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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: The Mekons Rewrite History on 'Ancient & Modern'
posted: August 31, 2011
The Mekons have been around long enough to have a sense of history that matches their perspective as first-generation punks”Jon Langford and Tom Greenhalgh co-founded the band during punk’s 1977 Summer of Hate and are…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Zechs Marquise Carries The Mars Volta Torch
posted: August 24, 2011
It’s hard to believe it all started with a ’90s post-hardcore band. Admittedly, At The Drive-In was one of the weirder exponents of that style, but still, even given the relative eccentricity of the El…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Lindsey Buckingham Sows Solo Seeds
posted: August 17, 2011
Lindsey Buckingham occupies one of the odder positions in the already off-kilter business that is the modern-day music industry. Though Buckingham is the co-leader and driving force behind one of the bedrock bands of the…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Digging Into Deep Purple's Paisley Past
posted: August 10, 2011
If you’re like 99.9% of the population, the words Deep Purple instantly evoke the quintessential classic-rock power-chord riff that drives Smoke On The Water. Secondarily, the stratospheric wail of Ian Gillan screeching out the chorus…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: What's Burning In Our Kitchen
posted: August 3, 2011
You may be aware of the most-asked question encountered by those of us who write about music for a living. No, it’s not “Why, don’t you get a real job?” ” that one rolls in…
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Riffs, Rants & Rumors: Tunnels To Dark Places
posted: July 27, 2011
While there’s no denying the appeal of music that operates on an instant-gratification level, offering tricked-up tunes full of carefully baited hooks, in the end the albums that really stick with you will almost always…
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