumped into him at a Danish record store, the performance comes off as almost a little flat. Something’s …

Mew “And The Glass Handed Kites” Review
August 18, 2006 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Mew “And The Glass Handed Kites” Review

The band’s new album, And the Glass Handed Kites, serves as somewhat of a rock opera in which its characters appear then vanish quickly, only to reappear in its later stages in an entirely different form.

Wolfmother: Jackass 2 Soundtrack & Trailer
August 18, 2006 – 9:00 am | No Comment

This could change your opinion of me, or enforce your predetermined position, whatevs…I’ve been a Jackass fan for a while…a long while. Drove an hour and a half to see the last one…went to …

Werewolves By Night: An Interview with Philip Patrick of The American Black Lung
August 17, 2006 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

Tucson post-hardcore band The American Black Lung combine gritty vocals with a guitar that cuts through any and all nonessential filler. Forming in 2001, the band recently found themselves staring down the sun during …