Record Reviews

Pronounced "Number 3", jj's newest nº 3 is a mixed bag. Although there is one bright light at the end of the tunnel: jj is a zillion times better than The xx. Their freshman album, nº 2, was a major hit with many. At first, I couldn't sit through it. But soon thereafter it grew...
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When someone recommends me an album, or I get sent some EPK from some small label/no label band or artist, I really try my best to give them credit where credit is due. But sometimes... I have to play the devil. Judge and jury indeed. This is Our Fight, from Gaitherburg, MD, is in the...
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There is a type of music that I feel never really caught on in this scene. Did you people ever listen to Colour Revolt? Some people relate them more to Manchester Orchestra (they toured together), but I feel that Colour Revolt had something more sinister about them than the bearded epics of Andy Hull...
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First things first.  I love the cover of this album.  That's actually the only reason i gave the album a listen initially.  I have never particularly disliked actor Jared Leto's venture into the world of alternative rock, but I've never particularly liked it either.  30 Seconds to Mars and myself have always had a...
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I guess you would call her a heartthrob, right? Jonathan Taylor Thomas is to girls in the early to mid 90s as Joanna Newsom is to hipster boys of the now. Although, I'm personally frank towards the stylings of Sara Quin (second only to the girl from Baggy Time I suppose), Joanna Newsom is...
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I don't know if the title says it at all, but the Bay Area's watered down version of The Cure, Xiu Xiu, has produced another awkward-rock album. The sad thing about this album is that there is a crowd for it... and at times, I see myself actually liking some of it. First off, how...
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Have you ever had something so amazing happen to you that you had to reevaluate your entire life? For example, the first time you went to Disneyland. Maybe you were 10. Maybe you were 21. Either way, it was the most awesome experience of your life at that point in time right? Even today,...
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As I continue through this year I slowly realize that my reviews, per album, are becoming much like the scores from Olympic judges. I'm not saying I'm the international committee of indie music album reviews, but there are a few correlations. The biggest one is when I hear a great album from a certain...
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In this: Special guest Dan Jordan helps me with my dreams, Rob Zombie, Motion City Soundtrack, Efterklang, and some Martini Ranch on the side. Errors: I call the song "Mars Needs Women" something different. Oops. Music by: Martini Ranch - Reach Rob Zombie - Werewolf Women of the SS; Mars Needs Women Motion City Soundtrack - Her Words Destroyed...
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What do you think of when it comes to Danish people? When I think of Danish people I remember a question someone was asked on TV… they were asked, “If you are Danish, where are you from?” and someone said “Uh, Dane?” Yes. The great country of Dane. Well, these guys from Copenhagen, DENMARK,...
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