LANGAN FROST & WANE CONJURE THE MIDDLE AGES ON PSYCH-FOLK DEBUT
Rock musicians have been dipping their toes into the Middle Ages forever, from Incredible String Band's troubadour folk, to Led Zeppelin's piper leading us to reason; from Iron Maiden's historical epi...
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BRIAN LANGAN: LIFE IMITATES ART AND VICE VERSA (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
It's been 10 years since Brian Langan moved from his hometown of Scranton to Philadelphia. Known around NEPA for fronting The Sw!ms, his unique visual art and events like the beloved Panked! dance par...
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LANGOR: “SET ME FREE FOR CHRISTMAS”
Langor, the musical project led by Brian Langan (The Sw!ms, Needle Points, Sweatheart), have released a new Christmas song, "Set Me Free For Christmas." You can stream the song below. It is availabl...
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GRETCHEN LOHSE RELEASES ‘PRIMAL’ DEBUT ALBUM
By Michael Lello As a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and arranger, Gretchen Lohse has been a prolific member of the Philadelphia music community for some time. Despite all of that activit...
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NEEDLE POINTS SPREAD THE LOVE
By Michael Lello When Colin Holloway and Dave Ulrich's band Bunnie ran its course, the duo decided they wanted to do something more psychedelic. The result is Needle Points, a band that has certainl...
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SWEATHEART: “FUN, COOL, WEIRD SHIT”
By Michael Lello It would be easy to write off Sweatheart as a novelty act. Crazy costumes, wild videos and songs like “Finger Bangin’” don’t exactly scream seriousness. But just because the Philad...
ReadmorePHOTO GALLERY: PANKED TURNS FOUR
Photos by Jason Riedmiller Last Thursday, the Panked dance party celebrated its fourth birthday at The Bog, featuing an opening set by Mike Quinn and his band. Here are a few images.
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INSIDE THE MINDS OF PANKED
By Michael Lello With bands forming, breaking up and re-forming and venues opening and closing, it has been hard for followers to make heads or tails of the Northeastern Pennsylvania music scene in t...
ReadmoreCOOKING SHOW SONG FEATURES BRIAN LANGAN
Brian Langan isn't just the guy who designed the logo for this website, or the guy that's half of the Panked! DJ crew or the guy from The Sw!ms or even the guy that texts us about "Law & Order SVU." H...
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