
Jay Farrar is a hard guy to follow. He
Since forming in Modesto in ’92, Grandaddy has released some of the more interesting and beautiful albums in the indie genre. Stirring together a strange concoction of nature and technology, Jason Lytle and the boys always seem to drag a new emotion from its listeners.
The influences of Queen and the rage of punk are undeniable, yet Emery has emerged with a distinctive raw, edgy footprint of its own.
Arising from the overcrowded jumble of Philly bands, this quartet has quickly ascended into a league few can claim as home. Think along the lines of a young Cure, Radiohead, Depeche Mode or Tortoise.
When it comes to Brit-pop, Supergrass remains unique in their execution.
After releasing It Still Moves, the most commercially successful record of their band
Nothing seems to get the Mr. Slamka that worked up or that depressed, he simply floats along a Prozac river, like Self Help Serenade as a whole, like the space between waking and dreaming.
Broken Social Scene is like a Jackson Pollock painting. At first, you can only ask yourself, “what the fuck is this?” before you step back and it begins to make a little sense. There are layers and layers to examine and you don
An L.A. trio formed in 2001, when the members were still in their teens, The Like took off early, touring with Maroon 5 and Rooney. Now their major label debut is receiving rave reviews and they’re hitting the road again – this time opening for Kings of Leon.