Single Review: “Stuttering” by Fefe Dobson

Sometimes a singer’s weak efforts make me wonder why they don’t try harder when they clearly have the ability. Fefe Dobson is a singer who’s largely existed under the radar, yet she has a hard edge to her voice and music that’s appealing. Sometimes. Though working under the unfortunate name, Fefe (which I of course [...]

CD Review: Fat Freddy’s Drop – Live At Roundhouse London

Fat Freddy’s Drop self-define their music as reggae or soul or reggae jazz or power funk or …. but ever since a friend turned me onto them a couple of years ago, I’ve just thought of them as wildly weird, with more than a hint of wonderful. This New Zealand group is not easy to [...]

CD Review: Asylum by Disturbed

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Turns out it wasn’t the voices in my head I was hearing – it’s the new Disturbed CD.

Was Going To Wait but … Take Your Medicine, The Quick & Easy Boys

Found about this Portland, Oregon band, The Quick & Easy Boys and I was going to hold on for a CD review of their sophomore release (ooh, dirty), Red Light Rabbit. But hell, this is too good. Yep, easy going, polished and unbelievably energetic with great vocals. The keys in the ribcage from the video, [...]

Six New Bands. Look Them Up.

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Took April 13, 2010 at Grinders Coffee in the Sunnyslope area of Phoenix. So few people have heard of these groups, it’s ridiculous. Violins are involved.

Arizona Bands – CD / EP Release Shows on Animal Planet

You’re about to love you some snake and tiger noise! The Phoenix music scene generally stays underground. Sometimes – as a fan, anyway – it’s better that way since intimacy remains. That, and they stay hungry, bringing the raw and the edge out through voice and instruments. Again better for fans than band members but [...]

Authority Zero – Stories of Survival

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(SOUNDLUST REVIEW) — “Hello, girls and boys. Today we’re going to make music. Happy music and sad music. Funny music and serious music. Music that has many of the feelings we have. So get your instrument and come along with me. Let’s put some of our feelings into music.” — Wake Up Call. I want [...]

Downloading Liz Phair’s Newest

Right now, that’s what happening. Funstyle – available at her Web site, lizphair.com without a record deal … I’ve been warned that the rap record may suck. It may be an F U to …. Wait, what? Yeah, you read that right. A Rap record from the poison-barbed indie artist of the mid-90s. Gulp. Whip [...]