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White Cross - Against Me!

Monday, July 5th, 2010

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Punks tend to age about as gracefully as they dance: all violent elbows and awkward raging against the inevitable.

Forgiveness Rock Record

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

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For a country that’s famously polite and well organized, Canada certainly does produce some sloppy rock bands.

Diamond Eyes

Friday, June 4th, 2010

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Deftones leader Chino Moreno is a fascinating screamer.

High Violet

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

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The National is a Brooklyn band, but not in the way you might think.

Reunion Type Thing

Friday, May 28th, 2010

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Stone Temple Pilots may or may not be on a mission from God, but they are getting the band back together—and it sounds surprisingly good.

Reality Matters

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

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Whether you love or hate reality shows, you can’t deny that their ridiculousness offers plenty of material for writers to riff on.

The Amateurs

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

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You don’t have to love golf to thoroughly enjoy this rollicking and at times howlingly funny Harper Perennial novel about the game.

Rise Up

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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“My appetite is enormous, like that of a cannibal,” raps B-Real on his L.A. hip-hop trio’s first album in six years.

Together

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

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The New Pornographers began as a semisupergroup—uniting Canadian popsmiths A. C. Newman and Dan Bejar with alt-country belter Neko Case—but they’ve blossomed into something reliably super.

Letting the Freak Flag Fly

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

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A century ago—okay, in the 1990s—bands would achieve a modicum of mainstream success only to spurn it with an almost vicious petulance. Forget selling out.

True Love Cast Out All Evil

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

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At 19, Texas songwriter Roky Erickson and his band, the 13th Floor Elevators, had a minor hit with “You’re Gonna Miss Me.”

Broken Bells

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

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On paper, this collaboration between producer Danger Mouse and songwriter James Mercer is a slam dunk.

Beat the Devil’s Tattoo

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

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The glowering, leather-clad boys and girl of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club certainly look the part.

Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

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St. Patrick’s Day is Mardi Gras for Boston’s shot-and-a-beer punks Dropkick Murphys: The culty Celts celebrate the drunkest day of the year with an annual weeklong residency in Beantown.