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The Films "Oh, Scorpio" is an Album Not to Miss

The Films might just be my favorite band of this summer that actually didn't release any new music this summer. They're a four man band from Charleston, South Carolina that was apparently formed as a group of high school friends. The Films have two full albums out, Don't Dance Rattlesnake… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 19, 2010 at 4:19am — No Comments

Two California Bands Merge to Create "Admiral Radley"

Admiral Radley debuted their first album this week, but the band is far from inexperienced. The four person group is a merger of members from two California bands, Grandaddy and Earlimart. The group is fronted by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and the group has fittingly titled their debut Admiral Radley album:… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 16, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

M.I.A. Releases "/\/\ /\ Y /\": Brushes Aside the Mainstream Once More

Today M.I.A. released her anticipated follow up album to 2007's Kala which featured the huge hit "Paper Planes". The new album is titled /\/\ /\ Y /\ (or called "Maya" by others for simplicity) and is not a release filled with pop bangers like the… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 13, 2010 at 6:47pm — No Comments

Capitol Hill Block Party is the Place to be July 23-25

With so many big time music festivals happening over the span of summer, it seems like everyone these days is picking one big festival nearest them and then saving up to buy an all-weekend pass which ranges up to and even beyond $200 for the big festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, and Sasquatch. The Capitol Hi… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 9, 2010 at 3:23am — No Comments

Mr. Hudson Finally Sees U.S. Release

Mr. Hudson is a British electro pop artist who released his second album, Straight No Chaser, last fall in the U.K., but oddly it only just hit the U.S. market last week. This is his first release by himself as "Mr. Hudson", the first was with a band as Mr. Hudson & the Library… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 7, 2010 at 4:40pm — No Comments

Scissor Sisters Embrace Flamboyance and Release Their Most Dance Friendly Album

The Scissor Sisters are a modern glam-rock group from New York City that has seen huge success nearly everywhere except for at home in the United States, where they've only been met with modest success. This week they released their third album, Night Work, and sounding like s… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 1, 2010 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Rooney Still Provides California Summer Rock

Five-piece American rock band Rooney has hovered in the realm of being not quite mainstream --but still bigger than most indie bands-- for just about their whole career as a band. Rooney's sound is distinct among modern music for incorporating different styles from past generations such as the Beach Boys, music from the Brit… Continue

Added by Tyler on July 1, 2010 at 4:05am — No Comments

"Don't Trust Me", But I Think 3OH!3 is Already Past Their Prime

Denver "electro hop" duo 3OH!3 released their follow-up to 2008's breakthrough album Want, with the release of Streets of Gold this week. I believe 3OH!3 has already seen their 15 minutes of fame (okay, 15 months is more accurate), but maybe that… Continue

Added by Tyler on June 30, 2010 at 2:51am — 1 Comment

Authority Zero drops Stories of Survival

Arizona punk denizens, Authority Zero, have put out their first album in three years. The band has been churning out island infused punk for almost two decades. This effort is their first for the Suburban Noize label.
You can see some of the new songs live here

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Added by tbone on June 23, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Josh Woodward Does It All For Free

Josh Woodward may be one of the most humble artists in the music industry, which is also why you probably are not familiar with him. He is a singer-songwriter from Ohio and he chooses to give all of his music away for free, or you can purchase physical CDs from him at a price tha… Continue

Added by Tyler on June 22, 2010 at 7:01pm — No Comments

Is Free Music the Future?

Is Free Music the Future? If you ask me, the answer is definitely "yes" (and I'm referring to music being legally free, to all you who read that question and snidely thought "um, I haven't dropped a dime on music since the original Napster arose in 1999"). As the music industry con… Continue

Added by Tyler on June 23, 2010 at 12:38am — No Comments

50 Cent: Deathly Skinny?

50 cent has dropped over 50 pounds in just 9 weeks! The famous gangster rapper had weighed 214, and is now settled around 160 lbs.

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Added by Ry Dynasty on June 1, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Stars Are Still Solid on "The Five Ghosts"

The Canadian band Stars has been around for just about a decade now, and releases their fifth studio album, The Five Ghosts, next Tuesday, June 22nd. Stars is known for their distinct eloquent sound which features soft electronic pop elements as well as pairing male vs female vocals as… Continue

Added by Tyler on June 16, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

King Diamond

I'd like to take this time to spread some love towards one of the most influential figures in metal since the 70's.

Kim Bendix Petersen, or "King Diamond" started off singing for a band called Black Rose, but one day was hanging out with some members of a ban

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Added by Kvntwvlf on June 9, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Eyehategod

Eyehategod is an awesome sludge band from New Orleans that's been around since 1988, so if you haven't heard of them now if your chance. With 9 studio albums, tons of splits and a lot of E.P.'s, there is a lot for you to choose from. Eyehategod has a doomy sound that combines det… Continue

Added by Kvntwvlf on June 12, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Black Flag

Hi folks, it's time to listen to one of the most influential punk bands of all time. Known as one of the first hardcore punk bands ever, you can tell all the other punk bands with "flag" in their name to f--k off, Black Flag is where it's at.

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Added by Kvntwvlf on June 11, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

The Melvins-The Bride Screamed Murder

Added by Kvntwvlf on June 11, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

Gridlink- Amber Gray

Gridlink is an insane grindcore band that was formed in 2004 by Jon Chang and Steve Procopio of Discordance Axis. The concept of Gridlink, so far shown in their only album Amber Gray, is to play brutally fast yet passionate grindcore that will bring a smile to not only Discordance Axis fans' faces

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Added by Kvntwvlf on June 10, 2010 at 1:00am — No Comments

WHO IS ANDY ROY?!

Andy Roy is officially out of Prison, and for those of you who dont know who Andy Roy is go ahead and scroll down and check out the THRASHER CLASSIC's video vault from Thrasher Magazine on Andy Roy back in 1994. Andy Roy was pro for Consolidated Skateboards and when I started skatingthe Consolidated team was wh… Continue

Added by ZDUBBS on June 16, 2010 at 5:23pm — No Comments

WHERES JOHN CARDIEL?

Vans plastered this classic shot of Cardiel somewhere in downtown SF, if you can find it you can win a free pair of CARDS new wheels from SPITFIRE.

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Added by ZDUBBS on June 16, 2010 at 4:44pm — No Comments

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