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MUSIC INTERVIEW: JIMMY EAT WORLDA Celebration of New Musical 'Damage' And 20 Years Of Maximum Rock & Real"We wanted to try to focus on ceding some of that control and letting things happen. You know, if it feels right, it is right - you don’t need to overthink it!" |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: BIG ORANGE FLUFFSpeed Date: Indie Sounds Of Pensive & Bittersweet HonestyHopefully the previous comment doesn’t come back and bite me when I run for the presidency. |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: THE TECHNICOLORSSpeed Date: Creative, Creamy & Heavy Breathing Rock 'n' RollRock n roll is still alive... and breathing heavily |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: KITTYTeen MC Grows Up In Public, Loses Some Pryde, Finds Some Rage, Spreads Some Truth"Everybody else is just kind of like, "Yeah, I make my music. I'm doing my thing." And I'm like, "No, I'm doing this for the people!"" |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: JUNIPAlt-Songwriting Perfectionism, Patience & The Chemistry Of Junip...feeling like with us three it's a certain chemistry. If I played with other people, it would be something else. |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: RACHAEL YAMAGATASpeed Date: The Pleasure Of The Veggie Platter, Performing With Heroes & The HeavyweightThe studio environment is like a playground to flesh out songs and be inspired by other musician’s first take on something you’ve written. |
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MUSIC GALLERY: BEST COASTLive In Concert At Fingerprints In Long Beach, CA On 04/20/13 (Record Store Day 2013)L.A.'s own Best Coast opened up the Record Store Day festivities in fine style at Fingerprints in Long Beach, CA on Saturday April 20, 2013. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: ASTRALWERKS - '20/20'Something For The Weekend: Celebratory Anniversary Treats For Record Store Day 2013Please shush, I’m looking for an original pressing of Wednesday Morning, 3am. This sh** is definitely better on vinyl. |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: DARWIN DEEZSharing Indie Intelligence, Cheerfulness & Joy Through 'Songs For Imaginative People'"I believe there’s spiritual value in cheerfulness, so that’s who I am and that’s why I do… That’s how I do what I do, and I’m Darwin Deez..." |
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MUSIC REVIEW: JUNIP - 'JUNIP'Enigmatic & Engaging Alt-Indie Tunes Of Hidden PowerA few years from now, don't be surprised if you hear more than one person reveal that it's long been their favorite album. It's subtle, unassuming, surprisingly powerful. |
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MUSIC GALLERY: PALMA VIOLETSLive In Concert At The Fonda Theatre In Hollywood, CA On 04/16/13On Tuesday April 16th, 2013, at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Brit-rockers Palma Violets dismantled the stage with rock 'n' roll for a sold-out crowd. |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: HAIKU SALUTSpeed Date: Folktronica, Untrustworthy Mothers & Beautiful 'Tricolores'“Haiku Salut employ a miniature orchestra of loops, bloops, flutters, and buzzes to create one of the dreamiest records of the year.” |
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MUSIC REVIEW: IRON & WINE - 'GHOST ON GHOST'Folk Based Sentiments Smartly Dressed With Expanded SoundsThe achievement here is the line that Iron & Wine successfully navigates; applying a grandiose style whilst retaining the intimate tone that Beam articulates perfectly. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: PYYRAMIDS - 'BRIGHTEST DARKEST DAY'High Indie Rock Pedigree Brings An Album Of Fleshed Out DepthSmith and Nordwind have created something that's both a tribute to the music they love and a unique style that feels confident in itself. |
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MUSIC GALLERY: PHOSPHORESCENTLive In Concert At The Troubadour In West Hollywood, CA on 04/05/13Phosphorescent, the band based around experimental alt-rock songwriter Matthew Houck, played at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA on Friday April 5th, 2013. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: THE POSTAL SERVICE - 'GIVE UP - DELUXE EDITION"Ten Years After The Making, A Remastered Tone & Disc Of TreatsThe famous, collaborative enterprise of Death Cab For Cutie’s Gibbard, and Dntel’s Tamborello stood as a totem for a certain kind of music fan |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: OLAFUR ARNALDSClassical Compositions, Icelandic Experimentalism & Creative TruthsI think maybe a song is not really complete until it has reached the ears of the listener. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: OLAFUR ARNALDS - 'FOR NOW I AM WINTER'Experimental, Classic, Soulful & Sensitive Awareness Of Subject MatterOverall, For Now I Am Winter lives up to its title: ambitious, polar, confident, fanciful, and dreamlike. |
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MUSIC INTERVIEW: THE HELIGOATSSpeed Date: Hitting The Road, Ignoring Mum & Not Singing Break-Up SongsMy mom is scared of spaghetti noodles so anything she tells you is invalid. And it's probably not true. |
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MUSIC REVIEW: A LA PUNK - 'IGNORE THE BOMBS EP'Something For The Weekend: Free Download Of Simple DIY Songwriting Genius...a collection of tunes that arrive from left of center, familiar yet unique, confidently individual but not self-aware. |