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Mr. Airplane Mansplainin’ Miss Margaret Garrett
Review of Jacaranda Blue and feature on Mr. Airplane Man's guitarist and vocalist, the Divine Prophet Miss Margaret Garrett.
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Turnstile 2018 Tour Kick Off In Cleveland | Featuring Touché Amoré
Hardcore punk band Turnstile literally kicked off their latest tour in support of their sophomore LP Time & Space Monday night, April 9th at the Cleveland Agora Ballroom. Lead singer Brendan Yates stormed the stage as the band played the first notes of “Bomb”, jumping, kicking and punching the air.
Miles Davis and John Coltrane | The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6
The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series Vol. 6 covers Miles Davis and John Coltrane's 1960 tour through Europe, both their first exposure to an international audience and the last times they'd play together. It's a worthy addition to both their catalogues, writes B.G.M.'s M Milner.
Love Ire & Song: An Ode to Frank Turner’s Coming Of Age
Concerning Love Ire & Song’s ten year marker quickly passing by, Frank Turner’s evolution of a punk turned poet-laureate is a moment captured in history where the manifestation hadn’t quite set in, but was soon becoming.
You Should Hear This!: 6 Skull-Crushing Songs About Pro Wrestling
It's official: Pro wrestling is cool again! Wait... Pro wrestling was never cool? Oh... well, here are a bunch of punk songs about pro wrestling anyway.
Favorite Album, Overrated Album, Underrated Album with The Sword
I ask Kyle Shutt the guitar player for the legendary metal-stoner-blues-rock band The Sword what his all time favorite album is, what his most overrated album is, and what his most underrated album is. Plus I review the band's new album, Used Future.
Album Review: Underoath – Erase Me | Its Dangerous Business Leaving Your Old Sound
Bottom line: Erase Me is not an Underoath record. Same band name, because that is what everyone knows them as, but if I am being honest, this sounds a lot more like the second Sleepwave record. Screamo is officially dead, and Underoath get that. But, I just cannot get into this.
Ghost Brothers of Darkland County : John Cougar-Mellencamp, Stephen King, MTV, Kris Kristofferson, The Wizard of Oz, and Neko Case??
What does John Mellencamp, Stephen King, a shitty Netflix musical, Neko Case, Kris Kristofferson, Axl Rose, Def Leopard, MTV and the Wizard of Oz have in common? I literally have no idea, but here is a review of Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.
Wye Oak: The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs | Embracing the Future while Barely Looking Back
The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs is not a defining artistic statement for Wye Oak. Arguably that is the make or break desperation and immediacy of Civilian; however, this time around, it finds Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack growing more comfortable into the sonic palate they’ve found themselves in.
I (Don’t) Hate That: Joanna Newsom
Coop hates Lisa Simpson vocals and Joanna Newsom. Kendon loves Joanna Newsom and (apparently?) Lisa Simpson vocals. On this edition of "I (Don't) Hate That", Kendon tries to convince Coop that Joanna Newsom isn't just pretentious art-folk.