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The Spill Canvas – Gestalt: Album Review
Independent and driven by the help of their fans, The Spill Canvas use their newfound freedom to explore their sound. Gestalt is a seamless record that hasn’t left a musical stone unturned.
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Independent and driven by the help of their fans, The Spill Canvas use their newfound freedom to explore their sound. Gestalt is a seamless record that hasn’t left a musical stone unturned.
Neon Trees’ sophomore album Picture Show serves up a slice of the ’80s with smooth synth-pop sound accenting its foundation of rock’n’roll.
Jason Mraz’s latest effort is another wonderful addition to his discography, perfect for those cloudless summer days when nothing can go wrong.
Part 1 of my in-studio interview with Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy, The Damned Things, and With Knives. He talks about what happened towards the end of FOB, the transition to a harder rock based band such as Damned Things, and the freedom he has with writing and singing in With Knives. Trohman emphasized throughout the interview that fans can download With Knives’ new record for free on BandCamp – check it out here. Listen to part of the interview two here. Trohman discussed his new project, With Knives; “Josh [Newton] had been working on what we was… Read more »
Part 2 of my in-studio interview with Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy, The Damned Things, With Knives. Listen to part one here. Trohman discussed his new project, With Knives; “Josh [Newton] had been working on what we was actually calling With Knives for a while – and he was just recording these really cool instrumental tracks, really cool 90’s noise rock type stuff. And I loved it. I told him, “That stuff is awesome, what’re you going to do with it?” A couple days after I told him that, he said “…do you wanna do the band with me?”… Read more »
Dick Clark, the legendary TV producer and host, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He had suffered a stroke in 2004 and had struggled with the effects ever since.
Celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year, Gainesville, Florida-based fathers of ska Less Than Jake have done it again. Over the past two decades, Less Than Jake have stood above the rest with unique vocals, instrumentations, and the ability to make a crowd dance, and they show no signs of slowing down with their latest EP, Seasons Greetings From Less Than Jake.
New Cassettes’ latest effort Winterhead blends British post-punk sound with mainstream accessibility in an ear-pleasing collection for fans of many genres.
Local bands, it’s that time of year again! The Vans Warped Tour Battle Of The Bands Voting started today. Bands have been emailing and messaging me about my take on entering the contest, *GASP* if I could vote for their band to play Date X on the tour, and if it’s “worth it”.
Patrick Stump has posted a blog entitled “We Liked You Better Fat: Confessions of a Pariah” reflecting on the challenges of moving forward post-Fall Out Boy.
