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Fantastic Voyage

posted: February 2, 2011

Ex Norwegian is one of those wily bands that makes categorization impossible. In the one instant you’ve decided their ethereal melodies sound like The Beatles, they leap into frenzied post-punk that has Pixies written all…
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Straight Shooters

posted: January 26, 2011

Some people might think that Noelle LeBlanc was crazy to walk away from her frontwoman duties for breakout Boston band Damone, just as things were starting to take off. But after hearing her new band,…
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Discourse & Dischord

posted: December 10, 2010

The Good Michael Jackson video teaser released Michael Jackson’s posthumous album, MICHAEL, is slated for release on Tuesday. The record features collaborations with artists like 50 Cent and Lenny Kravitz, but because many of the…
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Shine On

posted: December 6, 2010

From the opening guitar peals of Slave to Your Charms you get the sense that Kind of Girl is a band that has fully harnessed their songcraft and is off on a full-speed gallop. Hailing…
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Rock 'n' Roll Call: The Lives of Famous Men

posted: November 16, 2010

Their name is The Lives of Famous Men, and if their career thus far is any indication, they will probably know exactly what those lives are like. Hailing from Anchorage, Alaska, this five-piece eventually moved…
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Q&A With Matt & Kim

posted: November 11, 2010

In 2004, after meeting while pursuing art school degrees at the Pratt Institute, friends Matt and Kim decided to form a band” even though Matt had never played keyboard and Kim had never played drums. Surprisingly, the indie…
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