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250 Word Album Review: The Nightwatchman – World Wide Rebel Songs
Tom Morello is the Nightwatchman. That is becoming more clear with each release. The Tom Morello name is now top billed over The Nightwatchman on World Wide Rebel Songs, the first record to do so. This is a record of … Continue reading
250 Word Review: Awolnation – Megalithic Symphony
Awolnation is a high energy band that dabbles in neo-punk and electronica but ultimately makes well crafted songs with big hooks. It is difficult not to like a band that is so upbeat sounding as Awolnation. Their first album Megalithic … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: William Elliott Whitmore – Field Songs
William Elliott Whitmore is as authentic as an artist can get. He sings about what he knows and that is the basis for his fifth album Field Songs. Whitmore is a farmer from Iowa and he plays music representative of … Continue reading
250 Word Album Review: The Melismatics – The Acid Test
The Melismatics are a punk/power-pop band from Minnesota. They are a high energy group that is still very young and wear their influences on their sleeves. Being from the Midwest doesn’t stop them from having an attitude of a band … Continue reading
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250 Word Album Review: The Old 97’s – The Grand Theatre Volume 2
This is an interesting album by the Old 97’s. It is the second installment from the Grand Theatre volumes they released and it plays like it. It seems almost as if it is an extension of the slightly better Volume … Continue reading
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Tagged 250 word album review, Grand Theatre, Murry Hammond, Old 97's, Rhett Miller, Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Volume 1, Volume 2
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250 Word Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age – self titled
So Queens of the Stone Age’s self-titled first album from 1998 has been out of print for almost as long as it has been out. The record was long considered to be a extremely solid album but remained unavailable because … Continue reading
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250 Word Album Review: David Lowery – The Palace Guards
David Lowery has made music for over 25 years before releasing his first solo album in February of 2011. His main bands, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven have amassed massive amounts of songs before Lowery decided to attach these 9 … Continue reading
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250 Word Album Review: Centro-Matic – Candidate Waltz
Candidate Waltz is Centro-Matic’s 9th full length release depending on what you count as albums by them. They have had tons of side projects, solo albums and EPs in that span as well. Lead Singer and mastermind Will Johnson trots … Continue reading
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