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Love Ire & Song: An Ode to Frank Turner’s Coming Of Age

Daniel Carlson·April 13, 2018

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.

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Screature: Old Hand New Wave | Goths on the Dance Floor

Daniel Carlson·January 26, 2018

California quartet Screature keep good company. As the band waltzed into the release of their new record Old Hand New Wave, I too had plenty to dance about by the time I got through my first listen.

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Understanding Fleet Foxes’ Crack-Up By Hiking In The Wilderness

Daniel Carlson·June 15, 2017

Repeated listens of Fleet Foxes' new LP Crack Up yield new secrets, writes Daniel Carlson, who explains it's connection to the rugged outback of Washington.

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Peter Silberman: Impermanence | Songs From The Deaf

Daniel Carlson·March 11, 2017

Peter Silberman never truly fulfills his musical showcase of instrumentation (falsetto notwithstanding) on any Impermanence track.

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The Best Albums of 2016: 50 to 2 (You Already Know Our #1 Album)

Jon Robertson·December 30, 2016

Part 2 of 2. The B.G.M. Staff drops knowledge on the best 50 albums of 2016. If you don't like the albums on this list you don't like music.

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The Best Albums of 2016: 100 to 51

Jon Robertson·December 29, 2016

Part 1 of 2. The B.G.M. Staff ranks our favorite albums from 100 to 51. 2016 was an insanely great year for music. So many good albums on this list!

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The Top 50 Metal, Rock, & Noise Albums of 2016

Cody Davis·December 21, 2016

The top 50 Best Metal / Rock / Noise / Whatever albums of 2016. This includes all the essential heaviness that came out this year.

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Blackstar Best Album of 2016 David Bowie

David Bowie: Blackstar is the Best Album of 2016 Hands Down

Jon Robertson·December 8, 2016

One thing needs to be made perfectly clear. David Bowie's Blackstar is the No.1 Album of 2016. We don’t feel like there is any other choice to be made here.

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Danny Brown: Atrocity Exhibition | The Game-Changer He Always Thought He Could Be

Daniel Carlson·October 20, 2016

Danny Brown has made all of the right decisions on Atrocity Exhibition. He is a student of the game and that is increasingly obvious.

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Pickathon 2016 Recap: All Killer, No Filler

Daniel Carlson·August 24, 2016

Pickathon held 18th annual event for a crowd of pseudo-hippies in search of a low-key alternative to the commercialized chaos that is "festival season".

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·12 mins read

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