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The Roots – How I Got Over

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The Roots are one of my favorite groups. They started the “rap band”, which I don’t think I could ever [...]

Wolf Parade – Expo 86

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Wolf Parade draws its success from the minds and words of two highly talented and acclaimed songwriters. What makes Wolf [...]

Bob Dylan – Together Through Life

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If 2006’s Modern Times is a representation of the world Bob Dylan helped create, then Together Through Life is a [...]

Clint Mansell – The Fountain OST

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Darren Aronofsky is an acclaimed film director. His work includes the cult hit Pi, the Academy Award-nominated Requiem for a [...]

Hush Now – Hush Now

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The genre is Shoegaze. As in gazing at your shoes. If you think this genre sounds as uninspiring as the [...]

Eagles of Death Metal – Heart On

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Under the mindset of “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it,” Eagles of Death Metal have continued penning songs that [...]

Crooked I – The Block Obama II

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Last year, Crooked I returned from relative obscurity with a vengeance. On his “Hip Hop Weekly” series, he released a [...]

Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster

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It is no surprise that Lady Gaga is anything but absurdly unique after she sported what resembled the imitation of [...]

The Bravery – Stir The Blood

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After what feels like forever, New York’s The Bravery, has finally released their newest album, Stir the Blood. And it [...]

New Politics – New Politics

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New Politics are quite the band.  Their official motto is “fuck it,” their singer break dances on stage, and they’ve [...]

Kings of Convenience – Declaration of Dependence

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It’s been five years since the Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience have released a new album. Since then, both have [...]

Bowerbirds – Upper Air

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It’s in the cymbals, I said to myself, those strokes of minimalism are what do it; they are what inflict [...]