For New Label Tiny Engines, Vinyl Is Very Much Alive
Bob Lange
August 4, 2009
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Tiny Engines is a brand new label, but they already have a second fantastic 7" under their belts.
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Iron Maiden: Flight 666
Bob Lange
July 29, 2009
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This DVD features a great band making a great documentary about a great tour. Of course, it documents many of the amazing feats of the Somewhere Back in Time tour which found Maiden playing 23 shows in 45 days on five continents (sadly, they didn't get to Antarctica).
Nathen Maxwell & The Original Bunny Gang: White Rabbit
Bob Lange
July 23, 2009
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Having performed for over a decade with the increasingly popular Celtic folk/punk act Flogging Molly, Nathen Maxwell is faced with the double challenge of living up to yet not rehashing his band's strong body of work. On his solo debut, White Rabbit, Maxwell brings songs that have been simmering inside of him, some for over a decade, and prepares to meet these challenges involved in stepping outside of his established work.
Street Sweeper Social Club: Street Sweeper Social Club
Bob Lange
July 22, 2009
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In his mid-90s heyday, Tom Morello was a top guitarist, mixing skill, innovation and groove that was at the heart of Rage Against the Machine's hip-hop/hard rock hybrid. In fact, his sound was so successful that he rode it to mainstream success a second time with Audioslave during the first half of this decade. After an acoustic aside for the past couple years and reliving the RATM glory years, Morello is back for another shot, this time with Boots Riley of the Coup.
Cheap Trick – Power Pop Pioneers
Bob Lange
July 8, 2009
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Cheap Trick were one of the first bands, if not the first, to play what we now know as Power Pop. Three decades later, you can hear Cheap Trick's sound in countless bands and that could be perceived as gratifying or annoying by someone like Rick Nielsen who did it first, but he sees it as a reflection of the how Cheap Trick operates more than an homage to their sound.
The Mars Volta: Octahedron
Bob Lange
June 29, 2009
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Straightforward. Subdued. Accessible. If Octohedron had been recorded by just about any other band, those words would never cross anyone's mind. However, the Mars Volta has pushed the boundaries of their music and their mania time and again, leaving the expectation that each album will be a further exploration of psychedelic insanity. This album explores to be sure, but in a different way than they have previously
Recent and Upcoming Vinyl Releases: Miles Davis, Beastie Boys
Bob Lange
June 25, 2009
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This isn't intended to be a comprehensive list of vinyl (or even just the cool vinyl) that's come out over the last few months, but there have been some releases that definitely deserve to be highlighted.
Spirits of the Dead: Spirits of the Dead
Bob Lange
June 12, 2009
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Even those who love prog rock often understand that its shortcoming stems from putting the head before the heart. While no genre in rock can compete with prog's technical prowess, it's still often dismissed as self-indulgent and light where the true spirit of rock n roll is the exception, not the rule. That leaves any band that takes the prog road with quite an uphill haul.
Elvis Costello: Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Bob Lange
June 5, 2009
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There's no question that as both a performer and a songwriter, Elvis Costello has few peers in terms of the breadth and quality of his work. That's not to say he's all things to all people, but that, as particularly evidenced on Secret, Profane & Sugarcane, he's Elvis Costello to whatever audience he chooses.
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Bob Lange
June 1, 2009
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While Spinal Tap is a great rock n roll movie that manages to expose some truth about rock n roll and tops all for pure entertainment value, Anvil the Movie is an even better film. The latter might not have nearly the comedic value as the former, but it illustrates perhaps rock n roll's greatest truth: There's more to it than just songwriting and technical proficiency.
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