...it's not Super Taranta :-( From what I've listened to, no one cut stands out, and most tunes are in or around the same key and tempo. I was hoping for something killer for their "major" label debut, but unfortunately Trans-Continental Hustle doesn't deliver, IMO. Hopefully they deliver the goods on their next effort, because they deserve a lot more recognition for what they do...especially thei
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Review by Tim Sendra (Allmusic.com) On the Black Lips fifth studio album, 2009's 200 Million Thousand not much has changed on the surface. Maybe they are a little more together, more focused and tight, but they still have enough ramshackle swagger and loose as a goose sleaze to go around and have enough for seconds. They still pick the bones of garage rock clean, sounding like they should be leadi
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(from AllMusic.com) For their seventh full-length overall, 2009's Age of Nero, Norwegian black metallists Satyricon decided to experiment a bit. But don't worry, longtime fans, they haven't totally overhauled their sound — it's the little things we're talking about, such as penning the entire album in a remote cabin in the Norwegian mountains, and detuning the guitars lower than usual on your ave
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Just recently re-discovered The Sillies and felt like sharing :-)
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Ahoi de Angst Spoon Train AudioBy Jose FritzThe advance copy of any album typically lacks artwork, one-sheet, and band bio. These days it's sometimes intangible, arriving digitally in MP3, without even the band name in sharpie on CD-R to stare at. In this pre-release form, music arrives without a projected image or conceived branding. I listen unencumbered by any preconceived notions. It's dangero
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The Fleshtones' Stocking Stuffer (Yep Roc) aims to be the rawkingest yuletide disc of 2008 and it almost succeeds. The classic East Coast garage band delivers new originals (mostly penned by frontman Peter Zaremba) and a few covers, while stretching the boundaries of what they usually do to include proto-metal ("Six White Boomers" actually sounds like an offshoot of Free's "All Right Now"). Cover
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