8/6/2009
J. Mascis has been making music for a long time. Over the course of his career, many bands have risen and fallen, but Dinosaur Jr. has maintained its niche in rock n' roll, and created a steady sound which is unmistakable, and despite its simplicity, is nearly impossible to replicate. Much of this...
8/4/2009
It is always surprising to see a group of musicians do a lot with a little. Mates of State, a husband and wife, piano and guitar duo, have been able to make an open sound that allows them to explore musically without sounding tired. The resulting sound is simply delightful. The group, made of Kori...
8/3/2009
Shiny Toy Guns sounds like a band being pulled in two directions. Half of this album sounds like honest-to-goodness electronica, complete with a quick 4/4 stripper pole beat and rich buzzing synthesizers. It's a formula that really works for them, as evidenced by their nomination for a Grammy for...
8/3/2009
Every band has its ups and downs, both commercially and artistically. When Nine Inch Nails released the "Broken" EP, it was pretty much trashed by every respectable critic, and it fared about as well commercially. At the time, Reznor had fallen out with his record label, and had nearly finished his...
7/31/2009
Listening to Mastodon reminds one of a blizzard. What is presented to us is a whole band of extremely talented musicians playing as best they can. The resulting sound does not really fit into traditional standards of heavy metal, but is so far from any other musical genre that there is no other way...
7/30/2009
Despite a sour economy, the serial reality show thrives.
It turns out that "The Real Housewives" series of reality shows is recession-proof, and though we cant know for sure, the stars of the show act like they are. The show, which follows incredibly wealthy women as they fight with one another and buy things, was expected to lose rating as the economy...
7/30/2009
Dr. Murray, who is being investigated in Jackson's death, is behind in his house payments.
Dr, Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson who has come under intense scrutiny by police in the manslaughter investigation which has followed the singers death, may be in danger of having his home foreclosed upon by the bank. The New York Daily News reported that since January, when...
7/29/2009
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band play a style of rock n' roll that hearkens back to its earlier days, the 1950s. Despite being released years after that period of music, many elements of the band channel the straight rock n' roll being played by guys like Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley...
7/29/2009
A new study has conclusively linked tanning bed usage with melanoma.
An international cancer group has finally found definitive evidence linking tanning beds with cancer, reported Freep.com. Looking healthy and tan in the winter seasons could be riskier than people previously thought, as reflected in a recently delivered report.
7/28/2009
For a metal band, Children of Bodom has an increasingly diverse sound. The music that they make falls somewhere in between power metal and symphonic death metal, and they constantly modulate between the two, sometimes favoring the characteristics of one above the other and vice-versa. Despite this...
