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In an interview from years ago, the comedian and occasional music journalist Stewart Lee bemoaned, or perhaps merely pointed out, a cultural phenomenon. He noted the glut of Scottish power-pop bands like Teenage Fanclub who perhaps wouldn’t have come into existence had a sudden influx of Big Star LPs not appeared in their local record shops during the late 1980s. Speaking to a distancing from the local, Lee claims that the current age of immediate information exchange causes the same thing to...

Beach Death In 2019, SLC band Beach Death was putting on a holiday show aptly called Beachmas—which obviously couldnt happen for Christmas 2020, though theyd intended to start an annual tradition. Instead, they, like every other band, had a quiet year, but one which still culminated with the Christmas release of their self-titled debut album that was two years in the making. One of their 2020 singles, "We Can Swim," previewed a fiery verve in the vein of Modest Mouses wilier stuff, but with a...

Come Submerge   Re-Release Date: 12/11/1992 (5 out of 5 stars) "The band that Hole strives for. Thalia Zedeks dark vocals never strain for effect but echo the desperation of the lyrics perfectly. Chris Brokaws guitar playing is perfect - the way it just falls out from the wall of sound in "Sad Eyes" is stunning. And the Johnston/OBrien rhythm section nails the stop/start time of the songs to bracing effect" Best Record of the 1990s 12/20/1999 (5 out of 5 stars) "I believe this was the be...

Bands by Jude alphabet book created by two young San Diego minds It started as an idea from a toddler and became a published book. and last updated 2021-01-24 12:49:13-05 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) - At just three years old, Jude Evans had already discovered his love for music, when he wondered if there were any kids books about famous bands. “When I was about three years old, my dad was reading to me and I asked if there were any books about my favorite bands,” he said. When he realize...

Various Artists 764-Hero "Now Youre Swimming" Modest Mouse "A Life of Arctic Sounds" The Scenic Vermont "Elementary" Pennsys Electric Workhorses Songs "Cycle Suitor" Pedro the Lion "June 18, 1976" The Black Heart Procession "After the Ladder" Aspera "Birds Fly" The Black Keys "Yearnin (live)" Iron and Wine / Six Parts Seven "Sleeping Diagonally" The Melvins "With Teeth (live)" Les Savy Fav "Well Make a Lover of You" Hint Hint "Natural Collegiate" The Unicorns "2014"   Minus the Bear "The Game ...

I met John Roderick exactly once. Almost a decade ago, we were in a photo shoot together because our bands were playing the same local festival and we both wound up on the cover of a now-defunct…

Sam Jayne and the Plight of Indie Musicians Amid the Pandemic Following the death of the Lync and Love as Laughter musician, it’s time to rethink how we treat our musical heroes Patrick King | January 6, 2021 - 12:00 pm Share this article: CREDIT: Brianna Digioia Artists often go unnoticed until they inspire you. Until they lead you by the hand into a brand new understanding of the world, they could just be the loud...

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course, but like Johnny Marr, I’m from Manchester. It’s a fact that doesn’t crop up in our conversation until after we’ve spent the best part of forty-five minutes running through the questions I’d prepared; he isn’t obliged to still be on the line, at this point, but my accent had obviously piqued his interest. The ensuing discussion of music and the north sees him send me off with a pretty hefty reading list, too. In truth, consciou...

Modest Mouse 3rd Planet Perfect Disguise A Different City Paper Thin Walls Lives What People Are Made Of With their interstellar (really!) lyrics and angular song structures, Modest Mouse tend to defy their self-deprecating band name. In truth, the trios got some lofty ambitions, and The Moon and Antarctica indulges their gr...   more &raquoand dreams with pristine production and a vivid sonic backdrop. It also dives deeply into their geographical obsessions--always with the same subjective t...

Sam Jayne, the musician who was the frontman for the Brooklyn band Love as Laughter, has died.  Jayne, 46, had gone missing on Dec. 6 and friends started a social media campaign over the week to locate the singer.   Jayne was found in his car and a preliminary investigation showed no "signs of criminality," according to Pitchfork. Zeke Howard, Jayne’s Love and Laughter bandmate, confirmed the news on Instagram, "Our dear Sam is no longer with us but his memory and impact will endure....