Having reinvented the girl-punk wheel with Call the Doctor, Sleater-Kinney continues to expand the boundaries of the form with the stunning Dig Me Out. Leaner and more intricate than its predecessor, the record is remarkably confident and mature; instead of succumbing to the pressures of "next big thing" status, the trio finds vindication in all of their critical adulation -- the vocals are even more ferocious, the melodies are even more infectious, and the ideals are even more passionate.
Shit.Well, eleven+ years is a good run. And at least they quit while they were on top.Fuck.You know, 'all good things must come to an end' just isn't enough this time. Damn.Now Playing: Ice Cube - It's A Man's World
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1. Usher, "You Make Me Wanna." Not sure what this means, but when Usher comes on the TV, even my prefers-oldies wife recognizes him.2. Third Eye Blind, "Semi-Charmed Life." If they were a flat-out pop band, this would be a classic, if perhaps of the guilty pleasure variety. Since they are nominally an "alternative" band, critics never liked them … not cool enough for the alt-crowd, or something.
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The musical retelling of a relationship ended. You know the scene, the recollecting of the stuff. We've all been there...but only Sleater-Kinney could put it to music and break your heart while at the same time rocking you out.
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Carrie Brownstein has some interesting things to say about the state of music in her latest blog post, "Touched and Gone?"Something is wrong. We are careening toward a paucity of experience and a paucity of means with which to evaluate music. I mean, can we really engage with art on a Web site and in a vacuum, without ever bothering to contextualize it or make it coherent with our lives or form a
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Shit.Well, eleven+ years is a good run. And at least they quit while they were on top.Fuck.You know, 'all good things must come to an end' just isn't enough this time. Damn.Now Playing: Ice Cube - It's A Man's World
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