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Listing: 5 Fascinating Lyrics From David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’

The Next Day meditates on a couple of recurring and sometimes intertwining themes: the futility of fame and the inevitability of death. These are two things that David Bowie has had to come to terms [...]

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Listing: 5 Polished Jewels From Jimi Hendrix’s ‘People Hell & Angels’

With an unwavering dedication to peace and love, Jimi Hendrix’s prophetic messages are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago. People, Hell & Angels is an extension of those principles, but offers a different take [...]

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Spotlight: Postmadonna

I once had a conversation with an acquaintance about my favorite sub-genre, “math-rock,” knowing full well I’d have to explain its definition. He’d heard it meant “emotionless, show-off music.” I was both pissed at whoever [...]

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Streetside: Seattle Lovingly Sways to Kishi Bashi at The Crocodile; February 22

Kishi Bashi - real name K Ishibashi - is best known as the violinist behind Regina Spektor, of Montreal, and Sondre Lerche. In his solo work, you’ve heard him musically making your gadgets seem cultured yet quirky. However, anyone [...]

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Spotlight: Bosnian Rainbows

What’s the next step after your band finally gains commercial success with one of the most influential albums of the decade? If you’re At The Drive-In, so goes the process: break up and start a [...]

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Listing: The Plot from Coheed and Cambria’s ‘The Afterman: Descension’

Coheed and Cambria’s entire discography is a soundtrack to frontman Claudio Sanchez’s The Amory Wars comic book storyline, with every lyric fitting the plot, while simultaneously aiming to stand alone. Talk about ambition. We last left [...]

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Spotlight: Sinkane

28-year-old Ahmed Gallab, aka Sinkane, is known by many as a musical prodigy – the multi-instrumentalist has played alongside and toured extensively with veteran rockers Yesayer, Of Montreal, and Caribou. Sinkane’s debut solo album Mars has [...]

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