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The Doors’ Ray Manzarek dead at 74

Mon, May 20 2013 11:53pm - Source: kingblind

If ever there was a sonic wail that could compete with Jim Morrison's haunting vocals, it was the piercing, throbbing wail of Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek's Vox Continental organ.

Live Review: Soundgarden — Rock on the Range

Mon, May 20 2013 6:12pm - Source: ArtistDirect

"You look like you mean business and you give a fuck about rock music, which I like," Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell addressed the sold out Rock on the Range crowd.

Lana Del Rey, Hammersmith Apollo, review

Mon, May 20 2013 6:09pm - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

"I was always an unusual girl" cooed pop singer Lana Del Rey halfway through this London leg of her first ever full UK tour.

Book Notes - Virginia Pye "River of Dust"

Fri, May 17 2013 2:59pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

30 Seconds To Mars - LOVE LUST FAITH + DREAMS

Fri, May 17 2013 7:47am - Source: Drowned In Sound

Let's get that out of the way immediately.

Queensryche – Frequency Unknown (2013)

Wed, May 15 2013 11:22am - Source: Something Else!

It will come as no surprise to many Queensryche fans that the weakest link in Geoff Tate's version of the band may be Tate himself.

The Smiths: best or worst band of the last 30 years?

Sun, May 12 2013 7:36am - Source: Telegraph - London - UK [Music]

"I remember the first time I heard a song by The Smiths. I didn't understand it. Not that there was anything obscure or experimental about it; it was a three-minute pop song, with verses and choruses in the expected places and an indelible vocal melody.

Premature Evaluation: The National Trouble Will Find Me

Fri, May 10 2013 7:10pm - Source: Stereogum

At this point, six albums in, the National are practically a genre unto themselves.

Premature Evaluation: Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires Of The City

Wed, May 08 2013 7:19pm - Source: Stereogum

The title of Modern Vampires Of The City , the third album from Vampire Weekend, seems like it riffs on the band's name and on its members' status as sharp and witty New York men-about-town, guys who play punny word-games on their Twitter accounts and make cameo appearances on Girls and maintain none-too-serious Soundcloud side projects.

Feature: Jeff Hanneman of Slayer's Music Will Never Die

Fri, May 03 2013 7:02pm - Source: ArtistDirect

Jeff Hanneman tragically passed away yesterday.

Album Review: Melvins – Everybody Loves Sausages

Thu, May 02 2013 4:22am - Source: Consequence of Sound

My favorite Melvins song wasn't written by the Melvins.

David Fricke on New Orleans Jazz Fest's Local Spice and Old Favorites

Wed, May 01 2013 9:48pm - Source: Rolling Stone

Everyone uses it: locals; out-of-town vets; first timers who know, as soon as they get a taste, that they are coming back for more.

A Warm Hand For Mister Fisto's Entry: The Best Eurovision Acts

Wed, May 01 2013 2:05pm - Source: The Quietus

A month or so back, a video of a gang of fur-faced men in wrestling leotards shouting out a hectic song about a man with a broken leg walking to Latvia viral globally.

Drowned in Bristol: Record Store Day 2013 special

Fri, April 19 2013 10:21pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

The time of year when we all get up especially early on a Saturday morning and try to nab our favourite exclusive releases before the ebay-nit-pickers do; the time of year when indie record shops rejoice at their profits but wail at the long hours; the time of year when year-round record buyers scowl at the once a year purchasers.

Ex-Black Flag Members Play Moose Lodge

Fri, April 19 2013 6:11pm - Source: Rolling Stone

In 1979, Black Flag played their first show at Moose Lodge 1873 in Redondo Beach, California.

Book Notes - Jake Arnott "The House of Rumour"

Fri, April 19 2013 3:56pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Milk Music - Cruise Your Illusion

Fri, April 19 2013 12:53pm - Source: The Quietus

In the 90s, Olympia was a hotbed of DIY punk rebellion, creativity and action.

Album Review: The Shouting Matches – Grownass Man

Fri, April 19 2013 4:11am - Source: Consequence of Sound

It's hard to believe the desperate soul who wrote "Skinny Love" can have this much fun.

Dance, Music, Sex, Romance

Wed, April 17 2013 10:15pm - Source: The Portland Mercury

Yes, Prince is playing two shows, including a late set that probably won't kick off until after midnight.

ALBUM: LORE CITY - ABSENCE & TIME

Wed, April 17 2013 8:59pm - Source: Music Liberation

Lore City are not the kind of band to take things lightly.

Sparrow And The Workshop - Live At The Shacklewell Arms, London

Mon, April 15 2013 3:53pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

It's a dismal, drizzly London night when the UK's most criminally underrated band, Sparrow and the Workshop, make their return.

