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Hot Chip – One Life Stand

Hot Chip is a great band, there records have gone from laid back to in your face and everything in between. Their newest album, One Life Stand is being released in a couple of weeks and the question is not if you should pick it up, the question is, is it worth picking up. Yes, if you’re a Hot Chip fan. Confused? [...]

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Asobi Seksu Acustic Session Live in Santa Barbara

The first show of 2010 and its Asobi Seksu, a band that I have always wanted to see live, but every time they play I am flying somewhere or getting a tooth pulled. The same goes for Mastodon. Needless to say I was PUMPED when I arrived at Soho, a night club in Santa Barbara, last night where Asobi Seksu took the stage. When I got there it [...]

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Contra the Non 8bit Album Review

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A SELECT START is the code for 30 lives for 2 players in Konami’s Contra for the NES that came out in the 1980’s. Contra by Vampire Weekend is an album that came out today that features a Polaroid of a chick from 1983 as the cover art.

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Have Yourself a Meaty Little Christmas Album Review

Question. What is better than Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake singing renditions of your favorite Christmas jingles? Absolutely nothing. This album should be the definitive studio of X-Mass 2009.

Coming from a strait up heathen family ever since I can remember Christmas was a time where everyone else got to have fun spinning their dreidels or kissing your best friends wife under the mistletoe. This album encompasses that feeling [...]

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Sonic Youth Live in NYC @ Terminal 5

SYSonic Youth is one of those bands that have been around for decades and are still pumping out albums that are always different from the last yet have their signature sound. Sonic Youths real draw is their live show,  and a Sonic Youth show in NYC is always a treat.

Before we get to the main course there were some serious appetizers. 1st up was Cold Cave who was playing yet I [...]

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BORIS Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Volume 1-3 7inch Reviews

51e2iEEpI7L._SL500_AA280_Boris is one of the best bands to come out of the land of the rising sun. They have stormed the globe with their cultivated “doom” sound that has made them popular. The last time they were in the states they played an Atlanta festival with a bunch of other bands including Mastodon. Before that the last time they were stateside they played a bunch of mid west shows(I went to [...]

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New Music Reviews – The Flaming Lips and Blakroc

The Turkey is done and I am back. Sorry I havent posted in a while, but I got some serious meat coming at that CPU and we shall kick off my return with 2 music reviews.

embryonic_cover1st up a new album from the Flaming Lips! These cats do weird right. This album is all over the place, I dare you to name all the sounds that are going on during this record. [...]

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DOOM: Unexpected Guests Compilation

Unexpected-GuestsB sides, unreleased tracks, remixes and regular cuts all show up on MF DOOM’s latest release Unexpected Guests. Its a compilation album containing all which was mentioned. If you’re an MF DOOM fan you already have this album, sorta. There isn’t any “new” material on this album, but old doesn’t necessarily mean old. These beats and rhymes are way too hot. Guest MC’s on this compilation include Talib, Masta Killah, Ghostface, Inspecta Deck, Victor Vaughn, GZA, dj babu, Dilla, and many [...]

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Attack of New Music from New Zealand?

new-zealandNew Zealand has a great music scene? It must cause everything that comes stateside that I hear is fan-fucking-tastic. Don’t believe me? Check it ya big dummy.

Flight of the Conchords are back with a new album, I Told You I was Freaky. This album is packed with curses unlike their previous releases. It’s crazy how talented these cats really are. They cascade through a variety of genres [...]

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Unlock Cage the Elephant LIVE

cage-the-elephant-cage-the-elephant-437079Down south twangness just got amped up for this new band that has a major kick ass show. Cage the Elephant took the stage at the El Rey and with a little help from their guitar tech, Jordan “themotherfuckinman” Powell, got yours truly a ticket to the show for some beers and some rock.

So how were they? Super kick ass sweet thats how. If you heard any [...]