Band Name: Mon Frere Album Name: Real Vampires EP Best Element: Ridiculously inventive songwriting Genre: Dirty, jazzy, heavy indie-rock. Website: www.monfrere.net Label Name: Cake Records (www.cakerecords.com) Band E-mail: monfreremusic@yahoo.com Mon Frere hits you in the face. You lose one man. You get to start over at the beginning of the level, and fight off...
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How Do You Escape Musical Apathy? Sometimes you just need new music. That’s how I’ve been over the last few months (partially explaining my lack of columns). There has not been anything that has turned me on. Hardcore bands seem to be a dime a dozen and post-hardcore/ emo bands are being spawned faster...
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Band Name: Page France Album Name: Hello, Dear Wind Best Element: Charming, endearing songwriting Genre: Indie-pop Website: www.pagefrance.net Label Name: Fall Records (www.fallrecords.com) Band E-mail: contact@pagefrance.net It’s not very often that a sophomore release is more quirky than its predecessor. But if anyone was to make their second CD more endearing than the first...
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Band Name: Paradigm Album Name: Mainstream Epidemic Best Element: Unique mix of alternative rock and old school punk Genre: Rock Website: www.paradigmrock.net Label Name: Self-released Band E-mail: paradigmupdates@yahoo.com Paradigm is definitely not your average alternative rock band. In the bio on their website, Paradigm describe themselves as “an intense, avant-garde modern rock band full...
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Band Name: Pontiak Album Name: The White Buffalo EP Best Element: Unique rootsy mood. Genre: Melancholy Indie-rock Website: http://www.organgrinderrecords.com/bands.cfm/bandID/3/band/Pontiak Label Name: Organ Grinder Records (www.organgrinderrecords.com) Band E-mail: jennings.carney@gmail.com Hand-numbered releases reveal a lot about a band’s character. If a band is daring enough to release one, it’s proof that they believe in the desirability...
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Band Name: Range Defective Album Name: For the Cost of the Shirt Off Your Back EP Best Element: Great, cohesive rock songwriting Genre: Rock Website: www.rangedefective.tk Label Name: Self-released Band E-mail: N/A Range Defective plays rock. They make no nonsense about it either- they fall somewhere between the Doors, the Strokes, and the Ramones....
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Band- Stone Face Norman Album- Please Pirate Me Best Element- Diversity and still quality Genre- Wide range of Rock Label- N/a Website- www.stonefacenorman.com Band E-mail: n/a It’s noticeable throughout this CD that Stone Face Norman (SFN) is clearly making quality music not only that they will enjoy, but everyone else too. There is a...
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The Pure Joy of Rock Music This column is a little bit more personal than usual. Sometimes I’m a little bit emotional in my editorial rantings, but this one may get just a little bit weepy. It’s about, of course, my favorite independent band. My favorite independent band is broken up, and they have...
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Alphabeat – Alphabeat Copenhagen Records Alphabeat does not create the slick, urban dance routine music that has become synonymous with “pop music.” Instead, they sound like a bunch of giddy friends that got together and started to throw down sugary hooks in a basement somewhere. Alphabeat’s debut is chock full of the kind of...
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April Singles to Check Out The Vincent Black Shadow – “Metro” Let’s get it out of the way first: I hate this band’s name. It has something to do with a motorcycle, I’m told. Whatever. What’s important is that this Canadian band has produced a song that is the missing link between No Doubt’s...
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