Taking to the to the airwaves once again, Ground Control Radio (tonight with Aaron and Jane) decided to swing both ways, with the first hour comprised almost totally of new and almost new music, and the second half spinning classics, the forefathers of today's...
1. Pretty in Pink – The National2. Electioneering – Cold War Kids3. Everything In It's Right Place – Radiohead4. D.A.N.C.E. – Justice5. Littleblood – Division Day6. Socks And Shoes – Four Fifty One7. Marquee ft. OC –...
Although they had to cancel the end of their European jaunt, Ted Leo & Pharmacists have announced that they will be embarking on an extensive North American tour, with three, count ‘em, three shows in the Greater Los Angeles area. The tour begins,...
Glenn Danzig is no stranger to being an outcast. He’s been scaring the hell out of parents for three decades now and he has no intentions of stopping anytime soon. Satan’s favorite renaissance man is into much more than just music. Danzig is an accomplished...
Bumps is what happens when Tortoise members John McEntire, John Herndon and Dan Bitney ditch the dueling vibraphones and get down to the business of rhythm—beats—and, well…bumps. This is exactly the sort of record that these guys needed to make in...
I think I’m in love with Rocky Votolato. This is embarrassing, mostly because I’m not 14 and he’s not Pete Wentz, but it’s not really a hot-rock-star sort of crush anyway. It’s more like that scene in Wayne’s World where...
Since Ground Control has given me this space to rant/ramble about popular music on a regular basis, I should probably introduce myself and my musical taste. I’m calling myself The Aging Punk not because I plan to write about punk rock every month. Far from it....
All the hipsters’ wet dreams have finally come true. Not only is their beloved Rilo Kiley gearing up for the release of their fourth LP, Under The Blacklight (Warner Bros Records, August 21, 2007) but also, the band recently announced that they would be...
Still reaping in fans from the remix album Do You Trust Your Friends?, New York indie-rockers Stars announced plans to embark on a full fledged North American tour this fall. Stars will be supporting their much-hyped fourth album, In the Bedroom After the War,...
I never got to see Soundgarden. Or Nirvana, Pearl Jam, STP, or the Smashing Pumpkins (thank God that last one will be fixed in due time). My musical consciousness took place at a time when Y-107 (remember that?) was getting off the airwaves, alien stickers were the...