Band Name: Full Surrender Album Name: The Distance Between EP Best element: Unique and beautiful use of acoustic guitar Genre: Emo/Hardcore Website: http://www.fullsurrender.com Label name: Jerk Records (http://www.jerkrecords.com) Band e-mail: fullsurrender@comcast.net Within Full Surrender’s The Distance Between are five tracks which demonstrate musicians who have great potential. There are some things that they do...
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Band Name: El Minotaur Album Name: The Vernal Sequined Ox Best element: Not selling out Genre: Metal Website: http://www.morawk.com/em/em.htm Label name: Generic Equivalent Records (http://www.boatsandstars.com/geneq) Band e-mail: ElMinotaur@hotmail.com El Minotaur means the absolute best. They are being themselves throughout this entire CD, sticking to their guns and not selling themselves out to become trendy...
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Band Name: Cex Album Name: Starship Galactica Best element: Strange, sometimes comedic moments Genre: Experimental/Techno Website: http://www.rjyan.com Label name: Temporary Residence (http://www.temporaryresidence.com) Band e-mail: rjyan@rjyan.com With a style reminiscent of an instrumental The Postal Service, Cex’s re-released album Starship Galactica is a very fun listen. It starts off with a comedic intro: a computerized...
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Band Name: Derby Lane Album Name: The Vs. Narrative EP Best element: “Bridgeport in Summer” Genre: Pop/rock/pop-punk Website: www.derbylaneonline.com Label name: N/a Band e-mail: booking@derbylaneonline.com Some people genuinely like the taste of Vanilla. Some people like to paint their walls industrial beige. Some people like to drive black Honda Civics. Some people even like...
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How Video Games Make You Smarter (Music-wise) So I’m almost always six months behind the trends or six months ahead of the trends. This month I’m talking about the fact that I’m six months (or more) behind. I’ve been playing SSX 3 on the PS2 lately (no, that’s NOT the reason this edition is...
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