REVIEW: The Smashing Pumpkins – “Oceania”
There are probably quite a few casual music fans who wondered if The Smashing Pumpkins would ever record anything new after Zeitgeist…
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GOING LIVE: Keane
Nestled in the city’s docks, East Sussex alt vets Keane ripped open the familiar stage at the Sound Academy during their latest trek…
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GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day Four
The curtains don’t close without one big bang. Though Saturday wasn’t the official end to North By Northeast, it was the last big night full…
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GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day Three
Friday night = rock and roll. In it’s third day, North By Northeast flew off the top rope without remorse (we lost a few good cameras out…
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GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day Two
“Toronto may be full of hipsters, goth kids and a lot of preppy snobs that live with their moms, but the noise its music community makes…”
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TRACK/MP3: Dirty Projectors – “Dance For You”
After unleashing their lead single “Gun Has No Trigger” on our ears, Dirty Projectors have pulled the blankets off their second Swing…
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GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day One
With a new tie, a pressed shirt and some fresh kicks, NXNE 2012 launched by pushing out an incredible pool of indie talent, featuring…
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BLARE’s 20 MUST-HEAR BANDS AT NXNE 2012
Now in its 18th year, the annual destination for new independent music is set to rip apart its shirt Hulk Hogan style to the beat of vintage…
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REVIEW: Wintersleep – “Hello Hum”
Starting with the swirling, multi-faceted “Hum”, Wintersleep’s fifth album builds through some jovial guitar riffs before crashing and…
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OFFSTAGE: K.Flay (Bonnaroo 2012)
To help capture the experience, we asked a few artists to share their own photos and though many didn’t make it out of the phone signal…
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