Friday, April 27, 2012

Howlin’ Wolf: Smokestack Lighting/The Complete Chess Masters 1951-1960 (Review)

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Every form of guitar based rock music, from metal to alt-rock, owes its existence to the Chicago bluesmen of the mid-20 th Century,...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Soundgarden: Live to Rise (Review)

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Original grunge pioneers Soundgarden are back with their first new music since 1997. Unfortunately, it’s only one song, and it’s for...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Garbage: Blood for Poppies (Review)

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1990s alt rockers Garbage are back with the first release off of their highly anticipated album Not Your Kind of People (due May 15 t...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Decemberists: We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 4.11-8.11) (Review)

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The Decemberists, makers of rock and roll folk for English majors and inheritors of 10,000 Maniacs and R.E.M.’s ageing fans, finally ...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Tribes: Baby (Review)

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When the Tribes’ Johnny Lloyd sings “Oh no stranger you’re just like me, these things happen we were children in the mid 90’s” during...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

St. Patrick’s Day Rock(s)

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It’s that time of year again. St. Patrick’s Day is upon us and this year it’s on a Saturday. Always a great excuse for all of us to lay cl...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Bruce Springsteen: The Brendan O’Brien Albums

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Brendan O’Brien was to Bruce Springsteen what Rick Rubin was to Johnny Cash. This is not an exaggeration. During the 1990s, The Boss’ albu...