“Major Lodge Victory” by THE GIN BLOSSOMS
If you liked their classic hits, the old Gins are back at it with their patented blend of jangly pop goodness.
Exactly 14 summers ago Arizona’s Gin Blossoms released New Miserable Experience, eventually going multiplatinum on the strength of timeless powerpop anthems “Hey Jealousy” and “Found Out About You.” A […]
Posted on September 5th, 2010 by admin
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“Reaching for a Gun” by RICK HENRICKSON
Slightly retro without that burnout of trying to be too cool. “Reacing For a Gun” is extremely hum-able with a very high replay factor.
Rick Henrickson is unapologetic about the influences that pervade his work. Frank Black, Jason Falkner, the Beatles: you can hear ghosts of their classics all over […]
Posted on September 4th, 2010 by admin
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“Challengers” by THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
This indie supergroup puts together another collection of awesome tracks that’ll get a lot of play in your earbuds. “Mutiny, I Promise You” is just plain awesome.
Meet the new New Pornographers, same as the old New Pornographers. When Pete Townshend turned that phrase about bosses back in the Nixon era, […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2010 by admin
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“Transatlantic Ping Pong” by GLENN TILBROOK
A touch of the old Squeeze magic graces this album as Tilbrook takes a solo turn with “Transatlantic Ping Pong”.
As the frontman and half of Squeeze, Tilbrook is a master craftsman of the British pop/rock song. His melodies on this recent solo album are as strong as Squeeze’s quintessential 1980 […]
Posted on September 1st, 2010 by admin
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Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin
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“Come Dancing with The Kinks” by THE KINKS
A great package containing all the essential hits by The Kinks. If you don’t already have an album by the brothers Davies, then start with this one.
A Kinks-sized collection of Carter-era essentials from this truly classic rock band.
When the Kinks signed with Arista Records in 1976, Ray Davies […]
Posted on August 29th, 2010 by admin
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“Karmacode” by LACUNA COIL
Lacuna Coil was Evanesense before Evanesence. Their exotic melodies and driving hard rock rhythms are truly hypnotic.
Many fans of prog metal would like to believe that once upon a time, the dramatic mood and operatic self-importance that define the genre came as a natural result of the music’s compositional influences, and only […]
Posted on August 28th, 2010 by admin
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“X Tracks: Best of Andy Summers” by ANDY SUMMERS
Police guitarist extrordinaire, Andy Summers shows off his jazz leanings. Though I’m generally not a fan of “best of” collections, this album has a nice continuity to it and shows off a lot of serious chops.
X Tracks: Best of Andy Summers covers the years 1997-2002, essentially his […]
Posted on August 27th, 2010 by admin
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“Memory Almost Full” by PAUL MCCARTNEY
Possibly the best McCartney solo album in a long while, “Memory Almost Full” harkens back to a younger, more melodic (some would say slightly Beatle-esque) sound.
Thanks to a song he wrote when he was in his twenties, there must have been no human being in history as self-conscious about […]
Posted on August 26th, 2010 by admin
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“Code Fun” by BLACK TIE REVIEW
No shirt or shoes required. Imagine the Ramones meets the Cars and you have Black Tie Review
Formed in 2003 by Pittsburgh natives and friends Anthony Badamo and Ian Glinka, Black Tie Revue had a variety of lineup changes (especially in the drumming department, where they saw no less than […]
Posted on August 25th, 2010 by admin
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