So, was “Sleepyhead” a one-hit wonder? “I Guess I’m Floating” makes an interesting case in the affirmative. The song has been in commercials and on TV shows on both sides of the pond and has garnered a lot of acclaim. It will be interesting to see if Michael Angelakos can create something as equally amazing […]

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Graham Coxon performs the first single off his forthcoming LP, The Spinning Top, from the rooftop of the Marriott at SXSW. I have long been a fan of Mr. Coxon’s guitar prowess both in Blur and as a solo artist. For those unfamiliar with the man’s talent with a six string, do watch this video. […]

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Duran Duran is in the studio with producer Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen) to record the follow-up to Red Carpet Massacre– an album that polarized fans more than any in its oeuvre. Perhaps, it was the collaboration with Justin Timberlake. Or maybe even the hip hop sway of producer Timbaland. Regardless, it failed to […]

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So, Dinosaur Jr. is one of those rare bands that can pull of a reunion and make it work without blatantly rubbing any of the cash-out motives in anyone’s faces. 2007’s Beyond was a perfectly respectable addition to the legendary band’s canon. A little on the retro side, perhaps, but Dinosaur Jr.’s fuzzed up noise […]

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Morrissey’s revival plays perfectly into the drama that the man so desperately craves. The fabric of his story depends on it. His woebegone croon is in fine form on his fine new record. Morrissey is rocking harder now than he ever did. The guitars are so juiced up on Years of Refusal you’d think it […]

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Turns out Britney has possibly read a book in her life. Well, that may be a slight stretch, but her team of songwriters certainly has. That dubiously clever pun in her new single, “If You Seek Amy”, has been used, in one form or another, throughout literary history. Or at least going back to Shakespeare, […]

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