As we approached the mid-point of 2010, we paused to reflect back on the great records we’ve heard. Too often, we hear people complain that there aren’t any great new records coming out. Our complaint, is that there are so many great records that people aren’t paying attention to. For all the hype behind...
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The first and only time I saw Grandaddy was as the opening band on the first U.S. Coldplay tour. While Coldplay were great (this was before Chris Martin made a career of writing on his hands), the real treat was Grandaddy. Music that was beautiful, filled with soul and passion that mesmerized the audience....
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Brian from TDOA faves, The Arctic Flow has offered their new single for this weeks’ free download. Imperial School is a cover of the great song by Horse Shoes. Download. Listen. Enjoy. The Arctic Flow- Imperial School (right click and save) For more information about The Arctic Flow and to pick up some of...
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Here’s the thing about the shoegaze movement. A wall of sound, filled with distortion at loud volumes will do nothing to engage us without a brilliant melody buried somewhere in there. Hailing from northern California, Whirl provide us with everything: vocal melodies that make you tear with joy, while the guitars puncture your eardrums...
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Las Robertas aim to break every stereotype you can imagine. In a music industry, which (confoundingly) is still dominated by men, this all-female group dominates their XY counterparts in so many ways. Hailing from Costa Rica, they succeed without the backing of the U.S. or British music machine. Lastly, they ignore critics who say...
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Can we officially say that there’s a new wave of great bands coming from New York City? Since The Strokes and Interpol entered the stratosphere eons ago, we’ve felt as if there was a gap waiting to be filled. Enter Shark? with their gritty, grimy, lo-fi melodies. While some have compared them to Pavement,...
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Explain it to me. They seamlessly blend Velvet Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain and that 60′s girl group sound together, yet make it sound fresh and exciting. They’ve got a great name (referencing the great film, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane) which they incorporate into their brilliant cover art. They’ve got style: miles and...
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Our love of Heat-Ray is well documented. Their first album, Love All Over blew us away with its’ mix of noise and brilliant melodies, earning the number 3 spot on our Top 20 Albums of 2009. With the release of their latest single, Never Forever, they give music lovers another opportunity to get a...
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Listening to good music is one of life’s great pleasures. We are fortunate to be able to immerse ourselves in the world of music on a daily basis. The downside is that you can become numb to the music. The bands begin to blend together and at times, you struggle to get excited about...
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Born in Bilbao (Spain) in 1976, Ainara LeGardon was vocalist and guitarist of the Spanish rock band Onion from 1994 till 2003. Ainara LeGardon’s solo debut “In The Mirror”, was considered one of 2003’s best albums in Spain by the media. In other words, here’s yet another great band from Spain that has flown...
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TDOA faves Red Drapes have given us the opportunity to provide our readers with an exclusive free download of their new single, Reflection. To download it, click here.
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photo by Gem Bowles In the nineties there were few bands that dominated the British charts more than The Charlatans. With a string of hits that included The Only One I Know, Then and a slew of songs that defined the baggy 90′s. It was a true honor to get an opportunity to speak...
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