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Ribsnew
RIBS have never shied away from their comparisons. Likened by fans and critics to such hard line, atmospheric rock monsters as Nine Inch Nails, Deftones and Muse, the Boston quartet embraces these associations as both a testament to their established musicality and an indicator of form towards attracting new fans.
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Steve Church |
05-06-2011 |
Music
Tags: Ribs
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 |
Reviews
Tags: Moe Pope
Motherboarnew
There was a time when Motherboar's greatest dilemma was how to get another shot at playing a house show in the guise of their French pool-boy metal alter-egos, "Speedeaux."
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Peter Legasey |
01-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Motherboar
Delta Spiritnew
“We’re not a ‘flavor of the week’ band.”
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Hilary Hughes |
11-29-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Delta Spirit
Maseratinew
Just over a year ago, Maserati was dealt a blow that would knock the wind out of the most iron-clad stomach when drummer Jerry Fuchs fell to his death in a Williamsburg elevator shaft.
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Erik Ziedses Des Plantes |
11-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Maserati
'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 |
Reviews
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.
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David Day |
02-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Slacker, Start a New Life
Our Dismal Decade: A Highly Subjective Look at the Decade in Musicnew
The decade was imminently forgettable. But with great tribulation comes great art, and music saved my soul. It's no wonder this list is dominated by dour, dark music — as a mirror of emotion, it's practically flawless.
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David Day |
12-30-2009 |
Music
Boston Howlers Converge Continue a Streak of Stunnersnew
On Axe To Fall, Jacob Bannon unearths noises no human should be able to make. Kurt Ballou rips his guitar like he's auditioning for America's Next Top Guitar Hero at all times, and Nate Newton and Ben Koller still make up one of the most bludgeoning rhythm sections ever. For the band, it is just business as usual.
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Erik Ziedses Des Plantes |
10-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Axe To Fall, Converge
Times New Viking Rejects the Indie Rock Crownnew
One part pop-music classicism and one equal part DIY static, Times New Viking has been credited with reorienting underground rock away from the dance punk and self-indulgent freak folk that has dominated to a rawer, more immediate sound.
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Nick Feeley |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
DeVotchKa: Not Just Gypsy Musicnew
A Mad & Faithful Telling continues to ride the gypsy-folk wave, but Shawn King (percussion/trumpet) wants to give DeVotchKa's audience more melodic credit.
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Kristen Humbert |
05-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Piebald Says Goodbyenew
I can't explain my emotional connection with Piebald. Say what you will about post-rock-punk-pop baloney, but to know Piebald was to love them.
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Jan Rosenfeld |
05-01-2008 |
Music
Tags: Piebald
Monotonix: Out in the Sticksnew
Purists know that rock & roll is a violent, chaotic tool, and in its spastic live shows, the stripped down Israeli trio wields it like a manifesto.
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Luke O'Neil |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Monotonix
Stephen Malkmus on Drunken Jim Morrison & the Red Soxnew
"It's too tiring to be wasted. I know it's not what you want to hear from a rock band, but you need to keep it together. When you're younger you experiment but, when you're 42, getting wasted all the time is sort of desperate ... Either that or you got a problem."
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Craig Terlino |
04-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pan-Pot: Strawberries, Saxophones & the Spice Melangenew
Yes, they are from Berlin and yes, they have some songs named after drugs ("Charly" and, er, "Crank") but from there, it is all innovation and high-action end-time tunes.
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David Day |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Pan-O-Rama, Pan-Pot
