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Radiohead guiarist Jonny Greenwood has come out and stated that the leaked tracks are stolen recordings of early work for 'Hail to the Thief'. According to Radiohead fansite At Ease, Jonny Greenwood isn't too happy regarding the leak. Here's what he had»
Graham Coxon has given his verdict on Blur's new album. Coxon, who left Blur last year after completing one song on 'Think Tank', told Teletext's 'Planet Sound': "I think it's under-developed and tech-y. I'm very glad I'm not in Blur after hearing it. Will I ever rejoin? Definitely »
The Strokes, the band that once said they wouldn't change the way they would record if they got big, have decided to record their follow up to 'Is This It' with Nigel Godrich. Yes, the producer of such bands as Radiohead and Beck is penciled in to record two songs and if all goes well »
From fuzz to feedback, the swirling and the swelling of guitars, Longwave create an atmosphere the garages of New York have never heard. Being from New York, they already have the Hype Police following in hot pursuit. What’s all the fuss? So they're chums with The Strokes. In music, as in life, friends come and »
In today’s world of short attention spans along with that damned 'Next Big Thing' label being bandied about willy-nilly, it seems like bands are being branded as amazing before they've even had the chance to be heard. And into this media feeding frenzy enter Elefant, yet another NYC band»
Calla are a band cloaked in gloomy dark arrangements, yet are found dangling over gorgeous ground. This CD by the Brooklyn-by-way-of-Texas trio simultaneously breathes the air of regret and redemption and takes you to where sadness becomes beauty and the misunderstood are finally understood. ’Tele»
Grandaddy have completed recording their new album and it's set for a spring release. The record, tentatively entitled 'Sumday', looks likely to emerge as a double LP once mixing is completed. It was recorded by Grandaddy's Jason Lytle at his home studio on analogue tape. Trac»
The Realistics have been compared to everyone from The Jam to Elvis Costello yet these lads from New York City hammer out energetic rock that’s as real as their own sweat. With a wild mix of New Wave sounding keyboards and fuzzy guitars The Realistics are prepared to burst anyone’s bubble expecting anoth»
Charlene are dream pop from a dreamer who’s dreams come true. The kind of person who can hear the subtlest part buried in a song beneath so many layers. Like seeing something in the shape of a cloud that no else sees. They write for the dreamer who finds as much beauty in rushes of feedback as in a decent hook. »
New York City’s Longwave have had a busy 2002 and there looks to be no signs of them stopping. 2003 sees the release of their major label debut ”The Strangest Things” and in this edition of 7 Questions drummer Mike James answers our strangest things 1.What is your fav»
With the bouncy keys of an organ and the fuzzed out chords of guitars The Realistics are a bunch of kids from NYC creating sweaty pop rock gems. The catchiness of these songs drip with a sexual energy guaranteed to recharge anyone’s dancing libido. The pimp swagger of singer Dennis, aka Kid Fantastic, demands »
Wilco vs The Minus 5! The album... 'Down with Wilco', the recent collaboration between Seattle collective The Minus 5 and Wilco, finally looks to have a release date. The two bands had an entire album's worth of material in the can, but when Mammoth Records folded last summer th»
Ex-Sunny Day Real Estate members Jeremy Enigk, Will Goldsmith and Nate Mendel, now known as The Fire Theft, are finally showing signs of progress. Their first public offering, the tentatively titled 'It's Over' can be downloaded in MP3 format from the band's website, or by clicking »
With the sweeping sounds of 80's shoe-gazer mixed with space rock and psychdelica, Sea Ray know now to build moody atmospherics certain to captivate. The sounds of a softly played cello and the blissful echo of guitars highlight this Brooklyn sexet’s gorgeous arrangements. Most artist's never make that perfect»
If you ever wondered what a train wreck sounded like, the Liars' ’Fins To Make Us More Fish Like’ would be a pretty close guess. Beeps and bleeps share a seat with high-pitched guitars as normal song structure flies right off the tracks. Disorientated with inverted melodies in your head you dust t»
One thing you can count on is that Ryan Adams probably will never get writer’s block. If he’s not holding a guitar you can bet there’s a pen or pencil in its place. He has such a wealth of work one wonders if all of it will ever see the light of day. For one moment in time that question was answered when rumo»
As if Florida wasn't hot enough already, Tampa natives The Washdown invite you to sweat a little more. Their self-titled debut EP is a six-song twangy guitar rock workout taught by Iggy Pop. Guitar riffs are distorted, and hooks are branded into your brain. You may even start to lose weight as you jump around »
What are the odds that when Interpol looks in the mirror they see the members of Joy Division in the reflection?
