Shane Handler

CBGB & OMFUG : Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock

hat New York City and CBGBs was the true home of the punk underground. CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock will have you reminiscing down memory lane the next time you see a kid wearing a CBGB shirt at the mall or at a Green Day show. Let

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Eels: Blinking Lights and Other Revelations

It seems artists with monikers reflect a prolific outburst of songs. Take Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes, Damon Gough and Badly Drawn Boy or Mark Oliver Everett, who performs slippery title of eels. Working under the eels name since 1995, Everett has been turning out songs to the indie underground and has even captured Tom Waits as a die hard fan. This time around, Everett, or “E” as he

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The String Cheese Incident: One Step Closer

Following some growing pains, an apparent identity crisis, and an album with good intentions but questionable results, The String Cheese Incident release their fifth studio album, One Step Closer. But they inevitably sold themselves short on the title, ’cause this latest effort is far more than just a step – it’s more like leaps and bounds closer.

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