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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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Les Claypool “Fancy” DVD Review
June 20, 2007 – 2:29 pm | No Comment
Les Claypool “Fancy” DVD Review

It would be nice to think that Les Claypool is becoming more accessible, both personality-wise and musically, but fortunate for his fans he’s not. If anything the Fancy Band is a step in a …

Flight of the Conchords: First Episode, Interview & Late Show Performance
June 15, 2007 – 11:00 am | 2 Comments

The debut episode of HBO’s Flight of the Conchords will air this weekend – the show features a number of fantastic cameos including Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman and Arj Barker (who can also be seen …

VBS Music World: Vice Kills Jamaica
June 15, 2007 – 10:00 am | No Comment

I’ve been more than impressed with VBS’s ongoing Music World series, especially so with one if it’s latest episodes revolving around Gaahl and the Norwegian black metal scene. This time around the crew heads …

Shakin’ In The Woods: The Wildbirds
June 13, 2007 – 11:31 am | One Comment

Recently wrapping up production on the group’s debut album with the help of Gred Fidelman (Johnny Cash, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Greg Gordon (Oasis) The Wildbirds seem to already have already a jump on …

Guru & Common “State of Clarity” Video
June 13, 2007 – 10:54 am | One Comment

Guru’s recently released Jazzmatazz Volume 4 has received a strange mixture of poor reviews including one such from XXL, “Lacking the legendary instrumentalists, such as Donald Byrd and Roy Ayers, that anchored previous Jazzmatazz projects, …

Spoon: Streaming “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”
June 12, 2007 – 2:05 pm | 3 Comments

While many bands have addressed the method of streaming full albums or a select few tracks (or worse, clips of tracks) Spoon has been making individual tracks available from its upcoming Ga Ga Ga Ga …

New UNKLE: “War Stories”
June 12, 2007 – 1:44 pm | One Comment

UNKLE’s War Stories, the group’s third album, drops next month and like its predecessors it will feature a rich line-up of collaborators; many including Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Massive Attack’s 3D …

Brother Ali @ First Avenue 06/08/2007
June 12, 2007 – 12:00 pm | 3 Comments

The tour kicked off in Duluth, MN on April 10th with the release of Brother Ali’s album The Undisputed Truth. Roughly two months and fifty shows later The Undisputed Truth tour came to its …

Akimbo: New Guitarist, Album
June 12, 2007 – 10:00 am | No Comment

Hard driving Seattle-based trio Akimbo will return later this summer with the first of two upcoming albums, Navigating The Bronze.  Joining the band recently was be Aaron Walters, the group’s eleventh guitarist in its almost …

Division Day Sign Deal, Add Tour Dates
June 11, 2007 – 3:11 pm | 2 Comments

Congratulations to Culture Bully favorites Division Day who recently signed a deal with LA’s Eenie Meenie Records, joining other artists on the label including Goldenboy, Hockey Night (RIP), Scissors For Lefty and Great Northern. …

The Hood Internet: The Mixtape Vol. 1
June 11, 2007 – 2:24 pm | No Comment

The Hood Internet released its first mixtape today combining its shining moments into one progressively spectacular mix. If you check out the tracks on an individual basis I would suggest starting with The Game, …

Kanye West feat. John Mayer “Bittersweet”
June 11, 2007 – 11:30 am | 10 Comments

When the buzz started breaking about a possible collaboration between Kanye West and John Mayer many people were more confused than impressed. I can’t help but think Dave Chappelle had something to do with …