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As unpredictable as so many rock and pop musicians like to view themselves, truly gifted are the ones that can honestly and truly knock listeners for a loop by utterly altering the course of their musical path and do it in such a way that listeners don't think...

Tuesday, 13 October 2009
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Sometimes just the announcement of a release can generate excitement because those that know the connotations of the announcement understand that whatever's coming will be something to behold. Such was the case when Gogol Bordello announced that it would be putting...

Sunday, 11 October 2009
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While there are some side project efforts that leave even devout fans wondering how well the results are going to turn out, some are going to be great and that fact is no secret to anyone – it's just a no-brainer, and the debut from Mexican Chili Taco Fiesta...

Saturday, 10 October 2009
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Isn't it incredible when an underground band suddenly draws both positive attention and praise? The effect of such an event is always different – some bands don't care and simply continue to plow the path they've set for themselves, and some feel...

Saturday, 10 October 2009
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It's amazing how far punk rock has come over the last thirty-five years. Now, punk bands (most of them anyway) function within a framework of established paradigms using variables in form, subject matter, tone, tempo and timbre to write songs that – while...

Saturday, 10 October 2009
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It was only fitting that Norway's Apoptygma Berzerk opened up their show at the DNA Lounge with "Starsign," off of their 2006 classic synth pop release Welcome To Earth. The words "It's about time…" have never rung truer. I was...

Friday, 09 October 2009
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Hello readers,

 Here on the 777" column, we are fans of two numbers; 3 and 7. Seeing as this is the third installment of what I'm sure is your favorite column, it only felt right that we should provide something special to mark the occasion. After...

Friday, 09 October 2009
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How does one critically review the Bible? Who has that kind of audacity? To call one edition better than another could be viewed as the ultimate exercise in examining the minutiae of the typeface and declaring that the mole hill is indeed a mountain but, in the case of...

Thursday, 08 October 2009
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It's funny when you think about how much the world has changed since the beginning of the information age. Prior to that point in history – when the scale of the world was reduced from a series of scale centimeters on a map to being measured by the number of...

Thursday, 08 October 2009
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There has always been a single binding problem with tribute/charity/all-star compilations; the cast might be huge, some of the performances might be inspired, there may be phenomenal moments laced in that prove to be defining for one artist or another, but the set is...

Sunday, 04 October 2009
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