ROTTING HEIGHTS
We think old Bill Shakespeare must’ve been talking about Iceage when he said something was rotten in the state of Denmark. The four high schoolers’ debut LP, New Brigade, came out in early January this year and has all ready sold out of a couple presses [that means a couple presses from Escho Records and…
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MOTOR CITY YEARNING
So the bebes at Esquire magazine like to do this thing where they pick a city and then pick people from that city to spend a couple days there and write a song using a given phrase. They did it last year in Mississippi and moved the game to Detroit this time around with the…
START A CULT
Out of all the Tennessee bands that we’ve never seen or ever heard any recordings from, Sex Cult has got to be our favorite. The Memphis bad boys have played a handful of shows and are knockin’ em dead over there. If we’re lucky, we’ll be able to get them over here soon so you…
YOU’RE A GONER
It’s a good Spring when you know you’ve got a couple new Outdoorsmen singles coming your way. The first of the two is going to be available sometime in the next week or so from Psychic Handshake Records, you can check out the artwork after the click. Like most Outdoorsmen artwork, it’s sick. It’s a…
LOOKING FOR SOME ACTION
Thee Oh Sees are probably the most productive band around right now. We know that’s debatable, but for real — seems like every time we blink they’ve got a new record on the shelf. That being said, their next full length record, Castlemania, is coming in a little over a month [May 17th] from In…
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JEFFAROOOO
The Bogus Bros are playing Bonnaroo. So are Emin3m, Buffalo Springfield, Lil Wayne, and The Strokes. Welcome to the big leagues, boys. Get ready to blow everyone out of the water.
SONNY’S GOT THE HITS
We can’t think of a better way to get a new Sonny & The Sunsets record than having it be sunny and perfect outside in the early summertime, ya know? Their latest effort, Hit After Hit, just came out this week from Fat Possum and it’s been the soundtrack to our last few trips around…
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IN OUR SIGHTS
Everybody’s favorite Denton boys are back at it. Wax Museums have been on a bit of a hiatus or were broken up or something, but we caught them a couple times down in Austin during SXSW and the boys are back to killing it full force. They’ve also got a couple new releases up their…
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