Sunday, January 1, 2006 Van Damage / Down to Nothing / The Geeks The Championship, Lemoyne, PA On New Year’s Eve I had to work open to close at my job at Pacsun with just one of my managers, which put me in a relatively poor mood. However, when I found out that there...
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Archive for January, 2006
Old School Hardcore: It Does a Body Good
Bricks for Shoulders interview…
…And That’s When the Bricks Roll In Bricks for Shoulders interview Bricks for Shoulders is an aggressive hardcore band from NYC that just keeps getting better and better. Their brand new release You Are, Therefore I Am… shows great improvements to their stripped-down hardcore sound and leaves listeners anxious for more. I got the...
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Allison’s Top Ten Records of 2005!
Allison’s Top Ten Records of 2005! 1. Thrice – Vheissu This record is phenomenal from start to finish; there isn’t a song that I don’t like. It has an epic feel that was missing on Artist in the Ambublance, but isn’t quite as edgy and fresh as my favorite Thrice release, The Illusion of...
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Vic’s Top 10 CDs of 2005
Vic’s Top 10 CDs of 2005 1. Death Cab for Cutie-Plans 2. Latterman-No Matter Where We Go… 3. Marathon-S/T 4. Rise and Shine-Anthems of Summer 5. The Gunshy-Souls 6. Jimmy Eat World-Stay On My Side Tonight 7. The Loved Ones-EP 8. Motion City Soundtrack-Commit This To Memory 9. Ryan Adams and the Cardinals-Cold Roses...
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Top 5 Albums of 2005 – Zac
Top 5 Albums of 2005 – Zac 1. Coheed & Cambria- Good Apollo I’m Burning Star IV 2. Manntis- Sleep In Your Grave 3. Bloc Party- Silent Alarm 4. Bob Dylan- No Direction Home: The Soundtrack (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7) 5. Beck- Guero
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How to Say Goodbye: Bear vs. Shark (2001-2005)
How to Say Goodbye: Bear vs. Shark (2001-2005) I usually don’t do this for bands- in fact, this is the first band I have written a eulogy for while working for Independent Clauses. But Bear Vs. Shark is a band that truly deserves to receive a final salute. Bear Vs. Shark was spawned in...
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Boss Tweeter-I Was the Motive EP
Band Name: Boss Tweeter Album Name: I Was the MotiveEP Best Element: Finally discovering their sound. Genre: Fractured Indie-rock/Surf-punk Website: www.bosstweeter.com Label Name: n/a Band E-mail: bosstweeter@hotmail.com Every time I review Boss Tweeter, they have a new member. I reviewed a set of their first demos two or three years ago when they were...
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Charts of ’05
Charts of ’05. You may not know it, but a vibrant community is starting to grow in the General Promotions forum of Purevolume.com. Spearheaded by musicians who want to make friends rather than a buck, the forum has been growing immensely and continues to grow. Three posters have taken to making charts of their...
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Coinslot-Smile, Music Is Dead EP
Band Name: Coinslot Album Name: Smile, Music Is DeadEP Best Element: Extremely well-honed sound. Genre: Ska-loving Alt-rock Website: www.coinslotband.com Label Name: Silex Entertainment (www.silexent.com) Band E-mail: coinslotband@yahoo.com I have to hand it to Coinslot- they have an extremely unique sound. They have effectively fused together ska guitars, funk/ska basslines, punk drumming, and an attitude-filled...
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Felix Culpa-Thought Control EP
Band Name: Felix Culpa Album Name: Thought Control EP/DVD Best Element: Brilliant songwriting and exhaustive DVD. Genre: Dark, emotive indie-rock. Website: www.thefelixculpa.com Label Name: Common Cloud Records (www.commoncloud.com) Band E-mail: band@thefelixculpa.com I recently heard that The Felix Culpa won the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands. I wasn’t aware that you could actually win...
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