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MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #27 – WORLD’S END GIRLFRIEND
The picture above is generally the most accurate picture I could find of World’s End Girlfriend, as their history and appearance tend to be as mysterious as their music. World’s End Girlfriend is primarily
Read More »DASHING DEBUTS: THE CHAMELEONS UK – SCRIPT OF THE BRIDGE (#26)
The Chameleons UK are one of the lesser known bands (compared to names as Joy Division) in the beginning of the 80s who influentially shaped modern indie music with atmospheric guitar riffs and dark
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #25 – LUXXURY
While several British bands have been embracing the new synth-rock outburst, American bands have been somewhat reluctant. San Francisco’s Luxxury appears to be one of the premier bands breaking out the modern sound to
Read More »SHORT BITS – #11
Morrissey will not take his tour to Canada because he wishes to protest Canada’s seal hunt, where 325,000 seals could be killed a year. Morrissey stated: ”I fully realise that the absence of any Morrissey concerts
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #24 – THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH
In the dark and blurry photo above, the two-piece Three Chords And The Truth are simply doing what they do best: creating simplistic catchy tunes. While the duo, who simply go by Scuta and
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #23 – THE VORSTAND CIRCUS
There are several reasons why I am extremely impressed by solo musicians who can create a whole album of material entirely on their own. Not only do they have the talent to play an
Read More »SHORT BITS – #10
It’s been buzzing around that Interpol signed to Interscope. It’s a step up to the mainstream, which could be upsetting — but their talent should still shine. The band is often criticized for lack
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #22 – THE SAD LITTLE STARS
The Sad Little Stars are a pop duo from New York, consisting of Max Low and Rachel McIntosh. Yes, that’s right, two people. They happen to be two very talented people though, as The
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #21 – MARION
There were hundereds of “could-have-beens” during the Britpop explosion of the 90s, but none may have had as much influence, praise, and potential that Marion had. When they broke out into the scene in
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #20 – ELEFANT
Elefant is a four-piece indie rock band that formed in New York in 2002. Fronted by Diego Garcia, who is Argentianian, Elefant focuses on catchy and dreamy pop-rock music. Reliant on choruses and heavy
Read More »DASHING DEBUTS: SUEDE – SUEDE (#19)
This is the beginning of a feature I’m starting up called ‘Dashing Debuts’. Basically, I am taking some of the most impressive album debuts by bands over the years and posting a few songs
Read More »SHORT BITS – #9
Morrissey revealed at his SXSW press conference yesterday that he was offered $5 million last year for The Smiths to re-form at the 2005 Coachella festival. Obviously though, he denied because “money doesn’t come
Read More »MUSIC DOWNLOADS – #18 – THE DIVINE COMEDY
The Divine Comedy is a band from Northern Ireland with a revolving door of a lineup, but strongly fronted by Neil Hannon (above). The reason I am presenting some classic tracks from Hannon’s genius
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