Indie-folker-foursome from Philly, Hop Along, began as a solo acoustic project known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis when the lead was just a senior in high school. Several new band members and a few identity iterations later, Hop Along began gathering positive buzz on the interwebs, then...
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(NO - not a dude named Al - Bairre) South Africa, for anyone that's been, is known for its exclusive production of Mercedes Benz C Class right-hand drive cars, lion burgers, the filming of District 9, the largest diamond ever - therein stole by the British, the highest...
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Thanksgiving Eve is normally the biggest going out night of the entire year. It's a night to reminisce with your high school pals/friends from home that you never see and finally let loose, make some bad decisions (which usually include too many shots of fireball)...
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Double Dose of Dames: Tuesday Edition, brought to you by dope ladies who sing good songs. Catey Shaw - the bisexual Brooklynite ukulele subway performer - and POLICA - twin city synthpopper named for the Polish word for "work ethic." What do they have in common?...
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There seems to be a fair amount of folk/indie rock with female leads that are making solid solid albums (not surprising Laura Stevenson's previous labelmate was Waxahatchee). The newest to this year's list, Laura Stevenson and her album "Cocksure": a Hudson River Valley-native who's obviously...
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Swede plays in all girl punk band. Feels uninspired. Swede is disillusioned with indie scene in home country. Swede moves to London in search of new beginnings. Finds stability while dream-weaving grunge. Swede-turned-Brit enrolls in sound engineering courses. Records demos on Garageband. Swede receives offers...
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Kurt Thomas Travis (KTT to some - not to be confused with **heartthrob** JTT, who btw, stepped away from the limelight and went back to school! Good for him) is a Sacramento vocalist who has played with a whole slew of bands. After getting kicked...
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So I've been listening to lots of new music this week and truthfully, I'm a bit exhausted. I've been researching my magazines, reading sites, talking to friends (mostly my concert boyfriend - Joe Ciolli). Then I listened to an album that came out last week...
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"To loom or not to loom", that is the question that looms over Looming while in Tulum. Be glad they chose to loom...
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Now that summer's officially over, besides ya'know, the 90+ degree heat, violent panhandlers, and perpetual subway sweat, we can pay homage to all the Shady Girls of Summer. To the gals who insist on only meeting up "out east" - umm, why would I do that?...
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