The best Canadian import since Wayne Gretzky, twin sister duo Tegan and Sara have built a fan base by combining indie pop sensibility and a dash of punk rock aesthetic.
Their latest effort, Sainthood, is a much more mellow and balanced album then its predecessor, The Con. There’s not a single bad on the [...]
November 30, 2009
Categories: Pop . Tags: Pop, Sisterhood, Tegan and Sara . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: 2 Comments
So as the year winds down I always like to take a look back at my Top 10 Album list from the previous year and see how things have changed with said list over a year’s time for one reason or another.
The Original Top 10 Albums of 2008
1. Delayer – The Heavenly States
2. Everything Is [...]
November 29, 2009
Categories: Comedy, Hip-hop, Indie, Lists, Pop, Rock, Singer Songwriter . Tags: 1090 Club, Bright Light Fever, Death Cab for Cutie, Flight of the Conchords, Kaylee Cole, Man Man, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Dodos, The Heavenly States, The Helio Sequence, The Hold Steady, The Killers, The Streets . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
I don’t like The Beatles.
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Now what do you do when you read that line? Did you gasp in horror? Did you shake your head and go, “wow…”? Did you immediately discount every opinion I hold about music?
If you’re anything like any other individual I’ve encountered, then one of those questions received a [...]
November 21, 2009
Categories: Editorials, Rock . Tags: The Beatles . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
Band For Sale
All Time Low plans to be the next big thing. No matter what you say
By most standards, All Time Low is doing wonderfully. The band’s latest studio effort, Nothing Personal, debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard charts (No. 1 among alternative, rock and independent releases) in July. For years, they’ve worn grooves [...]
November 12, 2009
Categories: Music Journalism, Pop Punk . Tags: All Time Low, Nothing Personal . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment
After the Boom
Finch thinks screamo can exist without the skinny jeans and flatirons
“We don’t all have the coolest haircuts. And we don’t have the tightest jeans… We wear other cool band shirts, but just the hair… Give us a chance even though we don’t have good haircuts.”
That’s what Alex Linares has to offer as a [...]
November 6, 2009
Categories: Music Journalism, Screamo . Tags: Finch . Author: Seth Sommerfeld . Comments: Leave a Comment