Tag: pop rock
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Before The Maine even hit the stage at the House of Blues in Boston on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 the concert was a big success. There were three opening bands, all young and hungry, bursting with kinetic energy, and they each had plenty of fans in the house. The first up was Technicolors. They were…
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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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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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To my ears, R5 are like a cross between The Maine and Hysteria-era Def Leppard. And that’s a good thing. Def Leppard’s blend of pop and rock was the greatest thing since sliced bread at the time and “Let’s Not Be Alone Tonight” calls to mind “Pour Some Sugar On Me” with its danceable drum…
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The Maine are five albums in now and they’re still living up to the title of their first: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop. And while each of their albums has a different vibe, they still sound like The Maine we heard on their debut. How many bands today can you say that about, five albums and…
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Hailing from the UK, Spector delivers a solid as a diamond slice of post new wave rock with “All The Sad Young Men,” which reminds me of listening to bands like Depeche Mode and Roxy Music when I was young and didn’t know better. Relax, I’m kidding. I still like Depeche Mode and Roxy Music.…
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If I had heard Milo Greene’s 2012 debut, which is said to have been folk pop, then I probably wouldn’t like this album. At least that’s the impression I’ve arrived at after reading several reviews. The big complaint comes from people who loved the band’s first album, who are having a fit about Control not…
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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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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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A very informative and interesting video wherein Robbie chats about each of the 14 tracks on Under The Radar Vol. 1.