Turntablism has truly taken a turn for the weird when it’s the basis for a Jersey Shore spinoff. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening with The Pauly D Project, in which MTV took the only vaguely likable member of the Shore cast and decided to create another reality show around his attempt…
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Who knew Record Store Day would make it to is fifth anniversary? When it made its debut in 2007, it was a fairly revolutionary concept: ask famous musicians to support honest-to-god, brick-and-mortar independent record stores by giving them exclusive releases to sell.
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This was the set list at Radiohead’s show last night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. For a full review, go here.
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Sean George on April 12, 2012
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there is no arguing that Radiohead is one of the biggest and most enduring bands of the last 20 years. Their tour landed at HP Pavilion last night to a sold-out crowd, and the band ripped through 23 songs spanning their entire career.
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AARON CARNES on April 11, 2012
If a day filled with 25 different food trucks, each offering completely different variations of tacos doesn’t already sound like an excellent way to spend a Saturday afternoon, how about adding to that a full day of cutting-edge, eclectic bands?
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If you want to tell Rise Against they sold out, lead singer Tim McIlrath won’t stop you. In fact, when fans tell him they don’t like that his band signed to a major label, or that their last album debuted at number two on the mainstream charts, he feels them, because he’s…
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Back at the beginning of the year, Chris Pounders landed an unusual gig. The frontman for the South Bay alt-rock band Pounders also does a bit of acting on the side, and his unusual look got him an appearance in the video for the title track to David Lynch’s album Crazy Clown…
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio has become the most influential music festival in the country, but it wasn’t always like that.
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Like the Black Keys if they weren’t basically a pop band, or John Spencer Blues Explosion without the retro obsessions, Hot Snakes were what rock and roll sounds like stripped down to its bubbling primal ooze.
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There’s something about the Antioxidants. The first time you might notice it is on the song “There’s Something About Katie,” which is the hidden track on their debut album, Niles Canyon. This is a song with dragons eating mermaids, pirates raping dragons, brawling penguins and a “giant-ass donkey.” It’s funny as hell,…
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