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"Good Apollo I

"Good Apollo I

Once again hella Vegas kids showed me this band like five years ago. The same kids that turned my girlfriend (at the time) into one of those weird emo chicks who wear glasses for no reason. She got sucked into the dark skintight emo underworld and the whole confusing and bizarre saga. A band that co... [More]

Written By: Tyson Cantrell
"Z" by My Morning Jacket

"Z" by My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket's last record It Still Moves - was the first of their handful of records that I fell in love with, thus I honestly didn't know what to expect from Z.. I know they released an EP in between the two - which I never got my hands on, and thus being a relative newcomer to the band I was... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
"Dark Light" by H.I.M.

"Dark Light" by H.I.M.

As far as I'm concerned H.I.M. is pretty much the musical equivalent of heroin. I own all six of their albums and listen them at least once a week. They're a surprisingly accessible band that pretty much any kind of rock fan could easily sink their teeth into - yet they're still nothing more than a... [More]

Written By: Rob Jones
"Broken Social Scene" by Broken Social Scene

"Broken Social Scene" by Broken Social Scene

Just like pork being that "other" white meat to chicken, Broken Social Scene have quickly become that "other" indie rock supergroup from Canada, The New Pornographers being the first to garner that distinction. Boasting members from other great Canadian acts such as Apostle Of Hustle, Stars, By Divi... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Jacksonville City Nights" by Ryan Adams and the Cardin...

"Jacksonville City Nights" by Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

After only four and a half months since his Grateful Dead posturing double album Cold Roses, Ryan Adams and his new band The Cardinals shift gears quickly with Jacksonville City Nights, Adams most straightforward pure country solo album to date. If you haven't cared for Adams in the past, trust me w... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"You Could Have It So Much Better" by Franz Ferdinand

"You Could Have It So Much Better" by Franz Ferdinand

With the smash single "Take Me Out" still fresh in the minds of Top 40 fanatics and uber trendy hipsters alike, overnight Scottish superstars Franz Ferdinand follow up their massively successful self-titled debut with the quick sophomore release You Could Have It So Much Better. Not straying too far... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"The Craft" by Blackalicious

"The Craft" by Blackalicious

In 2004, Blackalicious' two main men Gift Of Gab and Chief Xcel decided to take a break from each other and release respective solo projects. Gab's 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up showed the hip hop community that Gab could dabble outside of Xcel's beats and still be as successful, while Xcel p... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Road To Rouen" by Supergrass

"Road To Rouen" by Supergrass

With only nine tracks to speak of and clocking in at a mere 35 minutes, (one of them, "Coffee In The Pot," being nothing more than a silly toss off of an instrumental) you'd probably assume that Road To Rouen, Supergrass's 5th proper studio album, was nothing more than a phoned in contractual obliga... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Prairie Wind" by Neil Young

"Prairie Wind" by Neil Young

Prairie Wind, if you can believe it or not, is Neil Young's 30th studio record to date, and is his first album since his nearly fatal brain aneurysm last year. It's also his first album since his father's passing, and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to hear that's primarily what's on his min... [More]

Written By: Kyle England
"Nightmare Anatomy" by Aiden

"Nightmare Anatomy" by Aiden

In an effort to get some control over illegal piracy, the music business has resorted to some medieval techniques. The Boneman told me when he got the promo for the new Jimmy Eat World, it plainly stated that if you tried to duplicate this CD - your computer will explode, your dog will die and your... [More]

Written By: Tyson Cantrell
"Octavarium" by Dream Theater

"Octavarium" by Dream Theater

If you look-up the word atavistic in the dictionary, right next to the definition is a picture of Dream Theater. Not only are they an honest to goodness progressive/art/rock band enjoying a fair amount of success in the 21st Century - but wonder of all wonders - they're from America. In case this ma... [More]

Written By: The Boneman
"Alaska" by Between the Buried and Me

"Alaska" by Between the Buried and Me

Warning! Extremely hard, abrasive, and powerfully disturbing metal, if you are a pussy put the disc back on the rack and slowly step away. In this review I will not use a lame Alaska play on words - to describe the bands vast, chilling expanses - everyone else out there already beat that cheese into... [More]

Written By: Tyson Cantrell
"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

"Clap Your Hands Say Yeah" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Everyone and their mother is riding on the shoulders of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah right now - championing them all the way to indie rock stardom. That is, at least until they get signed, then it's all for naught. But in the meantime, I'll be damned if mum and myself aren't hanging onto them for dea... [More]

Written By: Ryan Slack
"The Mysterious Production of Eggs" by Andrew Bird

"The Mysterious Production of Eggs" by Andrew Bird

The gods were upon me the day I came across a promotional copy of Andrew Bird and his Bowl of Fire's exceptional The Swimming Hour in 2001. It was a welcome surprise and I was immediately taken aback by its multiple personalities and styles. One minute I was consumed in early-20th century Americana... [More]

Written By: Ryan Slack
"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" by Paul McCartney

"Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" by Paul McCartney

Years ago Paul McCartney played bass for a band known as the Beatles. After a tumultuous break with the obscure experimental outfit he started his own band he called Wings - a band that enjoyed a fair amount of success in the 70s with such hits as "Jet," "Maybe I'm Amazed," "Band on the Run" among o... [More]

Written By: The Boneman