As some bands age, they get more radio-friendly and less daring. Their one-time attempt to re-invent their genre is replaced with the need to conform to the masses. Not the Mars Volta. As they get older they actually get weirder and more chaotic. It's like they're a marathon runner who veers off the smooth path to the finish line in order to take a rocky unmarked path to the middle of
Thursday, 29 March 2012
The 11 Best Songs By The Mars Volta
Posted on 21:05 by Unknown
As some bands age, they get more radio-friendly and less daring. Their one-time attempt to re-invent their genre is replaced with the need to conform to the masses. Not the Mars Volta. As they get older they actually get weirder and more chaotic. It's like they're a marathon runner who veers off the smooth path to the finish line in order to take a rocky unmarked path to the middle of
Monday, 26 March 2012
The 11 Best Songs By Paul Van Dyk
Posted on 21:58 by Unknown
The Final Four is set. And though the tournament was ripe with some huge upsets, in the end, it was the traditional powerhouses that made it to the promised land. Even though every other year you have the Butlers and the VCUs sneak in...for the most part there's only a handful of schools that ever do anything. I think this is the difference between being lucky and being good. Those who are
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
The 11 Best Songs By The Shins
Posted on 14:05 by Unknown
Record Store Day is upon...just 30 days away until the greatest music day of the year. For some reason, they're dicking around with the U.S. release list. They've already announced all the releases for the U.K., which you can check out here. I'm not sure what the delay is...basically the releases for the U.K. and the U.S. are practically identical. And they add new titles every couple days
Monday, 19 March 2012
The 11 Best Songs By Martin L. Gore
Posted on 00:42 by Unknown
The first weekend of March Madness is over. For an avid fan like myself, this consumed my week. That would explain the lack of updates because Sunday night is the first moment I have to breathe in the week. There are many things to talk about that happened this week, in all things madness, but the one that still sticks out the most, is the play-in games. There is nothing more completely
Thursday, 8 March 2012
The 11 Best Songs By The White Rabbits
Posted on 22:40 by Unknown
With the White Rabbits being so well known for their energetic live show, it's so surprising how subdued their albums are. It's like their albums are the rough draft and the live show is the final product. It just sucks for all of us who don't get to see them in their live shows and are stuck with their albums...which are still pretty amazing. It is nice to hear that a band today doesn't
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
The Unknown: Bruce Springsteen - Angels + Sky
Posted on 00:35 by Unknown
There are American legends...then there is Bruce Springsteen. He is the rock and roll icon that legends aspire to be. Where most artists speak to the people, Bruce has always spoken for the people. It's like his music and his lyrics are what would would come out of America's mouth if the population stood up and sang out as a whole. Many believe that Bruce has become more political as he's
Monday, 5 March 2012
The 11 Best Songs By Kid CuDi
Posted on 23:48 by Unknown
Kid CuDi is daring to go where no rapper has ever gone before (successfully)...into the world of rock. Many have tried. Most have failed. Ice-T tried to do it with Body Count. If not for the song Cop Killer...they would have been forgotten. Lil Wayne tried it. Rebirth was still born. Everlast came the closest but it's arguable whether he was even a real rapper in the first place. Even
Friday, 2 March 2012
The 11 Best Albums of 2012 So Far
Posted on 23:35 by Unknown
I've never figured out the way critics decide which aging rock stars to skewer and which ones to reward. There were a lot of big releases last year from bands making comebacks. There were many of them I was very impressed with...only to read the reviews later and find out I must be sorely mistaken. I thought the new album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers was their best since Blood Sugar Sex
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Thursday, 1 March 2012
The 11 Best Song By School of Seven Bells
Posted on 23:41 by Unknown
Today a friend told me about her good friend's brother who died of a heart attack. He was only 43. I could tell by the timber in her voice that she was broken up. She had grown up with the family and this hit her personally. A few minutes later, a friend emails me about Andrew Breitbart who had died. Turns out...it was the same person. There's no question that Andrew was a polarizing
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