If the Blur vs. Oasis war were ongoing and measured in stature, I dare say, Damon Albarn would have cleaned the Gallagher brothers’ collective clocks by now. Of course, both Noel and Liam would dismiss Albarn’s post-Blur accomplishments with some sort of drunken slur implying that Albarn’s a fey lightweight. Thankfully, Albarn has long since […]

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Though, the band is somewhat unrecognizable underneath all that hair, the Arctic Monkeys brought a familiar sound to Craig Ferguson last week. “Cornerstone” is a ballad by this band’s standards, but Alex Turner’s golden quill keeps the lighters at bay. Humbug may be a departure musically in so far as it requires more than a […]

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Word on the wire is that Unrest’s classic, Imperial f.f.r.r. is once again available on vinyl. 180g at that. I do believe that you are blushing…

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Cursive keeps upping the ante with its videos from Mama, I’m Swollen– a record that has quietly held fast a spot in my playlist for months. I’m bummed I haven’t been able to catch the band live this year, so these videos are all the consolation I have. “Let Me Up” is the climax of […]

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When it comes to Michael Jackson, especially now that he’s dead, there’s such an overwhelming wall of noise to sift through to find any sort of truth or reality. The legend, the rumors, the conspiracies, the propaganda…it’s too much noise, and that’s the only word I can think of to describe it. Noise. Sony is […]

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New Order is one of my favorite bands of all time. Well, slight caveat: New Order between the years 1981 and 1989. Anything post-1989 seemed to circle the drain pretty fast. It wasn’t all bad, though. There are a few post-Technique songs I don’t find abhorrent, and I genuinely enjoyed the first Electronic album, but, […]

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Odd new video from AIR. Gotta love the “embedding disabled” bullshit.

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