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The Obligatory Christmas Cover Post

In addition to year-end lists, what any self-respecting blog does this time of year is post their favorite covers of Christmas Songs. Without further ado, here’s a list of cool yuletide tunes.
Bright Eyes - Silent Night: It’s Christmas with Conor in a hazy dreamlike state. One of my absolute favorites.

Cranes - Happy Xmas (War is [...]

Green Day Side Project Releases Free EP

Currently making the rounds in the blogosphere is the revelation that Green Day has released an EP under the pseudonym The Foxboro Hot Tubs. This incarnation of the California trio finds them deliberately adopting a rockin’ 60s vibe. Personally, the six tracks are indicative of the era and simply fantastic. What’s even better [...]

Morrissey Publicly Dispels Racism Accusations, Blasts NME

By way of the written word, Morrissey lays the smackdown on New Musical Express and Tim Jonze in response to the anti-immigrant slant contained in his recent interview in the magazine. And yes, a lawsuit has been filed.
All of two sentences declare his stance on the implied racism in the NME interview: “I abhor [...]

The Romantics Vs. Guitar Hero

As you all probably know, 80’s rockers The Romantics have decided to sue Activision (makers of Guitar Hero) for its cover of “What I Like About You”. They claim that the cover sounds too much like them and infringes on their rights as a band. Just how identical is the video game version? [...]

Bargain Basement Gold: Keren Ann

Oftentimes, a good album is released with little fanfare and languishes on virtual CD racks of the Internet. Lack of demand, in turn, depresses the retail price in the marketplace. Here is one example of an unjustly overlooked gem which can now be had on the cheap.
This past May, singer/songwriter Keren Ann released [...]

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