PHOTO 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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H81R SETS LAUNCH PARTY
The recently created Northeastern Pennsylvania-based music website Highway 81 Revisited will host a launch party Saturday, May 14, at The Bog (341 Adams Ave., Scranton) featuring performances by These...
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PENNSYLVANIA BLUES FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL LINEUP
The inaugural Pennsylvania Blues Festival, which will be held July 30 and July 31 at Blue Mountain Ski Area, has announced its lineup, which includes Cyril Neville, Bettye LaVette, Lil’ Ed & The Blues...
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MCCARTNEY,’ ‘MCCARTNEY II’ TO GET DELUXE RESISSUE TREATMENT
Paul McCartney will re-release his 1970 album "McCartney" and 1980 album "McCartney II" on June 14 as the next editions in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. "McCartney" went to No. 1 and features...
ReadmoreMIKE QUINN DEBUTS NEW BAND IN BROOKLYN
Photos and words by Jason Riedmiller "Hi! I'm Mike Quinn and these are my friends from Scranton!" a visibly giddy Quinn announced to the crowd at Brooklyn club The Rock Shop Wednesday night. The band...
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SUPERGROUP RECORDS EIGHT TRACKS IN EIGHT HOURS, RELEASES ALBUM TEN HOURS LATER
This is pretty much the antithesis of "Chinese Democracy": Ben Folds, Damian Kulash (OK Go), Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) and author Neil Gaiman wrote and recorded eight songs in eight hours at Berkl...
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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...
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BEASTIE BOYS ALBUM STREAM, NEW VIDEO
In case you missed it, Beastie Boys are streaming "Hot Sauce Committee Part Two," which will be released May 3, here. The band commented in a press release that their leak is a "hostile and retaliator...
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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HEAVENLY STATES TUNE FEATURES BRITT DANIEL OF SPOON
San Francisco Bay Area band The Heavenly Stateshave released a new EP, "Oui Camera Oui," which includes "Berlin Wall," featuring lead vocals from Britt Daniel of Spoon. The video premiered on Rolling...
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