2007

Neko Case Serves Up Reissues

Respected and beloved singer/songwriter Neko Case will see the re-release of her acclaimed 2006 album Fox Confessor Brings The Flood with the addition of a five-song bonus disc  from Anti-

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Whoa, Ryan Adams…Take It Easy, Tiger

Just when you thought the brooding 32-year-old was getting his shit together, and just when we devote some column inches to one of his fantastic late-September shows, Ryan Adams reminds

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Friday Mix Tape: Jazzercise, Sax Edition

It’s time for another end-of-the-workweek communique from Neddy: Are you feeling saxy? Here are some mighty fine blowers for your Friday listening pleasure. As always, you are free to ignore

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For Real: Van Halen Actually Takes The Stage

After more than a decade of trying, Van Halen finally took the stage with David Lee Roth last night at Charlotte Bobcats Arena in North Carolina. Van Halen played 26 songs, all of which came from the six albums they recorded before Sammy Hagar came along in 1986, none of which came from men with 1980s teased hairdos.

Photos via Yahoo! News


Reports say 16-year-old Wolfgang Van Halen handled both the bass playing and background vocals extremely well. It’s also nice to hear that David Lee Roth’s vocals are sounding good, and that Eddie Van Halen is still tearing it up. We just hope that Eddie and David Lee can continue to put the music above their petty bickering (at least until they hit the NYC area in early November). Van Halen plays their second show on Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Read on for the setlist from Charlotte…

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The Kids Are Alright: Care Bears on Fire

Middle school can be rough, a time when even the most well-adjusted kids are doing everything they can to look as cool as possible in the company of others. But some kids are just born that way, and the best thing they can do to look cool is just be cool. Sophie, Lucio and Izzy — Care Bears on Fire — are three such kids.

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The three seventh-graders met in kindergarten, and since the fall of 2005, Sophie (guitar and vocals), Izzy (drums) and Lucio (bass) have been playing gigs in rock clubs, dances and parties under a moniker that’s far too clever for your average 12-year-old. Care Bears on Fire isn’t exactly breaking the mold and reinventing rock and/or roll with each show, but any power trio that can make a room full of adults grin from ear to ear and throw up the rock horns deserve at least a modicum of our undivided attention.

The pre-teen punk-infused power trio releases its first full-length debut album, I Stole Your Animal, on Tuesday, October 2nd, and the band will host a CD release party at Brooklyn’s Southpaw tomorrow night (the 29th). There you’ll be reminded of the teenage angst that once plagued your every thought, and you’ll most definitely smile along with the band as they throw down rockers like “Met You on MySpace” and “Five-Minute Boyfriend.”

Feel free to get sloshed on all the tequila you can stomach, but this is one show you should be careful not to offer anything to the band. Care Bears on Fire was kind of enough to answer a battery of questions for us, and our interview as well as the band’s debut video for Everybody Else follow after the jump…

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