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Soundgarden’s first song in 15 years, the towering “Live to Rise” <small>[MP3]</small>

Soundgarden’s first song in 15 years, the towering “Live to Rise” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko April 4, 2012 0

Below, you can hear the first Soundgarden song in 15 years since the band’s break-up in 1997.  It’s a little stuck in the ’90s, but epic nevertheless (“like the sun we will live to

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Metallurgy: DragonForce “Cry Thunder” on epic new power metal track

Metallurgy: DragonForce “Cry Thunder” on epic new power metal track

Jordy Kasko April 1, 2012 0

And introducing a new subcategory for our Fresh Tunes section, Metallurgy, are British power metal group DragonForce, who return with a fifth full-length on April 17.  The Power Within is a fitting title —

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Stream and download the brand-new Lana Del Rey song, “Hopeless” <small>[MP3]</small>

Stream and download the brand-new Lana Del Rey song, “Hopeless” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko April 1, 2012 0

Check out a 30-second clip of the brand-new Lana Del Rey single, “Hopeless,” below!  It’s a slight departure from her previous work, but detractors that criticized her SNL performance may enjoy her new vocal

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The Men blaze through 8 minutes of psychedelic punk rock on “A Minor”

The Men blaze through 8 minutes of psychedelic punk rock on “A Minor”

Jordy Kasko March 27, 2012 0

There’s a sharp (and relatively unimportant) divide in the musical community that one notices if one spends enough time scanning blogs and zines: those that capitalize the “The” at the beginning of a band’s

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Video: Tenacious D return with the best album ever recorded in “To Be the Best”

Video: Tenacious D return with the best album ever recorded in “To Be the Best”

Jordy Kasko March 26, 2012 0

Comedy-rock duo Tenacious D (also known as “The Band That’s Better Than the Beatles, Stone, and Zeppelin — Combined”), a.k.a. Jack Black and Kyle Gass, will release their third album and first in six

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Jack White solo: the blistering, kickass hard rock of “Sixteen Saltines”

Jack White solo: the blistering, kickass hard rock of “Sixteen Saltines”

Jordy Kasko March 13, 2012 0

I have a total crush on Jack White;  I want to “eat sixteen saltine crackers then lick my fingers” every time I hear a new song from any of his many projects. Last year

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Marilyn Manson returns with “No Reflection” off of May 1′s <i>Born Villain</i>

Marilyn Manson returns with “No Reflection” off of May 1′s Born Villain

Jordy Kasko March 8, 2012 0

Marilyn Manson may not be typical of the music we cover on The Tune, but I’ve been a fan of his aesthetic, his personality, and (occasionally) his songs over the last decade.  Tunes from

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Review: Sleigh Bells – <i>Reign of Terror</i>

Review: Sleigh Bells – Reign of Terror

Jordy Kasko February 23, 2012 0

It assaults the senses with its juxtaposition of trash and pop to the point that you can't keep them straight anymore. That's why casual listeners will despise it -- and ambitious listeners will

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Review: Subscribe – <i>Bookmarks</i>

Review: Subscribe – Bookmarks

Ricardo Kerr February 21, 2012 0

Bookmarks is one of the most eclectic and perverse metal releases of 2011 that should appeal to metal fans of all creeds and walks of life. Not everything is pure, unabashed metal; Subscribe are

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The Used’s catchy new electro/alt-rock song “Hands and Faces”

The Used’s catchy new electro/alt-rock song “Hands and Faces”

Jordy Kasko February 21, 2012 0

The Used were the first screamo band that I ever appreciated, and I remember when they only had one album — the 2002 self-titled release.  Since then, though, the band have attempted to go

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Enjoy Male Bonding? Check out The Men’s burnished punk, “Ex-Dreams”

Enjoy Male Bonding? Check out The Men’s burnished punk, “Ex-Dreams”

Jordy Kasko February 17, 2012 0

This enormous, guitar-heavy, burnished punk song is the closer on Brooklyn band The Men‘s upcoming March 6 release Open Your Heart.  It reminds me of the general vibe of Male Bonding‘s recent album [read

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“The Malkin Touch” from <i>Noctourniquet</i> is quintessential Mars Volta

“The Malkin Touch” from Noctourniquet is quintessential Mars Volta

Jordy Kasko February 13, 2012 0

The first single from prog rock band The Mars Volta‘s upcoming sixth full-length LP, Noctourniquet, which drops on March 27, is “The Malkin Jewel.”  What does it sound like?  Pretty much quintessential Mars Volta.

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