Got a special notice in my e-mail this morning trumping the arrival of an EP by The Gold Party, an Athens supergroup of sorts which came together to triumph their
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Review: My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous KilljoysReview: My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys
As much as My Chemical Romance supplied the pop-punk/Hot Topic soundtrack for the past decade, there was a bit of pomp and throwback to the Jersey boys rooted in the
Review: The Black Angels, Phosphene DreamReview: The Black Angels, Phosphene Dream
It’s dangerous to mime psychedelic music from the 1960s without becoming mundane — the icons of the era (Jefferson Airplane, The Doors) are so ingrained that bands seeking to recreate
Review: Interpol, InterpolReview: Interpol, Interpol
While listening to Interpol’s self-titled fourth album for the first time, a song came on that caught my attention. It was upbeat and familiar, and I thought “finally, a song
Review: Best Coast, Crazy for YouReview: Best Coast, Crazy for You
Crazy For You, the debut album by lo-fi surf-popsters Best Coast, is a 13-song collection with the coolness of an ocean breeze on an August day. With only one song
Review: Belle & Sebastian, Write About LoveReview: Belle & Sebastian, Write About Love
Glasgow boasts a pair of pop darlings with similar sounds, history and fan bases. While Belle & Sebastian and Camera Obscura (which both formed in 1996) have won legions of
Review: Devo, Something for EverybodyReview: Devo, Something for Everybody
Midway through Fresh, the first song on Devo’s ninth studio album, lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh sings in his familiar staccato “So fresh it almost makes me want to cry/So fresh