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Album Review: Skrillex ‘Bangarang’
April 15, 2012
Skrillex has developed a reputation, albeit somewhat in jest, for sounding a bit like a dialup modem or a dying hard drive, though his sounds are not particularly different from what is very typical of electronic music and dubstep right now. They are definitely not bad sounds, and it’s likely that this is just the
Concert Review: Pulp at Coachella Music Festival
April 14, 2012
So Coachella is officially in full swing this weekend and next. While we don’t have the pleasure of sweating it out in the toasty California sun and getting beer spilled on us, we can experience the next best thing – streaming of select shows in HD from the comfort of your computer. This is a
Album Review: Snow Patrol ‘Fallen Empires’
April 14, 2012
Fallen Empires is an album of subtle movements. Even if you are not consciously aware of the direction of travel, you are most certainly being taken somewhere. The question is how far Snow Patrol is willing to go. The opener, ‘I’ll Never Let Go’, builds suspense and introduces the band’s desire to include some new
Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Alabama Headline Boots and Hearts Festival
April 11, 2012
Organizers announced recently that Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood and Alabama will headline the new Boots and Hearts Music Festival near Toronto later this year. The event is being billed as the “largest international country music festival ever hosted on Canadian soil,” and will feature more than 20 international and Canadian artists on two stages throughout
Daddy Issues Perhaps? Lana Del Rey Rumored Dating Axl Rose
April 10, 2012
Let the “Sweet Child o’ Mine” jokes begin: the latest rumor in the mill is that Lana Del Rey has started dating Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose. TMZ reported over the weekend that Del Rey was spotted getting into an SUV with Rose after the two left the Chateau Marmont together. At 50, Rose
Album Review: The Mars Volta ‘Noctourniquet’
April 8, 2012
It quickly becomes clear that Noctourniquet is a different album for The Mars Volta, but it’s not immediately obvious what has changed or in which direction they are heading. The band would probably be quite happy to hear that, as these guys like very much to test their listeners. That said, played alongside their past
Album Review: Madonna ‘MDNA’
April 7, 2012
On Hard Candy Madonna catered a bit too much to the dance scene, and as a result it didn’t have the emotional impact many had hoped for and expected. After all, at that point Madonna could seem little more than a brand name for a compilation of music by different producers. While almost every one
Album Review: The Shins ‘Port of Morrow’
April 1, 2012
The Shins were never really the most interesting indie band, but they’ve always been a very good one. Their indie cred lies somewhere between Modest Mouse and Maroon 5, while frontman James Mercer is often regarded as a musical genius. Their existence in a space somewhere on the periphery of the mainstream has seen them
Album Review: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds ‘Self-Titled’
March 31, 2012
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Gallagher recently spoke–in his typical unfiltered manner–on the subject of bands putting out new material past what some would consider to be their prime years. “No one gives a shit about your new record. Play the fucking old ones,” he said. It shouldn’t be a surprise then that Noel
Album Review: Bassnectar ‘Vava Voom’
March 29, 2012
Bassnectar has been around for a while, and in the decade-plus that Lorin Ashton has been producing music he has been able to thoroughly explore many different schools and styles of not only EDM, but popular music in general. Vava Voom is mostly a dubstep album, but there are clear influences from other genres in
