2008

We Hope Nobody Wants A Free Dr. Pepper

Axl Rose entered the studio to record Chinese Democracy in 1994, and fourteen years later we don’t even have a release date. It turns out the good people at Dr.

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MP3 Boot Camp: Cold Turkey @ Langerado

One of the few disappointments during my trip to Langerado was that I didn’t run into Mike Greenhaus and Benjy Eisen. It turns out were busy recording the latest batch

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Steely Dan Plans Summer Tour

Steely Dan will return to the road this summer for a run of headlining dates as well as a pair of Canadian jazz festivals. The veteran jazz-pop group’s outing will

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Be Your Own Pet: Get Awkward

Trashing garage rock, Nashville’s Be Your Own Pet packs a punch that seems to thumb its nose at every other garage rock band in music today with Get Awkward.

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Editorial: A Good Ol’ Festival Rant

Saying there are an abundance of music festivals these days is like saying Britney Spears kind of lost it for a while there…it’s a major understatement.


It seems like every day there is a new festival with a new name and a new promoter in a different part of the world. The annual staples – Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, New Orleans’ JazzFest, Lollapalooza – are being challenged by newer festivals with slick names that can draw big name acts to sites near major cities making travel in and out easier than ever. Nothing ruins a festival experience faster than poor organization in terms of getting fans in and out.

It used to be one or two musical festivals a year would dot the landscape of the concert scene. But this year, it’s looked more like an urban jungle with festivals popping up everywhere. This isn’t a bad thing as more festivals means more chances for fans to see more music they probably wouldn’t pay to see on its own. At a festival, you can check out multiple bands throughout any given day and skip the bands you don’t want to see. Read on for more…

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