100best: The Raveonettes

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 [...]

The Raveonettes = Twin Peaks?

Am I the only one that’s noticed this? The Raveonettes are the exact musical equivalent of classic television show “Twin Peaks”. It’s like they came from the same odd dimension (a place where it’s still the ’50s but everything is dark and sinister and just a little cheeky) but one came out as visual entertainment, [...]

100bells: The Raveonettes, “Wishing You A Rave Christmas”

To round up their EP spree, The Raveonettes have released this year’s first Christmas delight, “Wishing You A Rave Christmas”. As we discovered with their 2003 b-side, “The Christmas Song”, this holiday suits these two perfectly. They know exactly how to make their smutty fuzz sparkle, like their normal sound just got a fresh layer [...]

In The Merry Merry Month Of … September

Wow, September was like new release mayhem! There’s a lot of stuff to cover this month, so we better just jump right in. The release with the most attention on it was probably Kings Of Leon‘s fourth album, Only By The Night. This one sees our Kings sounding much more Achtung Baby and a little [...]

100b’s News-ish Round-Up

According to NME Dizzee Rascal is going to collaborate with the Sugarhill Gang! That’s almost too much awesomeness in one go. I can’t even imagine what it’ll sound like, but how can it not be anything but epic? I came across an article that would make an excellent Zany Charts post. Out.com had a poll [...]

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