REVIEWS: KAY KAY AND HIS WEATHERED UNDERGROUND - [ALBUM]

Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground - [Album] PHOTO
ARTIST: Kay Kay and his Weathered Underground - [Album]
DATE: 07-03-09
REVIEW BY: Blair Waltman
Audio
Before Steven Spielberg’s life became consumed with oversized battle bots and nuking fridges, he was part of a modest little enterprise known as Indiana Jones. There was without fail in every film a shot of a map with a little red line scraping across the surface, showing our hero’s progress across the globe.

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REVIEWS: SONIC YOUTH - [ALBUM]

Sonic Youth - [Album] PHOTO
ARTIST: Sonic Youth - [Album]
DATE: 07-02-09
REVIEW BY: G. Murray Thomas
Audio

I like bands who experiment, expand, who are always trying something new. My favorite artists—David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson, the Beatles, the Who—did this; every album presented [view more]

NEWS: THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION ANNOUCE NEW ALBUM

The Black Heart Procession Annouce New Album PHOTO
ARTIST: The Black Heart Procession Annouce New Album
with free download of 'Rats'
DATE: 07-02-09
WRITER: Press McGee
Audio
San Diego's The Black Heart Procession will be releasing their new album, Six, on Oct. 6th. Their first new work since 2006's The Spell, Six returns to the naming conventions of their first three albums, but is BHP's premier effort on Temporary Residence, LTD.

To stoke the fires of longing the [view more]

REVIEWS: ALEXISONFIRE - [ALBUM]

Alexisonfire - [Album] PHOTO
ARTIST: Alexisonfire - [Album]
With free mp3 download for 'Young Cardinals'
DATE: 07-01-09
REVIEW BY: Bill Adams
Audio
Anyone that has been following Alexisonfire over the last seven years knew it was time for the band to make some changes. The band's self-titled debut and Watch Out! established the band as the kings of Canadian screamo – there's no arguing or debating that fact – and the band both enjoyed and flourished in that [view more]

NEWS: ANDREW BIRD ANNOUNCES 2009 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

Andrew Bird announces 2009 North American Tour Dates PHOTO
ARTIST: Andrew Bird announces 2009 North American Tour Dates
DATE: 07-01-09
WRITER: Press McGee
PHOTO: Cameron Wittig
Audio

Andrew Bird is preparing to hit the road next week, serenading Conan O'Brien and the TV viewing public on July 7th before embarking on a summer tour that will see him supporting the likes of such indie rock stalwarts as Death Cab for Cutie and The Decemberists, as well as headlining stops with Ra Ra Riot and Heartless Bastards rounding out [view more]

NEWS: 2009 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE - JULY 17-19, 2009

2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Schedule - July 17-19, 2009 PHOTO
ARTIST: 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Schedule - July 17-19, 2009
Hurry! Tickets for Sunday Sold Out!
DATE: 07-01-09
WRITER: Press McGee
Audio

It must be Summertime in Chicago. Why? Because there are 97 festivals in every part of town every single weekend. Taste of Randolph, Taste of Chicago, Taste of whatever, something something Block Party… you get the idea. But besides the ToC, the two big boys are Lollapalooza and the Pitchfork Music Festival.

Unlike Lolla, [view more]

NEWS: ALICE IN CHAINS ANNOUNCE NEW RECORD!

Alice In Chains Announce New Record! PHOTO
ARTIST: Alice In Chains Announce New Record!
Band announces first studio release in thirteen years as well as tour dates. With free mp3 download for 'A Looking In View' from the band's forthcoming album, Black Gives Way To Blue.
DATE: 06-30-09
WRITER: Bill Adams
Audio

Even the most die-hard fans thought it was done – game over. On April 20, 2002, Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley's remains were found by his parents and police after an anonymous tip that the singer had been unreachable for an alarmingly long period of time. After his remains were examined, it was concluded that Staley had been [view more]

REVIEWS: CAGE THE ELEPHANT - [ALBUM]

Cage The Elephant - [Album] PHOTO
ARTIST: Cage The Elephant - [Album]
with free download for 'Tiny Little Robots' from Cage The Elephant's self-titled debut.
DATE: 06-30-09
REVIEW BY: Bill Adams
Audio
What opportune timing Cage The Elephant (or rather, their record label) has. After the announcement came down that Jack White would be embarking upon another side project apart from The White Stripes and The Raconteurs (for those that don't know, it's called Dead Weather and also features members of The Kills), Cage The Elephant's [view more]

REVIEWS: STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS - [ALBUM]

Stardeath And White Dwarfs - [Album] PHOTO
ARTIST: Stardeath And White Dwarfs - [Album]
DATE: 06-30-09
REVIEW BY: Bill Adams
Audio

Ever have one of those moments when you thought you heard something but, because the context and surroundings in which you heard it just seemed so far off, your brain recoiled and you disregarded it as being a figment of your imagination? Listening to The Birth is something like that. Walking in, you know that Stardeath And White [view more]

REVIEWS: PJ HARVEY AND JOHN PARISH - [LIVE]

PJ Harvey and John Parish - [Live] PHOTO
ARTIST: PJ Harvey and John Parish - [Live]
show date 06.19.09
VENUE: The Warfield, San Francisco
DATE: 06-29-09
REVIEW BY: Michael Papenburg
PHOTO: Danni Valdez

PJ Harvey and John Parish took the stage in grand style with Harvey appearing barefoot in a flowing black gown and the band wearing dark suits and hats. The stage was set with the drums and keyboards to the right and left respectively leaving a large open area in the center for Harvey to dance around during the performance. This tour is not [view more]

REVIEWS: THE KILLS W/ THE HORRORS, MAGIC WANDS - [LIVE]

The Kills w/ The Horrors, Magic Wands - [Live] PHOTO
ARTIST: The Kills w/ The Horrors, Magic Wands - [Live]
VENUE: The Fillmore, San Francisco
DATE: 06-26-09
REVIEW BY: Raymond Ahner
PHOTO: Raymond Ahner
Minutes after making my way past the hipster kids and pushing my way to the front of the stage, I found myself surprised as the lights dimmed and Dexy and Chris Valentine, who go by the name of Magic Wands, walked out onto the stage. Not only did I not know that they were on the bill, but I knew absolutely nothing about them. But, fortunately it [view more]

REVIEWS: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - [LIVE]

Animal Collective - [Live] PHOTO
ARTIST: Animal Collective - [Live]
show date: 05.15.09
VENUE: The Metropolis, Montreal
DATE: 06-24-09
REVIEW BY: Ollie Mikse
PHOTO: Luba Grigoryeva
Why am I such a late-comer to things? Am I stubborn or just out of it? “It” being the so-called “loop,” of course. How so? Well, I’ll refer to my favorite example, which is that I just now got into Crass, and I’m twenty-seven. Twenty-seven! Adding to this, I first heard Animal Collective last year when I [view more]

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