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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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Clutch: New Single, Album Art & Tour Dates
February 6, 2007 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments

Clutch stands as one of the purest rock bands of the past decade but have existed in a relatively unknown capacity due to underpromotion, label issues and Regis Philbin. Damn you Philbin!!! The band …

Lily Allen on Saturday Night Live
February 5, 2007 – 10:00 am | 5 Comments

Though I’m still slightly curious as to why, despite reading countless blog posts and interviews, it took a single performance on SNL to help me fall for Lily Allen I’ve got to settle with the …

Silverchair: “Straight Lines” Single & Video Released
February 5, 2007 – 9:30 am | 5 Comments

In what already sounds like one of the most surprisingly sounding (and surprisingly good) albums of the year, Silverchair released the first single and video for the upcoming album Young Modern entitled “Straight Lines” late …

Whistlegate Unleashed: Peter Bjorn and John on Spinner.com’s The Interface
February 5, 2007 – 9:00 am | No Comment

In anticipation for March’s acoustic set on Spinner’s The Interface Spinner has unleashed a preview with the track “Amersterdam.” Acoustic? Yes. Catchy? Duh. Live whistling? Oh yeah! But …

Funky Nashville “Hitch a Ride” Video & Tour Dates
February 2, 2007 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

Everyone’s favorite Spaghetti Western influenced group of Danish cowboys are back with their recently released music video for “Hitch a Ride.” The Jesper Vidkjaer-directed video surprises with a bit of good acting from its …

Josh Ritter on The Late Show with David Letterman
February 2, 2007 – 10:00 am | One Comment

Until now I haven’t listened to Josh Ritter. Whether it was all of the KT Tunstall-esque publicity surrounding last year’s album The Animal, or Stephen Kind listing it as his favorite album of the …

Neo-Industrialism/Found Sound Part 2: David Fischoff
February 2, 2007 – 9:30 am | No Comment

David Fischoff poses as a Chicago-based librarian by day, but with his latest album The Crawl, which has been a product of some five years of work, David has created an entire record’s worth of …

Cold War Kids “Hang Me Up To Dry” Video (version 2)
February 1, 2007 – 1:00 pm | No Comment

Just as many others have done in the past Cold War Kids are now re-releasing a new sleeker, flashier video for one of the best singles on the band’s album “Hang Me Up To Dry.” …

The Number 23 Preview
February 1, 2007 – 12:00 pm | No Comment

Typically the thrillers fail to live up to their trailers but I think the upcoming Jim Carrey/Virginia Madsen-starring film The Number 23, which is set for release in late February, could provide a deeper storyline …

Menomena “Friend and Foe” Review
February 1, 2007 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Menomena “Friend and Foe” Review

Whispering sweet nothings into the heart of indie darlings’ ears everywhere is Menomena, who have returned recently with a new album which follows the band’s string of unique successes with 2005’s Under an Hour and …

Neo-Industrialism/Found Sound Part 1: Lasse Gjertsen
February 1, 2007 – 9:30 am | No Comment

Lasse Jertsen is a twenty two year old film maker from Larvik, Norway who, among his other talents, has found a way of splicing his own sampled notes into songs. What’s amazing about the …