Space Rock The Thermals don’t like change. But when they try new things, it seems to work out. Bigger is better. Bands are always seeking a bigger audience, bigger tours, bigger record sales and a bigger sound. But when the Thermals moved into a new and bigger practice space last year, the mantra didn’t quite [...]
Syracuse CRT Feature From The New Times
A Matter of Trust New and underutilized, the Cultural Resources Trust has money for arts organizations to share; the trick is to get to it. During the current Great Recession, financial support for the arts is drying up like the Sahara Desert. In this fiscally arid climate, the arrival of a new funding source would [...]
Hurley – Weezer
Saying “their old stuff was better” is such a worn out cliché, but there’s nothing else you can say about Weezer at this point. For die-hard fans of Blue Album and Pinkerton, Rivers Cuomo and company’s last few efforts have been painful. It’s the memories of those earlier records that keep fans coming back. And [...]
Japandriods Feature From The Inlander
Live or Die Sure, buy a Japandroids record. But don’t call yourself a fan until you’ve seen them live. There are really two types of bands: record bands and live bands. Japandroids are the latter, and they aren’t ashamed to flaunt it. The Vancouver, B.C., two-piece barrages listeners with a wall of hard rock, despite [...]
