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About ten years ago, the playlists of modern and alternative rock clubs swelled with rhythmically-centered and aggressive electro-rock groups. Some called it nu metal but, really, bands including Powerman 5000, Hed PE, Nickelback, Filter, Disturbed, Linkin Park and...

Friday, 21 August 2009
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Contrary to what The Rolling Stones said forty-four years ago, sometimes it is the song, not the singer and the proof of that indisputable truth lies in the nineteen tracks that make up Classics – the new album by Rhythms del Mundo. On paper, it's easy to...

Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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More than any other art form, rock music needs its fans. Its power, its very raison d'etre, is dependent on fans. Poets can scribble away in their attics, painters can stand in a field alone and paint. Even movies and television, seemingly social art forms, put a...

Wednesday, 19 August 2009
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To say that singer Ryan Dahle has spent a significant portion of his career immersed in a series of unfortunate events betrays a gift for understatement. To begin with, the singer/guitarist's first project that drew significant notice, Age Of Electric, imploded...

Tuesday, 18 August 2009
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A couple of years ago, when The Grates appeared as the biggest of independent blips on the comically over-sized pop music radar, it looked like they had it made. Sporting kamikaze riffs that gave listeners that seemed like they might be able to demolish everything in...

Tuesday, 18 August 2009
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Although the band has released more than their fair share of groundbreaking albums, it has always been the live show of The Cult that has elevated them to legendary status. No matter how many genres they crossed, or how many times Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have...

Tuesday, 18 August 2009
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Ever get the feeling you just heard history being made? Not history like, “That's one small step for a man…” or, “I have a dream…” or, “Ever get the feeling you've been cheated,” I mean the sort of history that...

Sunday, 16 August 2009
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Over the last few years, Willie Nelson seems to have gone out of his way to flex the muscles that about five decades as a celebrated songwriter and performer have earned him. In the last five years alone, Nelson has done an in-depth examination of Cindy Walker's...

Sunday, 16 August 2009
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Having attending concerts since 1979, and seeing my share of amazing shows, Motley Crue was by far one of the most incredible shows ever. Before the lights went down the last song over the P.A. was the Ramones "Sedated," which was fitting for the Dr....

Sunday, 16 August 2009
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The beauty of some musicians is that – while there is a very strong six degrees of separation between them and some taste-making establishments (names, sounds) – they don't attempt to bandwagon-jump or coattail-ride their personal endeavors on the...

Friday, 14 August 2009
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