Category: Rock

  • Texas has always had a knack for concocting songs with killer hooks and razor sharp lyrics and they continue to excel in both departments on their new single, “Start A Family.” “No one knows you better than me,” sings Sharleen Spiteri, almost like she’s making a threat, her voice soulful and arresting.

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  • Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive metal/rock band created by frontman, songwriter and guitarist Daniel Gildenlöw, who also plays lute, bass, keyboards and mandolin. Some fans would tell you that the band was born when Gildenlöw started his first band in 1984, but the band was called Reality at the time and Gildenlöw was…

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  • Kaipa, a Swedish prog/folk/rock group, was originally called Ura Kaipa way back in 1973, but Wiki gives one the impression that they broke up circa 1982 and only reunited in 2000.  Sattyg is their thirteenth studio album, the name being Swedish for diablerie, which Google gives two definitions for.  One is “reckless mischief; charismatic wildness” and the…

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  • We really don’t know what to make of this… Has he been hanging out with Blake Shelton?

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  • Like “Bed On Fire” and “21+,” two of the previous cuts to be unleashed from Butch Walker’s upcoming album Afraid of Ghosts, “Father’s Day” starts off nice and mellow and gradually builds. It’s almost like having a conversation with someone that starts off as casual chit chat but then there’s that spark, that chemistry that…

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  • First of all, you have to check out the video above. It was directed by Syndrome and it’s quite fascinating and creepy; we won’t try to describe it because you should just watch it and see for yourself. In any case, “American Beauty/American Psycho” is one hell of a tune.

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  • Butch Walker is one of today’s most incredible singer/songwriters and producers. But Ryan Adams produced this track, as well as the rest of Butch’s upcoming album Afraid of Ghosts, giving it a haunting hue through which Butch conveys a whole lotta emotion. This mesmerizing number is so gorgeous and flawless that we don’t even feel…

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  • “The Dollyrots are a punk rock band but their CDs are very pop.” – from their bio on their Facebook info. And after listening to their new Christmas EP, I’m inclined to agree. The Los Angeles duo’s energy and tempos are very punk rock, but the hooks are so contagious that you could also consider…

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  • A very informative and interesting video wherein Robbie chats about each of the 14 tracks on Under The Radar Vol. 1.

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  • Just over a week ago, Robbie Williams announced that he’d be releasing an album of rare and previously unreleased tracks called Under The Radar Volume 1. This immediately excited me because I’ve always loved and collected Robbie’s B-sides and have often felt that many of them were stronger than some of the material on his…

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  • Another fine Christmas original by The Killers… As a longtime fan of the band, every winter I look forward to their new Christmas single and this is the 9th consecutive year that they’ve delivered one so bravo to them… “Joel The Lump of Coal” is silly, fun and perfect for your Christmas day playlist…

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  • review and all photographs by Joshua Bernard The last time Death from Above 1979 played Boston, it was 2005 and they opened for Nine Inch Nails at the Fleet Center (Formerly the Boston Garden). There’s a big difference between the 17k seat Boston Garden vs the 2500 seat House of Blues, but that didn’t seem…

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  • We’re going to tell you a secret: we love classic rock. Not just legends like The Doors and Led Zeppelin — we’re talking about bands like REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, 38 Special and so forth. Sometimes one just wants to chill with some mellow music and, obviously, the three bands we’ve just named definitely fall under…

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  • If you miss the days of pretty hair band ballads, you should appreciate We The Kings’ ambitious new single, “Stone Walls,” which starts off nice and mellow and gradually builds into something potent if not powerful. I’ve always preferred their acoustic tracks and ballads, so this one was right up my alley and is the…

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