So, there is a big divide between those people who absolutely loved AFI's hardcore punk stuff, pre-Sing the Sorrow. Then, there are some people who are direly in love with everything Sing the Sorrow and after. There are few who love all of it equally, which is fine. Most like either or. And Crash...
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If you have preconceived notions about the pop-punkers Paramore, please throw them out the window. I have always been an advocate for these kids (just ask Felisha) and completely loved Riot!. They had that harder sound about them that carried a little more weight with me than some of these other fake-sounding aggressive bands....
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Tags: At the Drive-In, Brand New, Curse Your Branches, Daisy, David Bazan, Franklin, Hayley Williams, New Leaves, owen, Paramore, Tennessee
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Hi everyone. Before I begin, I just wanted to say that the website www.snagfilms.com has some amazing FREE documentaries on pretty much anything. From mainstream issues like global warming or political injustice to things like a group of people living "off the grid" and real life role playing games. It's also not just a...
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Some vector cardboard boxes i created for your using pleasure. These are free to use in your commercial and personal projects. Please link to this blog post if possible.
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Sorry for the delay folks. Luckily, there wasn't much news last week... and this week there was a fair amount. So here's an update from the past two weeks... Should be resuming the normal Sunday updates this coming weekend!
-Rivers Cuomo said "Undone (The Sweater Song)", Weezer's first single off of The Blue Album, was...
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Not only has Mike Kinsella brought lists of confusion to those who want to play his songs since he rarely ever plays in standard tuning, but does it in such a way that makes you think "damn... this doesn't sound like it's that hard". When it comes to simple sounding music, Mike Kinsella in...
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Tags: ace enders, afi, aim and ignite, at home with, Brand New, crash love, Curse Your Branches, Daisy, David Bazan, far, fun., glassjaw, i do perceive, Kinsella, leaves, Mike, new, owen, relay, sainthood, tegan and sara, when i hit the ground
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-Long time solo artist Owen, aka Mike Kinsella, is finally getting a real band backing him for a show (hopefully more?) in his hometown of Chicago on September 18th. Two of the confirmed members of the band version of Owen will be brother Nate Kinsella from Make Believe/Joan of Arc and Bob Nanna of...
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After extensively touring throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Australia for the past 3+ years, Bazan has crawled his way back into the studio to put out his first full-length LP, Curse Your Branches. Released today, Bazan's consistancy for his Seattle-bred sound is only furthered by these 38 minutes of indie love. Never leaving...
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Tags: ace enders, bazan, black kids, branches, Brand New, carrissa's wierd, curse, david, death cab for cutie, elliott smith, forgive durden, fun., headphones, jimmy eat world, leaves, new, owen, pedro the lion, red house painters, relay, rocky votolato, slowcore, soundgarden, the gaslight anthem, The Get Up Kids, the smashing pumpkins, your
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