2007

Silversun Pickups: The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ 5/4/06

So what if both the Silversun Pickups and Smashing Pumpkins share the same acronym, have cute chick bass players and lead singers that sound sing alike and have singles that are somewhat identical (“1979” and “Lazy Eye”).  The Pumpkins are long gone, as Corgan tries to reinvent the cherub rock with Jimmy Chamberlain, but the Silversun Pickups are now, and they certainly are gaining some steam following their Coachella appearance.

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The Week That Was: Your Mother

Mothers are pretty cool. Some are cooler than others, and some are downright awful. But the majority of our mothers are supportive and caring and essentially took their own lives

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Try the Nitrous Cookies Next Time

Almost everyone missed a superb story in Wednesday’s edition of the Detroit Free Press, a tale of corruption in law enforcement and the inherent evils of police power. But I don’t

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Friday’s Leftovers: Spreadin’ Rumors

We’re not exactly geeked up about the SummerStage lineup this year. Some good shows and some weak ones, but the only event we’re dying to see is Levon Helm’s return engagement on June

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Friday Mix Tape: Jazzercise, Part III

It’s Uncle Neddy to the rescue with a bag full of downloadable presents… Here’s a guest minimix for the Hidden Track crowd. It’s time to give the drummers some, as

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State Radio: Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA 4/28/07

State Radio graced a sold out, hometown crowd at Boston’s Avalon Ballroom to an energized set of riff-fused neo-ska-rock that showcased an onslaught of Chad Urmston’s post-Dispatch material, as well as a few well executed covers.

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