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Alynda Segarra & The Special Men Issue New Single, "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" (premiere + interview)
King James (Jimmy Horn) taps Hurray for the Riff Raff leader Alynda Segarra for soulful new single "Don't Tell Me That It's Over".
13 Jul 2018
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Jim James' 'Uniform Distortion' Wonders How We Can Keep Making the Same Mistakes Over and Over
Uniform Distortion is a brisk and nearly straightforward rock 'n' roll record that takes inspiration from Jim James finding a 1971 distorted photo of "The Illuminated Man" by Duane Michals.
26 Jun 2018
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Natalie Prass Goes on a Journey to 'The Future and the Past'
Feminist anarchist Emma Goldman reportedly said, "If I can't dance I don't want to be in your revolution." That could serve as the motto for Natalie Prass on her new album.
15 Jun 2018
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Lookin' at the Upside: An Interview with Allen Stone
"I don't look like your typical soul singer, I don't look like Justin Timberlake, I don't wear a suit and tie ... I'm from Packwood, eastern Washington state."
Jasper Bruce
01 Aug 2016
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CMJ 2015 Night 4: ATO Records Showcase w/ Thunderbitch + The Word
On the fourth night of CMJ, I made my way to Knitting Factory to see Thunderbitch as had every other photographer and blogger, then dropped by Webster Hall to hear The Word.
03 Nov 2015
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The Belle Brigade: Just Because
Backboned with lush layers and driven by dreamy rhythms, the brother-sister-led band takes on a slightly darker indie edge.
31 Mar 2014
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Rodrigo Y gabriela and C.U.B.A: Area 52
The preeminent Mexican guitar duo rattles Havana with a Cuban orchestra.
06 Feb 2012
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Learnin' to Ride: An Interview with Caitlin Rose
She's a young country hopeful with an incredible voice and even more incredible songs. Speaking with PopMatters, we discover how some of her new songs were originally written when she was 16, the "anti-folk" influence on her own work, and how she very well could've made it as a stand-up comedian ...
Jeff Strowe
24 Jan 2012
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311: Universal Pulse
Veteran Nebraska rockers 311 put out their shortest, most focused album in years, but do little to please the critics that see them as a derivative, over the hill rap-rock band.
21 Sep 2011
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Drive-By Truckers + The Whigs: 23 July 2009 - The Shoals Theatre, Florence, AL
The Drive-By Truckers play their hometown of Florence, Alabama for the first time in five years.
31 Aug 2009
Music
Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville
Liz Phair's smart, daring, vulnerable, sexy, iconic debut album of DIY indie rock and next-gen feminism, Exile in Guyville, is remastered and appended with a few mediocre bonus tracks and a mixed-bag DVD documentary.
20 Jul 2008
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