Stars

While it might be a tad blasphemous to proffer that an offshoot of Canadian musical collective Broken Social Scene contains any one voice that should be heard more frequently than the others (an inherently capitalist suggestion), plenty of Stars fans (this writer included) feel that Torquil Campbell should play Oates…

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Lonely Forest

Despite having a band name that’s as awkward as it is long, Springfield, Missouri’s Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin’s blend of melodic indie rock and hopeful, catchy songwriting has gotten them kudos from pretty much every source of music press imaginable. And it’s easy to see why: Songs such…

Deep Snapper Isn’t From Denton, But Should Be.

Their members may be spread all over the metroplex, but Deep Snapper is still one of the more prolific bands associated with the Denton music scene. Sure, none of the members actually resides in Denton, but the band’s ties and identity are firmly fixed to the town—and for good reason…

Social Distortion Ages Gracefully

Punk rock, perhaps more than any other musical style in recent times, has evolved into a multi-pronged and tough-to-define assault. What began as a vehicle for the principles of incendiary, raging youth has become, in many cases, an outlet for hoodie-wearing adolescents who have just graduated from the Tiger Beat…

The Dresden Dolls Have Their Hands Full.

Pianist/singer Amanda Palmer (or Amanda Fucking Palmer to her fans) is having a great fucking day. It’s the Friday of Halloween weekend—just hours before her final performance as the master of ceremonies in the American Repertory Theater’s acclaimed two-month production of Cabaret in her hometown of Boston. In two days,…

Black Mountain, Black Angels

Black Mountain may be hirsute hippies with a groovy melodic touch, but they’re not so stoned that they’ll pass up an opportunity to knock you on your ass. They’re reminiscent of My Morning Jacket, only with Jethro Tull and Blue Cheer overshadowing Neil Young’s influence. And, like Jim James, Black…

Show Announcements: Best Coast, Wavves, No Age, Geographer, Josh Ritter, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Get Up Kids, Tapes N’ Tapes, Oberhofer, Bitter End, Underoath, Deerhoof & more

It’s no secret that Best Coast singer Bethany Cosentino wished that Nathan Williams, the stoner behind Wavves, was her boyfriend. She got her wish, too. And, now, the two are taking their much publicized relationship on road, presumably leaving a trail of smoke in their wake. Best Coast, Wavves, and…

Last Night: Wolf Parade and Ogre You Asshole At Granada Theater

Wolf Parade, Ogre You AssholeGranada TheaterNovember 16, 2010Better than: finding out after the fact where the opening band got their name. Maybe the band was oblivious to the muddy sound that buried the vocals. Or maybe it just didn’t matter to them if the audience could hear the words because…

The Daily Fail: Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan, you still don’t fucking get it do you? It’s been almost 20 years since you first picked a fight with Stephen Malkmus and Pavement because you were mentioned in “Range Life.” At least rappers, most of the time, they squash their beefs, mostly because the public forgets why…

Listomania: Ten Songs That Love the Beatles

This morning, a headline on CNN read, “Beatles come to iTunes.” Innocuous enough, yes, but, gosh, where the hell else are you going to buy music from (arguably) the world’s biggest band? At Best Buy? Apple’s official announcement (the above pic is from their homepage) did, however, make the staff…