Time is even sneakier than the head-phoned leopard, and we’ve very nearly reached the halfway point of 2011. It’s almost time to do our January-June Album of the Year round up, but while we wait for Mr. Nick “The Man” Wan to put that together, let’s give props to our newest writer, Ryan, by...
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Tags: bad books, big KRIT, far, grateful dead, guided by voices, harvey danger, nero, recommended, the who, Tyler The Creator, weekly digs
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There are many ties from 402 Productions to Jonah Matranga. Our first DVD production was a Gratitude (RIP) live show DVD. A few years later, a live show onelinedrawing/Jonah Matranga DVD that never saw the light of day. The first 402 Productions road trip was following Gratitude for four dates as they toured alongside...
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Tags: at night we live, far, good album
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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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It’s been a few years and these New Jersey natives are still together. Pretty good when Eddie Cuddy, lead singer/guitarist, is peacing out for college in the fall. Much more importantly, these kids aren’t in college and they are blowing a lot of their competition out of the water.
The album is five songs and...
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