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Moe Pope & Rain's Dark, Twisted Depeche Mode Fantasynew

Moe Pope & Rain invoke the spirit of George Romero, Martin Gore for "Grateful Dead of Night" video from Depeche Moe.
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Martin Caballero |
04-01-2011 |
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Tags: Moe Pope
'My Primitive Joy,' by Michael Tarboxnew

My Primitive Joy's songs are minimal, and almost entirely acoustic; the resulting album, recorded in Nashville, is pleasantly spacious. On the title track, Jimmy Clark's pedal steel weaves meltingly between two-and-four snare drums as Tarbox's lazy guitar strums.
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Eli Badra |
03-17-2010 |
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Tags: Michael Tarbox, My Primitive Joy
Slacker's 'Start a New Life' Has a Backstory Worth Tellingnew

Shem McCauley burned out of progressive house and club remixes, then packed up and disappeared in Bangkok. Two years later, he emerges with a release for the ages.
Dig Boston |
David Day |
02-24-2010 |
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Tags: Slacker, Start a New Life
Vampire Weekend's Debut is Solidnew
It's an impressive first outing on what should be a shaky premise at best: four pasty indie dudes taking a stab at Afro-pop.
Dig Boston |
John DiSalvo |
01-30-2008 |
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Tags: Vampire Weekend
God-loving Shredders Transcend Metal Norms and Spellchecknew
More than a decade after the peak of their career, Stryper proves their music is "just as serious as anybody's," but their main priority is still Jesus.
Dig Boston |
Jedd Gottlieb |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stryper, Stryper, Fans Are Reborn
CD Reviewsnew
Tom Cruise heard these new releases from the Dropkick Murphys, The Juan Maclean, Gorillaz and Alarm Will Sound, and flipped the fuck out. Which isn't saying much. But still.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow I Michael Brodeur I Jamin Warren |
06-29-2005 |
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Tags: Various Artists, Various Titles
How the Fellas Got Their Groove Backnew
The Texas-based songsmiths of Spoon have delivered the groove again with their latest album, proving that a band with a terrible name can make great music.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
06-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
CD Reviewsnew
Love As Laughter's Laughter's Fifth has all the twangy, thoughtful, summer pop songs you’d expect from Northwest rockers. Also reviewed are DJ Spooky vs. Dave Lombardo's Drums of Death and Nouvelle Vague's S/T.
Dig Boston |
Staff |
04-29-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Various Titles