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Song of the Day: Gemini Club’s “Sparklers” is my current addiction <small>[MP3]</small>

Song of the Day: Gemini Club’s “Sparklers” is my current addiction [MP3]

Jordy Kasko October 11, 2012 0

Back in April, I introduced you to Chicago-based group Gemini Club‘s electro-tinted indie rock song “Can’t Believe You Said That” — and then they fell off my radar.  It’s a shame, because the group’s

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Pop-punkers All Time Low are “sick of sleeping alone” on “Backseat Serenade”

Pop-punkers All Time Low are “sick of sleeping alone” on “Backseat Serenade”

Jordy Kasko October 10, 2012 0

God, I miss good pop-punk.  There’s nothing better on a hot summer day, and over the past few years I’ve had to revisit my collection rather than hearing new tunes… simply because there’s almost

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Listen to Green Day’s lead single from <i>¡Dos!</i>, the rockabilly-tinted “Stray Heart”

Listen to Green Day’s lead single from ¡Dos!, the rockabilly-tinted “Stray Heart”

Jordy Kasko October 9, 2012 0

Green Day are prepping the second album in their current trilogy, ¡Dos!, for release on November 13, and we now have a lead single.   It’s called “Stray Heart,” and it’s a rockabilly-tinted pop-punk adventure

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Britishness: lust-charged pop-rock from Manchester band The 1975, “Sex”

Britishness: lust-charged pop-rock from Manchester band The 1975, “Sex”

Jordy Kasko October 4, 2012 0

On November 19 in the U.K. and November 20 in the U.S., Manchester rock band The 1975 will release a new EP with the rather blunt title Sex.  Below, you can check out the

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Album Stream: Green Day’s first entry in their forthcoming trilogy, <i>¡UNO!</i>

Album Stream: Green Day’s first entry in their forthcoming trilogy, ¡UNO!

Jordy Kasko September 19, 2012 0

Head over to Facebook right now to stream the new Green Day album, ¡UNO!, set for release on September 25.  There’s one caveat, though — you’ll have to Like the band.  But hell, it’s Green

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Pop-punk band All Time Low do it “For Baltimore” on new single

Pop-punk band All Time Low do it “For Baltimore” on new single

Jordy Kasko August 27, 2012 0

I’ve always had a soft spot for All Time Low, whether it be because their version of pop-punk falls so far towards the ultra-hooky pop side or because they’re from my home state of

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Summer Playlist: Green Day go dance-punk on profane new tune “Kill the DJ”

Summer Playlist: Green Day go dance-punk on profane new tune “Kill the DJ”

Jordy Kasko August 14, 2012 0

After two consecutive rock operas, both of which confronted life in the post-9/11 world of modern America through the lens of identifiable, catchy rock music, Green Day are releasing a project which is at once much

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Summer Playlist: Blonde Summer’s fun surf-garage tune “Robots on Command”

Summer Playlist: Blonde Summer’s fun surf-garage tune “Robots on Command”

Jordy Kasko August 10, 2012 0

Below, check out a new one from L.A. beach bums Blonde Summer.  Despite the horrible nomenclature — the band name is unoriginal and trashy, and the song name is not exactly interesting — the

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Green Day don’t give a fuck on angry punk rock <i>¡Uno!</i> cut “Let Yourself Go”

Green Day don’t give a fuck on angry punk rock ¡Uno! cut “Let Yourself Go”

Jordy Kasko July 30, 2012 0

After two consecutive rock operas, both of which confronted life in the post-9/11 world of modern America through the lens of identifiable, catchy rock music, Green Day are releasing a project which is at once

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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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Prefer early Green Day? Try Matt Triolo’s awesomely fun “Unlimited Strikes”

Prefer early Green Day? Try Matt Triolo’s awesomely fun “Unlimited Strikes”

Jordy Kasko July 26, 2012 0

I’ve got to thank the amazing media blog Dance Yrself Clean for introducing me to this completely unknown Staten Island artist named Matt Triolo (or Matty Rhythm on ReverbNation). “Unlimited Strikes” is an awesomely

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Top 10 Songs of 2012… So Far

Top 10 Songs of 2012… So Far

Jordy Kasko July 21, 2012 0

Do you want a Top 10 2012 list that includes “Call Me Maybe,” “Starships,” “Payphone,” and Katy Perry?  How about “Somebody That I Used to Know,” which actually came out in mid-2011?  Maybe “Boyfriend”

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