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Black-Tambourine

Black Tambourine – Bright and Noisy

written by: Evan Brown on June 11, 2012

Most people think of Beck’s Guero when they hear “Black Tambourine,” but Black Tambourine was a band long before a song, and a musical anomaly at that. The four-piece of Pam Berry, Brian Nelson, Archie Moore and Michael Schulman formed in the greater Washington, D.C. area in 1989, recorded a total of 10 original songs, played four live shows and then […]

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The Weird World of Television Music

written by: Tyler Remmert on June 5, 2012

In the spirit of one of the bigger “WTF” moments in television history, let’s run through some of the more surprising or out of place references shows have drawn from music.

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The Dead Men In Your Life

written by: Tyler Remmert on May 31, 2012

Neko Case’s Furnace Room Lullaby displays a convincing character portrait with flaws, if powerfully listenable ones.

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Reptar at Metro on May 12, 2012

written by: Taylor Cowan on May 30, 2012

Given the matchup and the crowd, Reptar put on a beguiling solar surfer of a show, with no less energy than a supernova.

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LMFAO-STFU

LMFAO? STFU.

written by: Jason Radford on May 28, 2012

Neglecting the notion that stupidity is at the forefront of our most popular outlets is the most enraging part of it all.

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