There are endless debates about whether the band is called The Pixies or simply Pixies. Well, just as a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, so does this band by any name rock the freakin’ casbah. Some bands are destined to work their magic from behind the curtain like the Wizard of [...]
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Since 2002, The Raveonettes have been knocking our socks off with their unique blend of 50s motorcycle cool, 60s girl group pop, and smutty guitar fuzz. It’s hard to believe that their debut EP, “Whip It On”, is already seven years old, but the Raveonettes have never been the kind of band that shoves their [...]
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You might be thinking to yourself, “What? Interpol? But, they’ve had only, like, three albums, dude.” And you’d be right. But, use this as a gauge to their importance since Turn On The Bright Lights was released in 2002: Some bands generate buzz when they might be releasing a new album or just thinking about [...]
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Otis Redding’s raw voice seems to come from the tips of his toes, the depths of his soul. He may not have the polished, velvety voice of other soul greats like Sam Cooke or Marvin Gaye, but whatever feeling a song conjures up in the pit up of his stomach is felt by everyone within [...]
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100b has not, in the past, been shy about our love of The Decemberists. With last month’s release of The Hazards Of Love, The Decemberists have five studio albums, plus numerous EPs, covers, and b-sides to their name. They’ve got a little of everything: humor, tragedy, history, odd characters, ballads, songs to shout along to, [...]
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