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Tuesday, December 8 2009

World Tour/Media Whore(s): The Year in Reunions

While 2009 spawned plenty of rumors that brought the Libertines, the Smiths, and the Stone Roses back together, these were the bands that actually dusted off their guitars and plugged in their amps one more time.


Reviews

Tuesday, September 13 2011

The Hold Steady + The Donkeys: 31 August 2011 - Carrboro, NC

Lead singer Craig Finn dances like a 12-year-old who has forgotten his Ritalin.


Thursday, July 22 2010

Otis Taylor: Clovis People, Vol. 3

Propelled first and foremost by Taylor’s extraordinary vocals, this is a welcome addition to Taylor’s discography, even if it doesn’t wildly diverge from earlier records.


Monday, February 22 2010

Rocky Votolato: True Devotion

True Devotion is adequate, average, ultimately a bit dull, but Votolato’s persona is so fundamentally likeable that True Devotion’s banality is almost comforting.


Monday, January 4 2010

The William Blakes: Wayne Coyne

This Danish quartet still loves the '80s, but its sound ultimately falls flat.


Thursday, December 10 2009

Rihanna: Rated R

At the heart of Rated R lies a common misconception: that slower songs are more emotional and more powerful, that big ballads say more about a singer's soul than, say, an R&B club hit.


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Friday, June 5 2009

Chairlift - "Bruises" (video)


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