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Dryw Keltz
So what does Jay Reatard deliver for 2009? Basically, more of his winning 2008 formula.  Tortoise Beacons of AncestorshipBy
Dryw Keltz
Tortoise is one of those bands that has always floated just outside the realm of my musical fishbowl. I have seen their CDs in record stores for years now, I have read reviews of their music, seen their releases advertised, and yet I never dug in.  Adventureland Soundtrack Looks Back (Fondly) at ’80s ClassicsBy
Dryw Keltz
The film Adventureland succeeds by making a summer in a crappy amusement park seem magical, the soundtrack for Adventureland succeeds by making a crappy era of music seem absolutely pristine.  Pissed Jeans King of JeansBy
Dryw Keltz
It’s somewhat ironic to consider anything as harsh as Black Flag or The Jesus Lizard “refreshing,” but that was the first thought that raced to my mind when “False Jesii Part 2,” the opening track on King of Jeans came blasting out of my headphones.  Big Drill Car A Never Ending EndeavorBy
Dryw Keltz
Whenever I listen to Big Drill Car I always find myself wondering how it happened that they didn’t end up being the biggest band in the world. Their songs are beyond catchy, they rock but aren’t so heavy as to scare off the masses, and their live shows are a steamroller of rock and roll.  eMusic: “The No.1 Site for Independent Music” Loses Its IndependenceBy
Dryw Keltz
To me eMusic always seemed like the digital music store for the underdogs. It was the online equivalent of your local hole in the wall record shop. The place where you’d find bins overflowing with obscure punk CD’s and out of print LP’s. Visiting eMusic now seems a bit too much like browsing the racks at the local Best Buy or Wal-Mart.  Young Fresh Fellows I Think This IsBy
Dryw Keltz
For many years now Scott McCaughey has been making a living as one of the auxiliary members of R.E.M., and as the leader of his one-time side project The Minus Five. But before either of these endeavors came into the picture, McCaughey was the ringleader of one of Seattle’s best kept secrets, the Young Fresh Fellows. The band has just released I Think This Is, its first record in eight years.  Boxed Setbacks: Why Most Current Reissues Seem Less About the Music and More About Your WalletBy
Dryw Keltz
One of the interesting trends in the record industry has been the flooding of box-sets and “deluxe” and “special edition” CD’s into the retail market. |
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