Archive: september 3, 2008

Highly Recommended: Human People - "Just Like Honey" (Jesus and Mary Chain Cover)

We were big fans of Philly's (now defunct) one man, pan-sexual faux-European export known as Holland Boys as well as his previous band, the brilliant King God.
So it comes as no surprise that we were psyched to hear he and members of King God would be reforming (finally!) as Human People. The trio plan... Read more

Parallax Error Beheads Max Tundra

You would be hard-pressed to find a successful contemporary musician who disregards classical music entirely, as numerous components remain a steady influence on the various forms of music we listen to today. I doubt anyone would dismiss it as irrelevant, but there is certainly a difference between appreciating... Read more

The Surreal Illustration and Animation of Singer/Songwriter Chad VanGaalen

While checking out our new fav blog The Unusual Times the other day we stumbled upon the new video from Chad VanGaalen. After witnessing its awesomeness, we figured it would be a good time to do a little retrospective on his video work.
Along with each of his album releases, VanGaalen, who also create... Read more

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Aug 29 Album Review: The Lost Trailers - Holler Back

Holler Back, the recently released album from The Lost Trailers, is a ten-song amalgamation of uninspired lyrics, crass commercialism, recycled songs, and exaggerated stereotypes that fail to offer anything...

Aug 27 Album Review: Crystal Shawanda - Dawn of a New Day

Mix together a batch of material written by the songwriting community’s most successful writers, add in a dash of slick, radio-friendly production, and stir until the sound is smooth; this is the...

Aug 25 Alphabeat - Boyfriend - Single Review

Those colourful Danish wags, Alphabeat, are back with yet another piece of pop brilliance. Of the many versions that are available, there’s a remix that places Boyfriend straight back into the 80...

Aug 25 Album Review: Jason Boland & The Stragglers - Comal County Blue

The problem with a personal record is that it can easily become esoteric–a pitfall Jason Boland & The Stragglers aren’t able to completely avoid on Comal County Blue. Boland wrote seven...

Aug 24 Queen - C-lebrity - Single Review

Otherwise known as ‘the drummer and guitarist from Queen hooking up with the vocalist from Free’. There’s good news and bad news with this new single from Queen (+ Paul Rodgers). The...

Aug 24 Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up - Single Review

When we first heard about the new Pussycat Dolls single, it was tempting to gloat about Nicole Scherzinger coming back with her tail between her legs. OK, it’s fair to say that Nicole’s solo...

Aug 24 Sugarland - “Already Gone”

Songwriters: Kristian Bush, Jennifer Nettles, and Bobby Pinson I gotta hand it to Sugarland and their management for knowing how to build up and maintain the hype for their latest album release, Love On...

Aug 21 Album Review: Brandon Rhyder - Every Night

Every Night, the latest release from Brandon Rhyder, aspires to a greatness that it isn’t able to achieve. The Texas-based artist headed to Nashville to record the album and hopes to gain national...

Aug 21 Album Review: Glen Campbell - Meet Glen Campbell

Glen Campbell has accomplished something unique and extraordinary: he’s recorded a cover album that doesn’t pay homage to anyone except Glen Campbell. There’s a very important difference between...