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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

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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

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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

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250 Word Album Review: Elmo Buzz & The Eastside Bulldogs – Shit Sandwich

Elmo Buzz & Eastside Bulldogs is in actuality Todd Snider and a bunch of his East Nashville buddies. The most notable of these buddies is longtime Snider sidekick Will Kimbrough, Bobby Bare, Jr. and Elizabeth Cook. There is no Elmo … Continue reading

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250 Word Album Reveiw: Barry – Yawnin’ In The Dawnin’

Barry is a band of three brothers. They crank up a smooth acoustic sound on their debut 7-song EP Yawnin’ In The Dawnin’. The band is a labor of love for the Barrys, even overcoming an age difference of about … Continue reading

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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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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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