Archive for October, 2009

Discussion: The Resistance by Muse

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Mac, Austin, and Steve discuss the latest Muse release, The Resistance, track by track. There were mixed feelings on the album; different for each person in the discussion.

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Mark Cetera Reviews “Ice Cream For Crow”

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Actually, it was written by Shane/Malkmusian.
Captain Beefheart: who in the hell is that man, anyhoo? Is he just the brainchild of abstract artist Don Van Vliet, who wanted to play free-form saxophone over disjointed blues-rock rehearsed under harsh conditions? Or is he his own entity, aging at an unhealthy rate from his chubby youthful demeanor [...]

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Triad: Three Bands, Six Songs

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I knew Triad was going to be unusual before I even heard it. It had six songs on it; two from each band. The cover looked interesting, too, consisting of a nice blend of grays and reds, and it was mirrored down the middle. The CD was entirely black, but had a textured design on [...]

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The Hands of Caravaggio – John Tilbury and the M.I.M.E.O.

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The Hands of Caravaggio is a dark and surreal Alice-in-Wonderland soundscape where the only sound you think you recognize is the piano, and even that, you have surely never heard played in such way. Inspired by the work of a pre-Baroque era painter, fourteen modernist musicians create a very interesting record.

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The Midway State’s Met A Man On The Top Of The Hill EP

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The Midway State, like many bands before them, released an EP with a sampling of what to expect from their upcoming album. Met A Man On Top Of The Hill is their first official studio produced release, offering that glimpse into their music. There are four songs on the EP, and the title [...]

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An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess

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An Evening With John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess juxatposes two of today’s most skillful virtuosos. Real-life friends and Dream Theater bandmates, Petrucci and Rudess take us on a journey deep into the night, through a diverse range of styles and long improvisations. “Fife And Drum” has all the quaintness of a Renaissance-era English party song, while “Bite Of The Mosquito” sends us on a frantic journey through a day in the life of one of the little bloodsuckers.

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Paramore: Brand New Eyes & A Slightly New Sound

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There’s an anger in the vocals that hasn’t been heard from Hayley before, and it’s not just coating the entire song; it comes in at the right points, which tells me she’s writing songs with more emotion now. Brand New Eyes probably won’t be getting Paramore any new fans that hated them before this album, but it’s a step in the right direction for the band.

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Jimmy Eat World To Work With Mark Trombino Again

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On September 29th, Jimmy Eat World announced on Twitter that they would be working with Mark Trombino once again for their next batch of songs. In addition to this announcement, Jim Adkins played one of the new songs on September 17th, at the Modified Art Center in Arizona.

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