Archive for May, 2006

Mon Frere-Blood, Sweat, and Swords

May 1, 2006
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Band Name: Mon Frere Album Name: Blood, Sweat, and Swords Best Element: Hooky danceability Genre: Dance-rock Website: www.monfrere.net Label Name: Cake Records www.cakerecords.com Band E-mail: dave@cakerecords.com Mon Frere is good. Just how good? Let’s take a look at standout track “You Don’t Mind” and see. The track starts off with a cascading, intertwined guitar...
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Paul Kerschen-The Pacific Theater

May 1, 2006
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Paul Kerschen-The Pacific Theater

Band Name: Paul Kerschen Album Name: The Pacific Theater Best Element: Well-crafted songwriting Genre: Pop Website: www.paulkerschen.com Label Name: Byzantine Records Band E-mail: k@metameat.net Home-recorded releases usually work really well with acoustic-based pop. The relative quiet of the acoustic guitar as opposed to the electric guitar makes it a perfect fit for smaller recording...
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Press Kit-a-holics Anonymous

May 1, 2006
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Press Kit-a-holics Anonymous I’m a minimalist- I don’t need a lot of stuff to get by. In fact, I’d go so far as to day that less stuff is in preference to more stuff. This approach to life has also led me into a very orderly existence- in order to get rid of piles,...
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Private Eleanor-No Straight Lines

May 1, 2006
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Private Eleanor-No Straight Lines

Band Name: Private Eleanor Album Name: No Straight Lines Best Element: Very strong musicianship throughout Genre: Indie Rock Website: www.privateeleanor.com Label Name: The Beechfields http://www.thebeechfields.com/ Band E-mail: pe@privateeleanor.com Private Eleanor strives for individuality in a market flooded by indie-folk-rock artists, and in their struggle, they have succeeded. No Straight Lines is an infectious, engaging...
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RIFU-Dead End Street

May 1, 2006
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RIFU-Dead End Street

Band Name: RIFU Album Name: Dead End Street Best Element: Great blend between punk and hardcore Genre: punk/hardcore Website: rifu.net Label Name: Go-Kart Records Europe Band E-mail: rifu@lycos.com It’s not very often that I get an album that embraces the original punk and hardcore scene as much as Dead End Street[u/”> does. This Norwegian...
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Small Arms Dealer-A Single Unifying Theory

May 1, 2006
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Band Name: Small Arms Dealer Album Name: A Single Unifying Theory Best Element: The drummer keeps a steady beat? Genre: Pop-Rock Website: www.smallarmsdealer.net Label Name: Deep Elm Records Band E-mail: info@smallamrsdealler.com So if you have ever wondered what Fall Out Boy would sound like if they were overweight middle-aged men who liked to say...
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From the Vinyl Stack:

May 1, 2006
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From the Vinyl Stack: The MC5 Almost any ’70s music fan knows the origins of punk rock: it all starts out with the three driving forces of the Ramones, the Clash, and the Sex Pistols. However, these bands obviously needed their own inspiration. Enter pre-punk inspiration. Of course, there were bands like the Velvet...
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Top Five of May

May 1, 2006
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Top Five of May Welcome back for month two of my top 5 of the month. This month has been full of travel and hours of studying, so I have had a lot of time to listen to a lot of music- but of course I fell into a pattern of listening to just...
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Vindaloo-Diary of a Traveling Salesman

May 1, 2006
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Vindaloo-Diary of a Traveling Salesman

Band Name: Vindaloo Album Name: Diary of a Traveling Salesman Best Element: Crunchy guitars, rocking leads, toe-tapping beats Genre: Modern Rock/Grunge Website: www.sonicbids.com/Vindaloo Label Name: n/a Band E-mail: www.myspace.com/vindaloorawks Vindaloo is, by definition, “super hot” and ready to rock your face off. Even so, this album is no messiah to the world of rock....
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