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Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, The Gaslight Anthem, Garbage, & The Shins

Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, The Gaslight Anthem, Garbage, & The Shins

Jordy Kasko October 4, 2012 0

Today, I’ve got a couple of great talk show performances for you from the last few days, including the inimitable Morrissey on Jimmy Fallon, New Jersey rockers The Gaslight Anthem on Leno, alt-rock icons Garbage on

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Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme’s rocker “Nobody to Love”

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme’s rocker “Nobody to Love”

Jordy Kasko October 3, 2012 0

According to their Facebook posts, Queens of the Stone Age are working on their sixth album, the follow-up to 2007′s Era Vulgaris.  But before you hold your breath waiting for that, check out frontman Josh Homme‘s

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Video: Watch a full Muse concert in HD + “Supremacy” live on Jools Holland

Video: Watch a full Muse concert in HD + “Supremacy” live on Jools Holland

Jordy Kasko October 3, 2012 0

British alt-rockers Muse just released their sixth studio album, The 2nd Law, and it’s got quite a few great tunes on it.  One of my favorites is the Queen-esque opening track “Supremacy,” which the band

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Yellowcard’s first official single from <i>Southern Air</i>, “Here I Am Alive”

Yellowcard’s first official single from Southern Air, “Here I Am Alive”

Jordy Kasko July 30, 2012 0

Evidently, the first two songs that we heard from violin-toting pop-punkers Yellowcard‘s new album, the August 14 release Southern Air, weren’t official singles.  Too bad, because “Here I Am Alive” is easily the least memorable

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Metallurgy: The Darkness hair-metal up Radiohead’s “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”

Metallurgy: The Darkness hair-metal up Radiohead’s “Street Spirit (Fade Out)”

Jordy Kasko July 25, 2012 0

As Pitchfork says, “Ever listened to Radiohead‘s The Bends classic ”Street Spirit (Fade Out)“ and thought… ‘this song is pretty great, but I just wish it had… MORE BALLS?’”  Well, here’s The Darkness‘ hair-metal take on the track.  I can’t decide whether

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Video: The Gaslight Anthem’s genuine, rocking new single “Handwritten”

Video: The Gaslight Anthem’s genuine, rocking new single “Handwritten”

Jordy Kasko July 18, 2012 0

Check out the new video for The Gaslight Anthem‘s genuine, rocking new single “Handwritten” off of their upcoming fourth album Handwritten, which drops next week.  Sorry that we can’t embed it yet — you’ll

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Album Stream: <i>Handwritten</i> by The Gaslight Anthem – rock LP of the year?

Album Stream: Handwritten by The Gaslight Anthem – rock LP of the year?

Jordy Kasko July 17, 2012 0

I’ve previously called The Gaslight Anthem “the best rock band in the world right now,” and fans of their first three albums — including their sophomore release The ’59 Sound, one of the defining

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Summer Playlist: VersaEmerge rock out on the melodic “No Consequences”

Summer Playlist: VersaEmerge rock out on the melodic “No Consequences”

Jordy Kasko July 16, 2012 0

I’ve never exactly praised VersaEmerge, repeatedly calling them a weak rip-off of both Paramore and Nightwish simultaneously.  Even their live show, which I saw back in 2009 when they were first starting to gain traction,

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Summer Playlist: Yellowcard’s anthemic yet personal pop-punk, “Awakening”

Summer Playlist: Yellowcard’s anthemic yet personal pop-punk, “Awakening”

Jordy Kasko July 12, 2012 0

Out of all the pop-punk bands I spent my teenage years loving, I never would’ve suspected that Yellowcard would be one of the ones that would still be together a decade later — let

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Summer Playlist: Alberta Cross’ grandiose pop-rock, “Magnolia” <small>[MP3]</small>

Summer Playlist: Alberta Cross’ grandiose pop-rock, “Magnolia” [MP3]

Jordy Kasko June 19, 2012 0

From RCRD LBL:  Brooklyn rock band Alberta Cross, which was formed several years ago in London by Petter Ericson Stakee and Terry Wolfers, will release its sophomore LP, Songs Of Patience, on July 17

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Playlist: Download The Top 10 Cover Songs of 2012… So Far

Playlist: Download The Top 10 Cover Songs of 2012… So Far

Jordy Kasko June 1, 2012 1

Well, the first mid-year lists are starting to come out — I’ve seen “Best Albums of 2012 So Far” and “Best Videos of 2012 So Far” lists already, and we barely just started June.

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Lit return after 8 years with the rabble-rousing “Same Shit, Different Drink”

Lit return after 8 years with the rabble-rousing “Same Shit, Different Drink”

Jordy Kasko May 31, 2012 0

That pop-punk band responsible for the well-known 1999 radio hit “My Own Worst Enemy,” Lit, will return with their first album in 8 years, The View from the Bottom, on June 19.  I wasn’t expecting

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