2011

Parts & Labor: Constant Future

The electropunk gets shifted to overload with Parts & Labor’s newest release Constant Future.  Out of the gate the first two tracks amp the art-rock keyboard blasts beyond the sonic limits, frying speakers with electricity overloads. “Fake Names” and “Outnumbered” are chaotic pieces that seem like a Technicolor installation, opening the ears for the catchier fare to follow.

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Umphrey’s McGee Hosts UMBowl II

UMPHREY’S MCGEE brings the ultimate fan experience back to Chicago with UMBowl II on April 2, 2011 at Park West. The uniquely interactive state-of-the-art intimate concert event will keep both

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Papercuts: Fading Parade

Jason Robert Quever's friends and former teammate Beach House has made a massive splash with their version of modern dream pop and the genre continues to gain steam in the mainstream. While Fading Parade is artfully constructed its power does not last, literally wilting from a lack of punch as the album plays on as perfectly fine background music for a rainy day. This is lush vicodin pop but it’s a little gloomy, a little hollow.

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Charlie Sheen Announces Tour

After launching an all-out media blitz, Charlie Sheen is apparently ready to face the public in person. The actor, who was fired from Two and a Half Men on Monday,

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B List: 10 Most Memorable Whistling Songs

[Originally Published: May 13, 2010]

A status update from our friend Justin of the OhKeePah Blog read that he “likes songs with whistling,” which got us thinking about all the songs in rock history that feature whistling. There are plenty of duds but plenty of classic tunes as well that contain at least a little whistling in them.


For this week’s B List we’ve put together a list of the ten most memorable songs that include whistling. The tunes that you can’t help but hum along with when you hear them on the radio or see them on TV.

10. The Scorpions – Wind of Change


During the summer of 1991, you couldn’t listen to Top 40 radio for more than 20 minutes without hearing Klaus Meine’s distinctive whistling throughout The Scorpions’ epic power ballad – Wind of Change. The tune, which is about the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, made it to #4 in the States but still stands as the 10th best selling single in the history of Germany. READ ON for our nine most memorable whistling songs…

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Summer Camp Festival – Late Nights

After the music is over on the main stages of the Summer Camp Festival, the action shifts to the Red Barn for the festival’s late night shows. Thanks to the

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Announcing: Steely Dan Tour 2011

HT faves Steely Dan returns to the road in 2011 for the Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty Eleven tour which kicks off on July 2 at the WAMU Theater in Seattle, WA

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