ALBUM REVIEW: BRASS BED — “THE SECRET WILL KEEP YOU”
Enveloped in an uneasy haze of steel guitar, Brass Bed tells us, “I never believed it was true/ That life was just something to do” until the day “that death follows through.” It’s not exactly a pep ...
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LEROY JUSTICE WANTS TO BE YOUR FAVORITE BAND
Jason Gallagher is ready for Leroy Justice to be your favorite band. “We want a bigger audience. We want to play more. It’s just going to come from playing more. When we play for any audience, we ...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH THE BEETS
With a melting pot of influences and backgrounds – The Ramones are a touchstone influence, and guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Juan Wauters was born in Uruguay -- Queens-based The Beets might be th...
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ALBUM REVIEW: DAWES — “STORIES DON’T END”
While Mumford and Sons and The Avett Brothers have stomped and strummed their way to the forefront of the latest folk revival, Dawes have forged a quieter path. And as the California band shows in it...
ReadmoreNEW QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE SONG: “MY GOD IS THE SUN”
You can listen to the new Queens of the Stone Age song, "My God Is The Sun," below. The Josh Homme-fronted band is set to release its latest album "... Like Clockwork" June 4 on Matador Records. &nb...
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MY BACK PAGES: RUSH
My Back Pages is a series that explores our relationships with the music we grew up with. Canadian hard rock trio Rush is the subject of the first installment. We have friends that we talk to all the...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH FLOATING ACTION’S SETH KAUFFMAN
You might not expect My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses and the crowd at The Bog in Scranton to have much in common. But the three groups have at least one shared trait: when Floating Action plays, the...
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NEW SONG FOR THOM YORKE’S ATOMS FOR PEACE
Thom Yorke's Atoms For Peace project released its debut single, "Default," today. The song is available for download at iTunes and can be streamed at www.atomsforpeace.info. The debut album from Ato...
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NEW BEN GIBBARD SONG, ‘TEARDROP WINDOWS’
Ben Gibbard has notably released albums with Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service, but one thing he has not done is put out a solo album. Yet. That will change on Oct. 16, when"Former Lives," Gi...
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NEW BOB DYLAN SONG, ‘DUQUESNE WHISTLE’
NPR is streaming a new Bob Dylan song, "Duquesne Whistle," here. "Duquesne Whistle" will be included on Dylan's new album "Tempest," set for a Sept. 11 release. It's the second song to emerge so far...
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