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The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn likes to teach, too

So I thought I was in for a normal boring lecture last night in my entertainment and media industries class. I took my seat, kept my head down, listened to my iPod, the usual. Class was about to start, so I took my headphones off, looked up, and whaddaya know – […]

Lee

Winston Audio – The Red Rhythm (debut LP)

Winston Audio, a band out of Atlanta, Georgia, is releasing their first LP, The Red Rhythm, February 10. They’re comprised of Daniel DeWitt, Dan Gleason, Zach Brown, and Michael Adkins. We recently received an email from them – not knowing much about the band, except that they’re friends with Manchester Orchestra […]

Bob

Mono releases new album!

To be very honest, my favorite band changes about every day. Sometimes twice a day. So when I say that Mono is my favorite band, understand that I mean until tomorrow. Ok. That being said, my favorite band is releasing their fifth album “Hymn to the Immortal Wind” soon. For those that are […]

Bob

The Boxing Lesson!

I love Austin, Texas. Ask anyone who knows me, and they will tell you that I have been planning on moving to Austin for the last three years. One of the main reasons that I want to be in this great city is the music that comes out of it. Recently, I […]

Bob

Jaren Love, Of The Lampshades!

Right now, Jaren Love (The lead singer and lead guitarist of the band “The Lampshades“) is just about to leave my room to go do his radio show. We just talked about a whole bunch of music, and things pertaining to music. Somewhere in that conversation he did an interview for me in which […]

Bob

Dr. Dog at 930!

On Wednesday December 3rd, Dr. Dog will be taking the stage at the 930 club. This is one show you do not want to miss. Dr. Dog (from Philadelphia) have a psychedelic-poppy-rock and roll sound, that reminds the listener of bands such as the Beach Boys and bands that sound like […]

Lee

Telograph

Recently introduced to me by a friend (thanks Daniela!), Telograph, a D.C. band, is an up-and-comer in the local and national arena. A rock/pop outfit, Telograph is Arash Ardalan (drums), Andy Boliek (vocals/guitar), Matt Dosberg (bass) and Matt Kenchington (guitar). It is clear from their latest self-titled digital EP that Telograph is […]

Bob

HEALTH!

Coming out of the noise-rock Mecca that is Los Angeles, HEALTH is a fine example of why people should give noise a chance. Their 2007 release “HEALTH” on Lovepump United is currently being played on repeat about every 30 minutes on my iPod. That should be reason enough to not only check them […]