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Written by Laura Hamlett Thursday, 02 February 2006 08:07

On March 21, Josh Rouse will release Subitulo (Nettwerk). Take a listen...

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Written by Laura Hamlett Thursday, 02 February 2006 08:24

“They conjure up the best frenzied moments of both Sonic Youth and The Pixies, while adding what you might call a certain startling vitality…” —The Sentimentalist

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Written by Laura Hamlett Thursday, 02 February 2006 08:31

Out February 28 on Nettwerk; have a listen...

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Written by Laura Hamlett Thursday, 02 February 2006 09:23

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Written by Laura Hamlett Sunday, 26 February 2006 08:53

“Everyone wants to change, but no one wants to do the work because it’s painful./We avoid saying things that are hard to say, but those are exactly the things that would lighten our load—if only we’d say them.”

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Written by Laura Hamlett Sunday, 26 February 2006 09:04

The Sounds have finally confirmed all of their U.S. tour dates with Morningwood and Action Action supporting. The tour kicks off March 22 in L.A.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Sunday, 26 February 2006 09:07

Reviewed in the March issue of PLAYBACK:stl.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 05:35

Boy Kill Boy is on tour with the Charlatans UK in June.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 05:43

Socalled is a Yiddish rapping, accordion wielding, Klezmer-hip hop maestro.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 05:50

With their debut album Declare A New State, the longtime collaborators have forged a beautiful and sonically inventive record.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:02

Catch the Stills at the Creepy Crawl on June 21.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:08

The band's unfettered imagination has created a unique world of dark visions and strange fantasies with songs that are at turns melodic and menacing, gritty and grandiose, and emotional and literate.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:20

Richard Ashcroft’s Keys to the World is in stores now. 

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:39

“These nine songs are monstrously heavy. Hell, one song has wolves howling in it. Wolves don’t howl for anyone, you know.”

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 06:52

 I’m a Big Sister… explores the darker, moodier, more ambient side to Underworld.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 07:04

See the Walkmen on tour this summer.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 08:19

“Welcome the Invaders, for YOU shall be called to lead the next assault!" - Ian Christe

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 08:27

Check out the Trews on tour this summer.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 08:40

If ever fate conspired to create the classic, bipartite nucleus of a psychically tight rock ‘n’ roll band, this was it: a singer and guitarist linked by a bond stronger than that of the Glimmer or Toxic Twins, and born as providence must have intended, in a hard rock city.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Tuesday, 16 May 2006 08:54

Mike Skinner gives all sorts of advice on what to do and what not to do when you become a ubiquitous star on The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living, out stateside on April 25.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:46

Ooh, this one's nice; we had to share. (To say nothing of the fact that your m.e. here has a fondness for this brilliant Australian quartet.) Check it out!

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Written by Laura Hamlett Friday, 21 July 2006 10:39

And now, the PLAYBACK:stl Listening Station brings you a real treat: a video offering! Check out this yummy track from Big Bad Zero. Then join us at the South Park Music Festival September 10 for a PLAYBACK:stl-sponsored show featuring not only these Las Vegas rockers, but also Thank God for Astronauts, Gooding, Extra Blue Kind, and Geoff Koch.