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The Kills: "Last Day of Magic"
Truth be told, until recently I had assumed the Kills were one of the ultra-hip, slavishly dressed The ____s bands...
Mar 11, 2008
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Constantines: "Million Star Hotel"
Despite their reputation for sheer excellence as a live band, I’ve only managed to get to see two Constantines shows;...
Mar 06, 2008
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Snoop Dogg: "Sensual Seduction"
Upon first listen what I noticed was the beat, scrolling through static and ads on some long car ride and...
Mar 04, 2008
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Howlin' Rain: "Dancers At the End of Time"
Oh, hell yeah.
Ethan Miller’s Howlin’ Rain aren’t so much a proper band as an unabashed AOR fantasy camp—a satanic...
Feb 26, 2008
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Kara Keith: "Kick This City"
Here’s why I’m digging “Kick This City” by ex-Falconhawk Kara Keith: when she kicks into the chorus—“We’re gonna kick this...
Feb 25, 2008
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Lackthereof: "Holywater"
Where a Menomena song sits ripe for abuse—a complicated bilge system of electronic detritus and counter-harmonies, both cathartic and sewer’d...
Feb 20, 2008
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Subtle: "Unlikely Rock Shock"
Be forewarned, this is less a review of this nifty new song and more of a “holy shit, Subtle’s new...
Feb 13, 2008
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AGF: "Letters Make No Meaning (Weapons No Ware Germs No Disease)"
So, deal is, Antye Greie, as AGF, samples herself saying the entire alphabet and then rotochops the entire thing...
Feb 12, 2008