Words by Rick Moslen In my mind, 2010 will go down as the year where every other music fan pretended that Kanye West’s My Dark Twisted Fantasy was their favorite album of the year. I know—the album wasn’t bad, but saying it was the best of the year is such a kick in the nuts [...]
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[Here we'll look at some things you probably passed up when you were a kid because you were too busy playing Star Wars with your friend who was actually a jerk… and who threw a tantrum when you schooled him in NHL ’96. What a little bitch. There are roots in the ground that still [...]
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Words by Jim Spring is finally here and it took it’s good old time now, didn’t it? With the changing of the seasons, I think it’s safe to say there’s a general shift in my musical tastes. The sun is out. Birds are chipring. You all probably know already that I’m a sucker for indie [...]
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The Black Angels with Suuns / Mr. Smalls / 04.06.2011 / $15 / Doors 8:00 pm Words by Brendan Sullivan Like it or not, a lot of music criticism these days amounts to a game of “spot the influence”. The Black Angels have practically tattooed their influences on their faces, though, ruining this silly game, [...]
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Words by Brendan Sullivan Try as I might, there is just no good way to summarize Kurt Vile‘s music. His albums are built from a diverse collection of rock-oriented tunes: pretty, acoustic strummers; rollicking, classic-rock-style jams; meandering, spacey, hypnotic guitar melodies peppered with flourishes and solos; and straight-up, catchy, guitar-driven pop songs. I really admire [...]
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[Here we'll look at some things you probably passed up when you were a kid because you were too busy playing Star Wars with your friend who was actually a jerk… and who threw a tantrum when you schooled him in NHL ’96. What a little bitch. There are roots in the ground that still [...]
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Words by Brendan Sullivan With all of the music I (and probably you) listen to these days, it’s a rare phenomenon that I remember exactly how I first heard of and experienced a band’s music and what I felt at that time. The Raveonettes released Lust Lust Lust in early 2008 and I found it [...]
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Words and photos by Brendan Sullivan I was never a punk rock kid. Or a punk rock adult, really. I never traipsed off to “the city” for a concert, nor did I pile into a friend’s van and head over to the cool house in town for a Friday night basement party. I don’t exactly [...]
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Yo! We compiled a bunch of ECHO CHAMBER recordings. How abouts you check out the Bandcamp page (click above) and pick these tunes up? We'd appreciate it and we know you'll love 'em. The DUL Staff
