Type: indie Description: Pinback has a smooth sound with clean, compressed guitars, excellent harmonies, gated drums form a complex sound that renders between your ears as simple, melodic and atmospheric songs good for long car trips or sitting by a fire with a glass of wine. “Information Retrieved” is..well..lovely. T40MS Rating: 4.25/5 To hear it … Continue reading
Tag Archives: rock
McDonalds does NOT rock…
…except if I’m hung over as hell or want fries to stay undigested in my colon for 3 months…ya know, save ’em for later kind of thing. I guess this was an ad in Brazil…to cater to those who love Sepultura. Continue reading
Definition of Alternative Rock by Buzz Cuts – Sad Sad Sad…
So I’m watching TV and this commercial airs claiming “The 30 biggest and best alternative rock hits of all time on 2 awesome CDs”. Pretty bold statement if you ask me. This list of songs sucks 98% major ass and is truly a poor representation of what “Alternative Rock” was meant to be when first … Continue reading
Are there any new bands who ROCK on stage anymore?
I mean really rock with some sort of stage show/presence. i.e Alice Cooper, Van Halen, Flaming Lips, David Byrne, Les Claypool, etc. I’ve seen enough shoe gazers to know which band members have bald spots and who doesn’t. Doesn’t anyone put on a stage show anymore? And I’m talking some good new bands who don’t … Continue reading
Eddie Van Halen’s Issues, "Atrocious" Playing Derail Tour
You knew it was coming… From stereogum.com: It doesn’t come as much of a surprise that VH are reportedly canceling their tour. According to TMZ, it’s due to Eddie’s “issues,” such as being “out of it” during shows and this “out of it” guitar playing. Guess there’s no blaming the guitar tech this time. Comes … Continue reading