ARCADE FIRE HITS THE MARK
By Michael Lello There are a handful of bands in rock history that have made high-minded and uncompromising music and still achieved arena-level acceptance. Montreal’s Arcade Fire, a band that sees ...
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CARRABBA’S ROOTS SHOW WITH TWIN FORKS
By Michael Lello Gang vocals and foot stomps are big business these days, so it’s natural to cast a cynical ear toward an artist jumping onto the roots rock wave. Like Twin Forks, the new Americana ...
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MOTORHEAD SOLDIERS ON
By Mike Irwin In the world of heavy metal, few if any artists are as much a constant as Motorhead is. Never trying to be the flashiest or the most famous, the band instead hammers away like a giant ...
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YUCK MOVES FORWARD
By Michael Lello If any band could be excused for taking a second-album nosedive, it’s Yuck. The British ’90s alt-rock revivalists’ lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Daniel Blumberg left the b...
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MGMT’s EXPERIMENTS YIELD MIXED RESULTS
By Nikki M. Mascali When a band tries to find its footing following the seminal song or songs that made people take notice, songs like, oh, let’s just say “Kids” and “Electric Feel,” it can go one o...
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WORKINGMAN’S DOG
By Michael Lello There’s a fine line between honoring your influences and becoming a retro regurgitation of past genres. Dr. Dog, which has never shied away from its love of 1960s music, walks this ...
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KINGS OF LEON GET BACK TO THEIR ROOTS
By Michael Lello The only major miscalculation – if you want to call it that – Kings Of Leon ever made was writing a song that became so ubiquitous that Kidz Bob and Nickelback covered it. The backl...
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CHVRCHES LIVE UP TO HYPE
By Erika Firestone Rising hype surrounding CHVRCHES various single releases and the “Recover” EP throughout the past year has built anticipation and a solid fan base. “The Bones of What You Believe,...
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TY SEGALL AWAKES EMOTIONS ON ‘SLEEPER’
Hopefully, writing “Sleeper” gave Segall the emotional release one so desperately needs after dealing with the passing of a loved one – and the family bullshit that sometimes goes hand in hand with th...
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SWIM DEEP: “WHERE THE HEAVEN ARE WE”
By Erika Firestone Admittance is the first step. Swim Deep, admitting their lust for fame and intentions of changing pop, are the elements that are making this indie rock band from Birmingham, Engla...
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