Some bands toil in obscurity despite years of brilliant work. The fickle nature of labels, media and you prevent these bands from being anything more than being the blip d’jour on Pitchfork’s radar….and then there’s Diehard. This New...
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The next time you want to complain about the incompetence of your favorite baseball teams’ ownership, consider the plight of the average Texas Rangers fan. This is a franchise that has never been in a League...
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The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) were a band that formed in Middleton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist...
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American Idol artists lip-synch?! ah mah gawd. I would have never guessed. New York Times article quotes a guy named Justin (I have no idea who this is and I don’t...
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The great thing about art is that your level of appreciation increases depending on your level of knowledge. The more you know about the history behind an element in a painting, novel, film or piece of music, the...
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True confession: I liked the O.C.. I liked everything about it: the music, the cheesy acting, the cheesy story lines, did I mention the music? The thing is, while there weren’t future Oscar winners in the show, they...
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Tags: Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz, Music, O.C., Rockville, Television, The Duke Spirit, The Kooks, white lies
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Someone call Bobby Jindal. The Louisiana Governor who proclaimed volcano monitoring a “waste of taxpayers money”, might want to speak with Ms. “I can see Russia from my bedroom window” Palin. Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt volcano...
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Venezuelan President Cesar Chavez referred to President Obama as a “poor ignoramus” during a television appearance on Sunday (via Reuters). Chavez didn’t think Bush was very smart either. Matador recording artists, Chavez were a criminally ignored band who released two...
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The deBretts are a highly touted London based band who are currently in the U.S. playing South By Southwest. Their meteoric career has landed them an opening slot with The Noisettes after having played only four shows. Without an...
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Tragically, Kathryn Hess has died due to injuries sustained during a ski accident on Friday. A search of the internet finds one- 100 word article explaining how Ms. Hess was a member of a ski patrol in...
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