Words by Brendan Some music is meant to remind us of feelings, to confirm that, yes, others have felt heartbreak and loneliness and confusion and misplaced joy and whatever else the human emotional spectrum comprises. There are times and places for that music. Some music, though, is meant to obliterate complex emotions and strip our [...]

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Photo by You Ain’t No Picasso Ever heard of The Apples In Stereo? The Elephant 6? Robert Bobbert and the Bubble Machine? Okay, that last one was a children’s album that’s only tangentially related to this here post, but it just serves to show that Robert Schneider is a seriously busy and talented dude. From [...]

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Words by Jim I’m on a Bandcamp kick lately. I’ve had some good look. Earlier in the week I brought you the awesome band The White Album from Denmark and today I’ve got The Oh Hello’s (and it actually worked backwards. I got The White Album based on the recommendation of The Oh Hello’s. Mind [...]

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Words by Jim Oh man. I really hope that the name of this post hasn’t confused you. Yes. You read that correctly. The name of this band is The White Album. And get this, the name of their release is called The Album and it’s more the length of an EP. Wait, what? Yes. Well, [...]

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Photo by Emily Shur Words by Vicki Something that’s always thrilled me about music is its ability to transcend words, and yet still convey the meaning they hold. Sure, I may never know what Jonsi of Sigur Rós is saying, but that’s not stopping him and his band from making powerful, moving music. The same [...]

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Words by Will I lie to myself. I like to convince that I am worldly and cultured. Sadly, I know the opposite to be true. But worldly music leanings are a strong first step in my culturing process. Maybe, one day I will be able to escape my own preconceived bullshit. Maybe, just maybe, hopefully, [...]

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Words by Brendan I like The Happy Hollows so much that the opening guitar/bass riff to “Faces” is my ringtone. Seriously, call me. We’ll talk about this rockin’ trio and their snappy tunes and their wild videos. What, you don’t have my number? Guess you better keep reading … The Happy Hollows / Faces The [...]

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Words by Brendan “Listen, i’ve been told about apples all my life. i’m sick of them!! have you ever cried for a stranger? perhaps from the television? well then welcome to the kiwi. the newest fruit. it was born yesterday, but it had FAITH……” That quote comes from the rambling liner notes of Tim Presley’s [...]

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There are plenty of new bands these days that merit comparisons to standard 90s bands, and Radical Dads surely fits that bill, but I will politely refrain from making those comparisons. Suffice it to say that if you like rock in the truest sense of the word, you will love Radical Dads. In the words [...]

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Words by Will This is about to get all weird, existential, and meta-(whatever adjective you want to inject here). This is a new to us, new to you post, but what happens when the artist is neither new to us? What happens when the artist in question isn’t even in new to you? I am [...]

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