REVIEWS: IGGY AND THE STOOGES - [DVD]

ARTIST: Iggy and The Stooges - [DVD]
DATE: 05-20-13

REVIEW BY: Bill Adams

The problem with requiems – especially requiems made in tribute to celebrities – is that everybody involved always feels compelled to make sure their voice is heard loud enough that theirs is the one associated with the event. That such a personal thing as a requiem and remembrance is ever co-opted by the vanity of others is a little [view more]

COLUMN: THE SWAG REPORT 139

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 139
with freebie mp3s by artists including The Uncluded, Dawes, Shovels & Rope, GRMLN and more! So much more!
DATE: 05-16-13

WRITER: Don Loder

Hey junky,

How're things goin' where you are, ya wood-armed reprobates? I betcher gettin' a little itchy again, 'specially cause I ain't ben aroun' regular-like ova da las' little while right? Aw, poor junky – well I'm here now ta calm yer nerves an' soothe yer ills wit' [view more]

FEATURES: THIS IS THE HEADSTONES' SECOND YEAR ZERO

This Is The Headstones' Second Year Zero PHOTO

ARTIST: This Is The Headstones' Second Year Zero
Starting over might be hard but, as the Headstones and their newest album Love + Fury prove, it can be done. Bassist Tim White explains how it all happened.
DATE: 05-14-13

WRITER: Bill Adams

It's always fun to think that second chances come for those who deserve them, but the fact is that the chance to start over is a truly special rarity – especially for musicians. Forgiving (if only for a moment) is easy enough to do, but forgetting most certainly isn't; most times, while the circumstances which led to a band breaking [view more]

NEWS: THE UNCLUDED SHIP OUT

ARTIST: The Uncluded Ship Out
With their album out now, rock's weirdest duo announces a North American tour.
DATE: 05-14-13

WRITER: Ollie Ottoman

Last week saw the release of the Uncluded's new album Hokey Fright, but who are the Uncluded? Well, they are none other than Kimya Dawson (from every song on the Juno soundtrack) and Aesop Rock (from every good hip hop song that's not on the radio). The partnership is as odd as pairing Tom [view more]

REVIEWS: VAMPIRE WEEKEND - [ALBUM]

ARTIST: Vampire Weekend - [Album]
DATE: 05-14-13

REVIEW BY: Nicole Beckley

"Want a little grace, but who’s gonna say a little grace for me?” Ezra Koenig sings on “Unbelievers,” the second track on Vampire Weekend’s new Modern Vampires of the City. Since landing on the cover of Spin in March 2008, lauded as “the year’s best new band” with a debut [view more]

REVIEWS: HEADSTONES - [ALBUM]

ARTIST: Headstones - [Album]
with free mp3 download for 'Longwaytoneverland' from Love + Fury by the Headstones
DATE: 05-13-13

REVIEW BY: Bill Adams

As artists like David Bowie and The Stooges have already proven this year, it is possible for musicians to return and release new albums after long lapses in creative output – but judging how good they are (or aren't) is no easy feat. In the cases of both Bowie and The Stooges, history has basically guaranteed that that both artists are [view more]

FEATURES: INSIDE THE CATHARTIC SOUL OF BIPOLAR EXPLORER.

Inside The Cathartic Soul of Bipolar Explorer. PHOTO

ARTIST: Inside The Cathartic Soul of Bipolar Explorer.
Daryl 'Darko' Barnett sits down with Bipolar Explorer and discusses love, loss, punk rock and how to press forward after enduring crippling heartbreak over lunch.
DATE: 05-10-13

WRITER: Daryl Darko

Sometimes providence is just meant to rule over situations in life. Things are meant to happen. People meet people. Stories are shared. Songs get sung. This is the way things went in getting this album into my hands. Online strangers meet each other by re-blogging each other’s Tumblr images (for a couple of years) before eventually ending [view more]

REVIEWS: BIPOLAR EXPLORER - [ALBUM]

ARTIST: Bipolar Explorer - [Album]
DATE: 05-10-13

REVIEW BY: Elizabeth Madason

Of Love and Loss, the new record from NYC-based Bipolar Explorer is something of a departure from their previous work, it is at once quieter and more far-reaching. It is eclectic and spare, and altogether haunting.

The band, it turns out, was already staking out new ground before they recorded the first wave of songs for what [view more]

REVIEWS: THE BAPTIST GENERALS - [ALBUM]

ARTIST: The Baptist Generals - [Album]
with free mp3 downloads for Dog That Bit You' and 'Broken Glass' from Jackleg Devotional To The Heart by The Baptist Generals
DATE: 05-09-13

REVIEW BY: Bill Adams

Listening to The Baptist Generals' new album, it seems like it should be important to take a quick look at the history of the label which put it out (Sub Pop) to really understand the release's importance. Founded in Seattle in the mid-Eighties, Sub Pop's original mission was to try and get some of the band's which were springing [view more]

REVIEWS: CHARLI XCX - [ALBUM]

ARTIST: Charli XCX - [Album]
with free mp3 download of 'Just Desserts,' Charli XCX's duet with Marina and The Diamonds
DATE: 05-06-13

REVIEW BY: Nicole Beckley

If American listeners have any broad familiarity with Charli XCX, it’s most likely thanks to her work on Swedish dance pop duo Icona Pop’s “I Love It” – XCX co-wrote and lent her vocals to the rousing dance anthem. With the release of True Romance the British singer is working, for the most part, on [view more]

COLUMN: THE SWAG REPORT 138

ARTIST: The SWAG Report 138
with freebie mp3 downloads by artists including Black Flag, Tricky, Way Yes, Rotaries, Pere Ubu, Leif Vollebekk, Run The Jewels, Ian Rubbish, Kazyak and more! So much more!
DATE: 05-05-13

WRITER: Don Loder

Heyheyhey junky,

Awright, I know I usually take a bitta time ta talk some trash right off da top o' my SWAG Reports, but dis week I'm gonna skippit cuz I got somethin' ta talk about. "Whatever might you have to discuss with us Donnie," ya ask? New Black Flag! At's right, ya heard me, ya punk, [view more]

COLUMN: VINYL VLOG 008

ARTIST: Vinyl Vlog 008
A deep look into the grooves of White People and the Damage Done by Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine.
DATE: 05-04-13

WRITER: Bill Adams

It took a couple of formative years and releases to really get settled and established, but Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine has found its rhythm and released a new, instantly classic album in White People and the Damage Done. Those readers who have heard about this album but haven't actually heard any of the music [view more]

REVIEWS: IGGY AND THE STOOGES - [DVD]

COLUMN: THE SWAG REPORT 139

FEATURES: THIS IS THE HEADSTONES' SECOND YEAR ZERO

NEWS: THE UNCLUDED SHIP OUT

REVIEWS: VAMPIRE WEEKEND - [ALBUM]

REVIEWS: HEADSTONES - [ALBUM]

FEATURES: INSIDE THE CATHARTIC SOUL OF BIPOLAR EXPLORER.

REVIEWS: BIPOLAR EXPLORER - [ALBUM]

REVIEWS: THE BAPTIST GENERALS - [ALBUM]

REVIEWS: CHARLI XCX - [ALBUM]

COLUMN: THE SWAG REPORT 138

COLUMN: VINYL VLOG 008

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