Yes “Everydays”

By Douglas Newman
January 30th, 2009

Yes is one of those progressive rock bands I could never really stomach. But hearing an early Yes track (”Sweetness”) in Vincent Gallo’s quite enjoyable indie flick Buffalo 66 made me take a deeper look into the back catalog of perhaps the world’s most popular prog outfit.

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Reissue Review

Volcano Suns Erupt Once More

By Dryw Keltz
January 30th, 2009

Two albums by underground rockers, Volcano Suns, see the light of day on CD for the first time ever.

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Artist Spotlight

Another Free Bird Flies High:
Billy Powell 1952-2009

By Meghan Harvey
January 29th, 2009

Like most people born in the last 30 years, I couldn’t tell you the first time I heard “Sweet Home Alabama,” only that I’ve always known the anthemic love song to Dixie. In a million years I still wouldn’t be able to tell you how many time my friends, people I know and myself have raised our fists in the air and screamed “Free Bird!”

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Vinyl Vault

When the Pogues Fell From Grace With God

By JBev
January 29th, 2009

If only for the brief amount of time that their implosive ways would allow them, the Pogues offered a unique alternative to the MTV-fueled video stars of the day. The Irish band found an unlikely common ground between punk and the music of their native land.

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The Daily Deep Cut

Belly “Stay”

By Douglas Newman
January 28th, 2009

Another blast from my college past, Belly was in constant rotation during my junior year at Brandeis, a small liberal arts college in the shadows of Boston, MA. Of course the early 1990’s was a great time to be young and musically hungry in Beantown, as it was a hotbed for burgeoning alt-rock bands of all stripes.

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Commentary

An Open Letter To David Berman on His Evil Father & the Break-Up of Silver Jews

By Dryw Keltz
January 28th, 2009

An individual unfortunately reported to actually be David Berman recently posted on the official Silver Jews message board that the band was finished. Screenwriting and muckraking were cited as potential future endeavors, music was not.

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Album Review

Sleepless in Cleveland: Cobra Verde’s Latest Hodgepodge

By Dryw Keltz
January 27th, 2009

Did you know that Cobra Verde released a new album late last year? If this November release passed under your radar you certainly aren’t alone. It seems that many of the band’s fans were quite surprised to hear that the group had a new disc out as well.

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Word Up!

The OED Gets Its Ya-Yas Out: Pop Music in the Biggest Dictionary in the World

By Mark Peters
January 26th, 2009

There’s plenty of earthly music that’s had an influence on the Oxford English Dictionary. Here are a few pop-propelled terms that have been immortalized in the largest dictionary in the world.

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