Tag: 2015
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Another year, another fantastic Record Store Day release by Garbage. This time around it’s “The Chemicals,” which features Brian Aubert of Silversun Pickups. But don’t expect it to sound like Silversun Pickups because it really doesn’t. At all.
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“It’s all good with me if I know it’s all good with you,” sings The Wombats’ frontman Matthew Murphy during “Pink Lemonade,” just one of many fun songs from their infectious new album, Glitterbug. And, guess what, it’s all good to me! It’s hard to believe it’s only the band’s third full-length album, considering their…
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Steve Aoki is known for making EDM that’s so heavy and aggressive that it’s practically metal. So, it should come as no surprise that he’s collaborated with Linkin Park on his latest single
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PRESS RELEASE IN SUPPORT OF ONE BOSTON DAY, BOSTON CALLING WILL DONATE 25% of TICKET SALES ON APRIL 15, 2015 TO FOUR DIFFERENT ONE FUND CHARITIES WHAT: Boston Calling Music Festival is among the many local businesses standing behind One Boston Day, Mayor Walsh’s newly announced, city-wide tradition that honors the resiliency, generosity and strength of the city…
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Róisín Murphy’s delightful “Exploitation” sounds like the sort of song you’d come down to after being out all night partying at Ibiza or some other electronic dance festival. To that end, it is a wonderful come down song. Somewhat hyperactive, but its anxious beats aren’t too punchy, just lively enough to command your attention.
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RECORD STORE DAY IS THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 18! WARNER BROS. RECORDS AND AFFILIATED LABELS ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE VINYL RSD RELEASES EXCLUSIVE VINYL PACKAGES AND T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE FROM TEGAN AND SARA, THE FLAMING LIPS, ROBERT PLANT, MASTODON, BUILT TO SPILL, THE PRODIGY, ECHOSMITH, BEN LEE AND OTHERS BUILT TO SPILL WILL PERFORM FREE LIVE IN-STORE…
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House of Blues, Boston MA April 9 2015 review and photos by Joshua Bernard I had previously seen OK Go for the first time about 6 months earlier at The Paradise, a much smaller venue in Boston. While The Paradise is legendary, it’s much too small to adequately host a band like OK Go. I…
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This one is so good my jaw dropped the first time I listened to it. I’ve now listened to it three times in a row and I’m still in awe of how superb it is. Which shouldn’t surprise me because Todd Terry and Armand Van Helden have been two of my favorite remixers since back…
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Armed with just the guitar and the sound of Chris Chu’s voice, POP ETC deliver an inspired cover of Tom Petty’s classic “I Won’t Back Down.” Their rendition is true to the original but there’s a different vibe about it just the same with Chu delivering more of a pop vocal and singing the chorus…
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If the tremendously talented Banks made grandiose dance pop songs, they would sound an awful lot like the music of Charlotte OC, who has a similar flair for haunting melodies and insightful lyrics. “If my house was burning / Would you run or stay?” she asks during the lead track “If My House Was Burning,”…
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I am very excited to inform you that I will once again be bringing you coverage of the Boston Calling Music Festival, which will take place next month on May 22, 23, and 24. You may recall that I covered their last festival during September of last year. And, let me tell you, it was a blast.…
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Janine and The Mixtape, otherwise known as Janine Foster, started off playing open mic nights in her native Auckland when she was just 14 years old. It wasn’t long before she’d concocted her own unique blend of pop, soul and R&B. She released Dark Mind on her own label, Little Mixtapes Records, back in 2013,…