Balance & Composure are one of the kings of the scene this year. Their album, The Things We Think We’re Missing, was hardly missed by critics or fans alike as it’s made its way into the mainstream, being featured on bigger and bigger press outlets and selling out several thousand vinyl in advance. One of […]
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WATCH: Balance & Composure – “Reflection”
September 23rd, 2013 
Dan Bogosian 
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WATCH: Zedd featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore – “Stay The Night”
September 23rd, 2013 Dan Bogosian Many people everywhere aspire to have Hayley Williams appear in their music and their videos, but Zedd is luckier than most of us to actually have had it happen. The Interscope electro house star released the video for their shared song, “Stay The Night,” today, with the song set to be on the reissue of […]
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REVIEW: God Is An Astronaut – ‘Origins’
September 18th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Artist: God Is An Astronaut Album: Origins Genre: Alternative Rock, Post Rock, Instrumental Rock Label: Rocket Girl Most instrumental acts focus on production; examine Daft Punk’s records and the point is variation, clever little melodies intertwining and evolving from the first time they appear to the fifth time they appear. Most post rock bands focus […]
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Josh Homme Of Queens Of The Stone Age Says Jay Z Is “Rude,” “A Kook”
September 18th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Josh Homme, front man (and pretty much the only consistent man) of Queens of the Stone Age, recently lead the group to their playing at Jay Z’s Made in America Festival, and some things that happened there have caused him to air some odd beef with Jay Z. Queens of the Stone Age were frisked […]
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Moving Mountains To Do Three Shows Then Go On Hiatus
September 16th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Moving Mountains are the next in a long line of DIY bands who have been poised to take off and then go on hiatus immediately after an album. While they haven’t themselves called it a hiatus, they have said that these three shows will be the last of the band for the “foreseeable future.” By […]
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Kanye West Could Face Up To A Year In Prison, Video Surfaces Of Incident
September 16th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Regardless of whether you hated Yeezus or not, you probably don’t think Kanye West deserves a year in prison for the effort. That said, the insanely self-involved rapper faces some serious time for his actions against the paparazzi. West has been charged with misdemeanor battery and attempted grand theft in an incident that happened with […]
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ALBUM STREAM: Mazzy Star – ‘Seasons Of Your Day’
September 16th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Mazzy Star are one of those bands that you either know about and love, or don’t know about and eventually have some older friend question your taste in music until you check them out. For me, I never got into Mazzy Star until David Bazan covered “Fade Into You” (because apparently, David Bazan is my […]
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REVIEW: Islands – ‘Ski Mask’
September 13th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Artist: Islands Album: Ski Mask Genre: Indie Rock Label: Manqué Music Nick Thorburn has long since established himself as an indie rock mainstay beyond The Unicorns. When Islands first formed, people couldn’t help but compare his new band to his old, wondering if anything they would create could top Who Will Cut Our Hair When […]
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Max Bemis Announces Solo Tour With Matt Pryor And Sherri DuPree
September 12th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Max Bemis, front man for Say Anything, did a solo acoustic show in support of his rarities release before the full band went on tour. This winter, Bemis will head out on a full fledged solo tour with his main support being Matt Pryor of the Get Up Kids, Sherri DuPree from Eisley, Perma (the […]
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REVIEW: Arctic Monkeys – ‘AM’
September 10th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Artist: Arctic Monkeys Album: AM Genre: Indie Rock, Garage Rock Label: Domino Records The Arctic Monkeys have long held a strange place in indie rock. Just as every other indie rock band seemed to be either a watered down combination of The Strokes and The Smiths (we get it, hipsters, you like your guitars reverberating […]
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My Bloody Valentine Reveal November Tour
September 9th, 2013 Dan Bogosian My Bloody Valentine, the shoegaze band that returned to the world earlier this year, have announced a short tour this November that covers a bit of the midwest and a bit of the northeast. The tour will be in support of their most recent album, mbv. Kevin Shields is long known as a perfectionist, so […]
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Stevie Rennie, Incubus’ Manager, Launches Renman Music & Business Indiegogo Campaign
September 9th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Steve Rennie, the longtime manager of alternative rock band Incubus, has been running a site for people looking to potentially work in the music industry and bands in the form of Renman Music and Business, or RenmanMB. Doing so, he has also ran a live webshow, Renman Live, and released the audio of such as […]
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