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Review: Jim James' 'Regions of Light and Sound of God'
posted: January 15, 2013
In 1964, during a single session in New Jersey, John Coltrane and his quartet recorded the entirety of A Love Supreme. The almost supernatural, single-minded focus required to produce such a complex piece of art…
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Dirty Projectors 'About To Die' EP Review
posted: November 26, 2012
What would prompt Dirty Projectors to push out an additional EP only a few months after the summer release of the band’s latest effort, Swing Lo Magellan? Judging from the songs on About To Die,…
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Forgotten Jimi Hendrix Album To Be Released In 2013
posted: November 21, 2012
Think you’ve heard it all from the world’s most revolutionary axeman? You’re not totally experienced yet. On March 5, a previously-unreleased collection of Jimi Hendrix songs will finally see the light more than 40 years…
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Sufjan Stevens, New Video Includes Christmas, Claymation, Zombies, Bloodshed, And More!
posted: October 24, 2012
Prepare yourselves for the best video of the year. Experimental indie artist Sufjan Stevens has a new video for his song “Mr. Frosty Man” from his upcoming 58-track Silver & Gold Christmas box set. The footage is…
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Exclusive Q and A: Yeasayer Stop And Smell The 'Fragrant World'
posted: August 21, 2012
Indie blogosphere darlings Yeasayer have bucked the boom and bust trend of internet hype once already. Following up their buzzworthy 2007 debut All Hour Cymbals with the grand experimental pop of 2010’s Odd Blood, the Brooklyn-based…
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Flea Of Red Hot Chili Peppers Releases First Solo Album For Charity
posted: July 25, 2012
Michael “Flea” Balzary, the usually/mostly naked, hair-dyed, wildboy bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers, has released his first ever solo album, entitled Helen Burns. However, in contrast with his rambunctious stage presence and famously upbeat alternative funk…
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