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In the wake of the dissolution of indie rock heroes Camper Van Beethoven — their underground hit “Take the Skinheads Bowling” is one of our favorite songs of all time — singer-guitarist David Lowery teamed up with childhood fri...
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The Polyphonic Spree releases Psychphonic, a remix LP, on August 12. It takes songs from the band’s most recent album, Yes, It’s True, and reimagines them. We talked to frontman Tim DeLaughter, who called from his Austin home a...
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Singer-songwriter David Gray had a big breakthrough in 1999 when White Ladder was a hit. His newest album, Mutineers, has more of an edge to it as Gray inflects the music with electronic beats and more intense vocals. He recent...
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After taking a break from touring and recording, the hardcore punk band 7 Seconds went back to the studio. Earlier this year, the guys released Leave a Light On, their first studio effort in years. The albumwas produced, engine...
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Singer-songwriter Tori Amos admits she doesn’t really have a home. “I just bop around,” she says via phone from New York, where she was “I do have a place in Cornwall, which is where the studio is. It’s not my home. I’m a gues...
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Propelled by a catchy, Coldplay-like title track, The Fray’s 2005 debut became a double-platinum hit. While the guys haven’t experienced the same level of success since they’ve kept at it and their new album Helios is their mos...
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Formed in Phoenix in the late ‘60s, the Alice Cooper Group was one of rock’s most influential acts; it essentially introduced the term shock rock into the modern lexicon. Lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist Michael Bru...
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On Long in the Tooth, his first studio album in six years, Billy Joe Shaver sounds as feisty as ever. Set for an August 5 release, the album features some of his most memorable tunes. A Corsicana, Texas native, Shaver, who turn...
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The Nightmares on Wax story is one that spans decades and genres. For 25 years now, George Evelyn, a former B-boy turned DJ and producer, has toured and recorded under the moniker Nightmares on Wax. The guy was producing trip-h...
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Formed in 2010, Kitten self-released its first EP Sunday School that same year. A second and third EP followed. This month, the band issued its full-length debut. The self-titled album draws from British New Wave and punk rock ...