Category archives: Reviews
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111 days ago
- In support of evidence that there is indeed a God, Soundgarden has reunited and released an album of new material. The band performed at the Fillmore on Sunday night. Unfortunately, MCR was without tickets and too lazy to call someone up and see if we could cover the event. We did however possess the ingenuity to hatch a genius plan: we snuck into the Detroit Zoo, stole a spider monkey, and traine[...]
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112 days ago
- For this particular Woodman offshoot it seemed appropriate to mimic the adjective filled review style fond to a slew of music writers. Here goes:
"Art punk and drum machine spill out in an ethereal, diffuse glow that recalls being fingered for the first time."
Whaddaya think?
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112 days ago
- Tone and Niche recognize that a new Bandcamp page is like a leap-year birthday...the shit don't happen often so you better celebrate it: multiple cakes, pinatas, and free downloads. So, not only can you download the band's 2009 live album for free but Tone will also personally deliver a pinata and chocolate cake to your home. The live album is split between an electric set recorded at Cadieux Cafe[...]
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116 days ago
- Akron/Family will be releasing their new album, Sub Verses, April 30th on Dead Oceans. This posting, which coincides with our recent Cayucas post, may lead you to believe we are some sort of clearing house for things promoted by Secretly Canadian. That's not the case...they just always send some stuff (hint: other places start sending us shit, too).
But I digress...
The first song from Sub V[...]
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228 days ago
- This week we feature the progenitor of Loco Gnosis, the howler from Duende!, and all around everyman....Jeff Howitt. In two days, Duende has a vinyl single coming out via Bellyache Records that features re-workings of their hits "Boss Radio" and "Detroit J" with a plethora of special guests. A release show will be held at The Loving Touch Friday Night!!! Without anymore blathering, here is Howi[...]
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264 days ago
- The Paper Sound, a veteran band hailing from Metro Detroit, play a brand of guitar-driven indie rock reminiscent of The Replacements with touches of The Smithereens and early Incubus.
“I write songs about human experience,” says singer/songwriter/guitarist Phil Kinney. “Everyone struggles with painful realities in life, but there is also hope. These songs are about the search for truth and bea[...]
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274 days ago
- The theatre lights are on, but the voice breaks through like a shot in the dark:
“Ohhhh giiirrrlllsss!”
The Ringwald is packed. It’s the final performance of Facts of Life: The Lost Episode and, after a 5 year gap, Joe Bailey can still perfectly channel the shrill call of Mrs. Garrett.
If I were not a humble shark and instead a multi-millionaire I would put Bailey on salary. He would be j[...]
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295 days ago
- Sebadoh has decided to forsake Detroit on their upcoming tour (closest they'll be is Chicago/Cleveland) but their new EP is too good to ignore--a bit of a dick-tease before their full length is released in the near future. So, just for funsies, let's find a few cliches that can be teased from the generic review of the aptly titled Secret EP:
1.) They haven't skipped a beat. The recipe for this [...]
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296 days ago
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The Sights’ new record Left Over Right is a sweet collection of high-energy rock and soul from this Detroit quintet who have been pounding the pavement for some 14+ years now. I instantly latched on to the fast and poppy stuff, but after about a listen-and-a-half I was starting to fall head-first into their slower, catchy grooves and infectious hooks too. Fans of Sloan will easily relate to [...]
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305 days ago
- The new PreciseHero release 'Canon' is chilled out to the max, a new birth of the cool--or maybe the teenage years of the cool. Equal parts Precise's precise delivery and sound collages the album explores the nature of myth and music's role within it. There is a relaxed feel but the beats underneath suggest some impending tension--a great party is going on but at any minute ninjas could bust in. F[...]
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312 days ago
- DJ E Allen Thursdays Bowling is Real Garden Bowl. This week The Handgrenades, Michael Mars and The God Particle, The Violent Lights and Julian Paaige
Kommie Kilpatrick “Nature Sounds” Tape Release at PJs Lager House Saturday July 14
Top Five Pop Punk Summer Songs of my Youth"
Blink 182 – “The Rock Show”
I can pontificate and wax nostalgic all day long about the best soul songs I’ve ever[...]
