I have all the ingredients for a successful road trip except money, a driver’s license, a car and a place to go to. But I know I’ll be listening to some kick-ass music. I have this mental list of bands that are going to be played in a car that I’ll undoubtedly give some whimsical [...]
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This’ll be the last of my unofficial London Calling preview posts, since we’ve only got two more days to go! But before I get to this week’s New Band, I have to do a little whining about the most devastating of line-up changes. The mighty Black Wire, one of my most beloved bands, has cancelled [...]
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Does anybody else remember the girl duo Mel & Kim?? I wonder, because whenever I mention them people seem to choose not to hear me. Maybe because they were fans back then and would rather forget that chapter in their lives. Maybe because I keep randomly bringing them up when we were in the middle [...]
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I’ve been watching a lot of old movies this week and my favorites are always 50s musicals, especially ones that star Gene Kelly. He is most definitely the greatest of those classic movie stars. He’s classy, smooth, and ever so dreamy. Plus, he’s from Pittsburgh, my old hometown, and that makes him even cooler, obviously. [...]
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The Research are sweet like sugar only wishes to be. Showing a vast range of influences, they move between a fifties teenybopper inspired sound and eighties synth pop, but it all sounds super cute. So if you want to check out their yummy tunes, grab a spoon and have a taste. They’ll soon have you [...]
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