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NEW ON THE SITE: EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS are a rag-tag bunch of modern hippies that birthed somewhere in the hills of Los Angeles. Often compared to everything from Devendra Banhart to Arcade Fire, they bring a busload of inspiration to every town they hit. If you’re...
Pop Punk Veterans Flatus Rock Clifton
Life gets in the way of even the best-laid plans. The members of North Jersey trio Flatus know this all too well. After 15 years of touring and four full-length CDs, the band was forced to restrict its performance schedule to a mere dozen or so shows a year in 2003...
NEW ON THE SITE: EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
NEW ON THE SITE: EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS are a rag-tag bunch of modern hippies that birthed somewhere in the hills of Los Angeles. Often compared to everything from Devendra Banhart to Arcade Fire, they bring a...
Those Darlins – “Those Darlins”
* * *1/2 (three and ½ stars out of five) If you’ve ever wondered what would have happened if June Carter and Loretta Lynn had been inspired by the Ramones to form a punk band, the answer has arrived with a Murfreesboro, TN postmark. In their eponymous debut album,...
Sly And The Family Stone – “Greatest Hits”
* * * * * (five stars out of five) The Greatest “Greatest Hits” Album Ever? There I was – Fourth of July weekend. I had just mounted (oh, behave) the elliptical machine at my fitness center and I was looking for something on my ipod to motivate me. Most times I just...
Brandi Carlile – “Give Up The Ghost”
* * * *1/2 (four and ½ stars out of five) Let me begin by saying “Wow.” I’ve been saying “Wow” about Brandi Carlile ever since her self-titled debut appeared in 2005. “Wow” because the first thing I expected from a singer named Brandi Carlile was the next...
Pearl Jam – Backspacer (Monkeywrench/UMG)
But it all comes together on the next song and first single “The Fixer,” which not only borrows vocal inflection from GBV’s “Everywhere with Helicopter,” it also taps into the fist-pumping, pop nirvana glory that surrounds the best of Pollard’s influence and work.
REM – Live at the Olympia in Dublin (Warner Brothers)
…with Live at Olympia in Dublin – yes, back to Ireland for another crack at it—REM has finally released what could be called a definitive live album, in both sound and spectrum.
Dan Auerbach – Keep it Hid
Dan Auerbach – Keep it Hid Four stars out of five The Black Keys are dead. Long live the Black Keys! Dan Auerbach, lead singer and guitarist of the Ohio-based heavy blues rock outfit, has released a solo effort that sounds suspiciously like an evolution of the Black...
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