Mouth to Mouth Festival: Swans - Koko, London 04/04/13

Tue, April 09 2013 12:26am - Source: The Four Oh Five

Stay at home, stay in bed, ask no one on Twitter what are the best headphones you can buy from what's in your dwindling bank account.

Devil to Pay - Fate Is Your Muse

Mon, April 08 2013 7:37am - Source: The Ripple Effect

By now you have seen the reviews and press that has been garnered by Indianapolis, Indiana's Devil To Pay regarding their new album Fate Is Your Muse and for good reason.

Premature Evaluation: The Knife Shaking The Habitual

Thu, April 04 2013 5:53pm - Source: Stereogum

"What a difference, what a difference a little difference would make."

Kip Wingerschmidt and Andy O’Connor Debate the Merits of ASG’s Blood Drive

Thu, April 04 2013 5:42pm - Source: Metal Sucks

As is often the case here in the MetalSucks Mansion, recently two of our contributors didn't agree on the quality of a new release.

New music picks: Dana Falconberry, Banks, Fryars & OG Sugababes cover Kendrick Lamar

Fri, March 29 2013 3:02pm - Source: Nialler 9

The best new music/artist picks of the last week.

The Strokes – Comedown Machine

Wed, March 27 2013 10:50am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

The Strokes have never aspired to be average.

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat + Bone

Fri, March 22 2013 10:19am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

It's now seven years since Damage, the last Blues Explosion album, a hiatus during which Jon Spencer got to indulge his psychotic rockabilly side with three albums with Heavy Trash, and also pursue a few other alternative musical endeavours with the likes of Andre Williams, Solex and Cristina Martinez.

The Golden Children of SXSW 2013

Tue, March 19 2013 6:20am - Source: Pretty Much Amazing

Don't forget: use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard to move between posts quickly and easily.

Hurts in Berlin: Lessons in Pop 2013

Thu, March 14 2013 10:07am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

In arena idol tradition, Hurts singer Theo Hutchcraft stands rooted, centre stage in Berlin's Postbahnhof venue, flings his arms skywards and prompts – maybe even dares – the crowd of adoring Germans to fling his words back at him.

Alicia Keys Spreads Love, Brings Kendrick Lamar Onstage in L.A.

Wed, March 13 2013 7:08pm - Source: Rolling Stone

"Are you in love tonight?" asked Alicia Keys of her sold-out Staples Center audience last night in Los Angeles, the fourth stop on her North American arena tour.

Mark Eitzel – Night & Day Cafe, Manchester 02/03/13

Wed, March 13 2013 4:04pm - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Somewhere there's a better, fairer parallel universe where musicians are rewarded according to the scale of their talent.

Saint Alvia - "Static Psalms"

Tue, February 26 2013 2:11pm - Source: Atlas and the Anchor

And after a three year wait, the two-time Juno Award nominees' highly-anticipated third album , Static Psalms was released a few weeks ago on Divergent Recordings.

New Music: Chains of Love – “Come and Play” (CoS Premiere)

Mon, February 11 2013 5:12pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

Chains of Love made waves in 2012 with Strange Grey Days , a lo-fi album full of garage rock aesthetics slipped in under 60s girl band production.

Top 200 Tracks of 2012 (1-25)

Mon, February 11 2013 12:07pm - Source: Music Like Dirt

I've always taken the lament, " Music's just not as good as it was when I was young " to mean " I'm just not as interested in music as when I was young ".

Welcome To Violence: Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Sun, February 10 2013 6:51pm - Source: Freaky Trigger

Recently Al Ewing and Sarah Peploe came into possession of a box set containing " 18 uplifting classics " (end quote) from the cinematic oeuvre of Russ Meyer.

Soul Serenade: War, “Slippin’ Into Darkness”

Thu, February 07 2013 12:54pm - Source: Pop Dose

War. Their very name indicated that their music was going to be something more than bland pop, or even the smooth soul of Motown.

Fall Out Boy Reunite With New Single

Mon, February 04 2013 4:01pm - Source: Rolling Stone

After going on hiatus in November 2009, Fall Out Boy have returned with a new single, album and tour.

Book Notes - Amber Dermont "The Starboard Sea"

Wed, January 30 2013 6:51pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Album Of The Week: Bleeding Rainbow Drift Away

Tue, January 29 2013 8:52pm - Source: Stereogum

In 2010, back when they were still a duo called Reading Rainbow, the Philadelphia band Bleeding Rainbow released Prism Eyes , exactly the sort of very good indie rock album that gets overlooked all the damn time.

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