ALICE COOPER’S NIGHTMARE ON MARKET STREET
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus WILKES-BARRE – In an era of Miley Cyrus’ twerks and Rihanna’s Instagram feed, an entertainer has to go to cartoonish extremes to engage, never mind, shock, a...
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AMERICAN BABIES STARE DOWN DEATH
By Michael Lello For Tom Hamilton, changes in his perspective on life led to changes in his music. Put simply, both grew more serious. You can hear the new approach on “Knives & Teeth,” the thi...
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MOONDOGGIES GO TO “THAT SPOOKY PLACE”
By Michael Lello There is a certain mysterious, amorphous quality to the music of The Moondoggies. You can hear it in the Seattle band’s gently strummed acoustic guitars, the washes of electric guit...
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A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE COOPER: PART TWO
By Michael Lello Photos by Jim Gavenus On the phone with Highway 81 Revisited from his Arizona home, the first thing Alice Cooper, an avid sports fan and owner of sports bar and restaurant Alice Coo...
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FLAMING LIPS TO RELEASE “PEACE SWORD”
Live photo by Jason Riedmiller The Flaming Lips on Oct. 29 will release "Peace Sword," a new six-song EP featuring music inspired by the upcoming film "Ender's Game," which hits theaters Nov. 1 and f...
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BEST COAST STREAMS NEW EP
You can stream the new Best Coast EP, "Fade Away," below. The 7-song release from Bethany Cosentino and company is out Oct. 22. According to a press release: "Best Coast celebrates Fade Away's rele...
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MIKE DOUGHTY REVISITS SONGS OF SOUL COUGHING
By Michael Lello Leave it to Mike Doughty to name his new album “Circles Super Bon Bon Sleepless How Many Cans? True Dreams of Wichita Monster Man Mr. Bitterness Maybe I'll Come Down St. Louise Is Li...
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STREAM VOLCANO CHOIR CONCERT, DOWNLOAD EP
Below, you can watch Volcano Choir's entire Sept. 12 concert at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., which was filmed by NPR. You can also stream and download, for free, the band's new "Comrade Remix" EP h...
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NEW PATTERN IS MOVEMENT SINGLE
Philadelphia's Pattern Is Movement have shared "Suckling," a new single from a 12-inch which will also include a cover of D'Angelo's "Untitled (How Does It Feel)". The duo will release the 12-inch Th...
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BURIED BEDS’ WORLD OF MYSTERY
By Michael Lello Listen to just a few bars from Buried Beds’ new album “In Spirit,” and you’ll know this is not your typical indie rock fare. You’ll be greeted with lush thickets of instrumentation ...
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