That’s the impression most people are getting upon first listen. The thick baritone delivery of singer Paul Banks could pass him off as an Ian Curtis impersonator, but upon furth»
Conor Oberst is a 22-year-old tortured soul who bleeds heartbreak and sweets emotion. With his Bright Eyes band, Conor creates works that are as close to music poetry as one will ever hear. His voice is like an off centered painting, a shaky off key collage of poetic words that looks good despite»
With At The Drive-In’s fire still not officially put out rising from its still hot ashes comes Sparta. Sparta is a rebirth of sorts as well as a continuation of it’s previous self, consisting of three-fifths of At The Drive-In. Their debut album 'Wiretap Scars' creates a veil of gentle melody whi»
We all should know now that Hell Is For Heroes is comprised of ex-members of Symposium. The kings of the killer rock riff return to their throne with their latest single ”I Can Climb Mountains.” Infectious from note one, ”I Can Climb Mountains” showcases what Hell Is For »
A quiet verse which builds up to a loud chorus, add some explosive riffs with some above average lyrics and you have the fourth single by the great Biffy Clyro to be lifted from their fantastic debut album ’Blackened Sky.’ One may say what’s all the fuss; I’ve heard all this before, that same quiet-»
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion could well in fact be the godfathers of that blues rock sound that bands like the White Stripes are making famous. Many thought that their latest effort, ’Plastic Fang’ was too produced and lacked that chaotic element of their previous works. 'Sweet N Sour'»
Josh Davis, aka DJ Shadow, knows what it takes to make a classic album. In fact he did so six years ago with his stunning debut ”Entroducing.’ It something the likes of people have never seen or heard. Constructed entirely around samples, yet thrillingly original, it took DJ music to a whole new level.»
”You Can’t Go Home Again” is first taste to what DJ Shadow, aka Josh Davis, has been cooking in his beat kitchen. The track, taken from the master chef's forthcoming album ’The Private Press’, is in a way similar to his last effort, ’Entroducing’, yet at the same time shows signs o»
Does Hundred Reasons know something that the rest of the music world doesn’t, that is silver is better than gold? With their debut album just around the corner, Hundred Reasons serve up another helping of edgy, yet accessible rock on a silver patter for the masses to eat up. ”Silver” »
There’s nothing clean to The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Throughout their career they have prided themselves on delivering nasty, gritty, dirty rock n’ roll. With ”Plastic Fang”, JSBX have been wandering in music’s graveyard and have dug up a record filled with enough soul in its fun»
There’s no mistaking that Sparta is the new home
to ex-members of At The Drive-In. Sparta could be best described as a tamer version of it's older self.
Fronted by ex Drive-In guitarist-singer, Jim Ward, Sparta could be
in parts a clone of his previous band. There is a haunting simil»
Like the creature from the black lagoon The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion emerge from rock’s marshy swamps with a renewed thirst to rock and a taste for blood. 'She Said' sounds as if was recorded under the light of the full moon. The howling vocals of Mr. Spencer, the black magic guitar of J»
With ”If I Could” Hundred Reasons deliver the perfect blend of crunchy guitars and somewhat calm vocals, that go down easy and leave no nasty aftertaste. If rock was a vitamin than ”If I Could” would exceed your daily dose This is a sign of a band getting better with every rele»
