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Jon GarrettFeatures MusicJuggernaut Still Rides: Behind the Scenes and Times of Swervedriver[23.May.08] :. Swervedriver have been away for so long that most assumed they were never coming back. Yet here they are, 17 years after their debut, in the midst of a full-scale tour. This is how they lived to tell.  Now Hear This!The Beautiful & Damned [Los Angeles][16.Apr.07] :. Embodying the labyrinthine decay and assured swagger of their Hollywood home, the Beautiful & Damned are fueled by a bit of literary pretension and a drive to expose the grandeur in the intimate and ugly.  Now Hear This!Blacklist [New York][17.Jan.07] :. Born out of twin interests in art and activism, the murky and even problematic practice of either has given way to a band that perches on the ledge between hipster fashion and scene critique. ReviewsFeatured Article MusicThe Brother Kite: Waiting for the Time to be Right[8.Nov.06] :. The Brother Kite released their sophomore album more than a month ago, and while the album is easily one of the best you’ll hear this year, there’s a good chance you haven’t heard of it until now.  MusicThe Kooks: Inside In / Inside Out[25.Jan.06] :. Not ones to be bashful or to hold back, Brighton’s The Kooks open with a whiplash-inducing clutch of certain singles.  MusicThe Departure: Dirty Words[15.Jun.05] :. In an era of bands obsessed with the glassy disembodiment of Joy Division, the Departure are the first band to nail Curtis's alien menace, to wipe away the last identifiable traces of the human artist.  MusicThe Boxer Rebellion: Exits[4.May.05] :. The Boxer Rebellion defies the 'rock 'n' roll paradigm' to great effect on this ambitious, if spotty, debut.  MusicThe Manic Street Preachers: Lifeblood[12.Nov.04] :. While far from a smashing return to form on par with Everything Must Go (their career high-water mark), Lifeblood should reassure the public that the Manics are not yet artistically bankrupt. Music The Afghan Whigs: Black LoveMusic The Wrens: The MeadowlandsMusic Adom: Idiot SavantMusic Toshack Highway vs. Sianspheric: Magnetic Morning/Aspirin AgeMusic The Rain Band: self-titledMusic The Thrills: So Much for the CityMusic Wire: SendMusic Swervedriver: Mezcal HeadMusic Zwan: Mary Star of the SeaMusic Six By Seven: The Way I Feel TodayPopMatters Pick MusicMansun: Six[29.Oct.02] :. This is inspired dementia from start to finish. Some would be tempted to call it a concept album, but, honestly, there's too much going on for there to be a coherent concept. Music Plush: FedMusic The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles the Pink RobotsMusic Thirdimension: Protect Us From What We WantMusic The Mars Volta: TremulantMusic The Vines: Highly EvolvedMusic Doves: The Last BroadcastMusic Life Without Buildings: Any Other CityMusic The Catheters: Static Delusions and Stone-Still DaysMusic . . . And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: Source Tags & CodesMusic The Detachment Kit: They Raging. Quiet ArmyMusic The Walkmen: Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone |
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