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Roaring, rambunctious garage punk from FIDLAR, “White on White”
One of my favorite punk bands these days is scuzzy, sarcastic L.A. group FIDLAR — whose name is an acronym for Fuck It, Dog, Life’s A Risk. Mostly recently, we heard a tongue-in-cheek swinger called “At
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Talk Show Tunes: Morrissey, The Gaslight Anthem, Garbage, & The Shins
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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L.A. punk rockers FIDLAR are “At the Chacha” on fun new tune
One of my favorite punk bands these days is scuzzy, sarcastic L.A. group FIDLAR — whose name, I just discovered, is an acronym for Fuck It, Dog, Life’s A Risk. They’ve got a really
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Britishness: rockers Splashh “go to a place nobody knows” on “Vacation”
Featuring elements of garage, surf, indie rock, shoegaze, and punk, London band Splashh‘s new single “Vacation” daydreams about “[going] to a place where nobody knows.” Sounds like a proper vacation to my ears! Check
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More scuzzy punk from L.A.’s FIDLAR: “I Just Wanna Die” and “Cheap Beer”
The last three times we’ve heard from L.A. punk rockers FIDLAR, they’ve been lacking things: waves for surfing, ass for kissing (well, what else would they do with it?), money for spending. And now,
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Indie rockers Titus Andronicus’ string section’d, rambling punk, “In a Big City”
If punk-influenced indie rockers Titus Andronicus had been around 10 years ago, I probably would’ve listened to them all the time — as it is, though I recognize the genius of their 2008 debut
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Album Stream: Green Day’s first entry in their forthcoming trilogy, ¡UNO!
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
Read More »![Thee Oh Sees’ hooky San Fran garage rock, “Flood’s New Light” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/theeohsees_putrifiersii-1024x903-290x160.jpg)
Thee Oh Sees’ hooky San Fran garage rock, “Flood’s New Light” [MP3]
Prolific San Francisco rockers Thee Oh Sees are releasing yet another album today, and I just caught up to the rest of the blogging community and discovered how much fun they can be, particularly when
Read More »![Punks on Mars’ bubblegum-friendly New Wave, “Showers of Pain” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/punks-on-mars-290x160.jpg)
Punks on Mars’ bubblegum-friendly New Wave, “Showers of Pain” [MP3]
New York-based bubblegum bad boys Punks on Mars have a wonderful new 2.5-minute single, “Showers of Pain” (which I can only assume was mislabeled during recording), that exhibits the punk side of New
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Britishness: Manchester artist Findlay’s raging post-punk, “You Gave Me Grace”
Findlay, a “20-something girl from Manchester,” makes indie rock music like the raging “You Gave Me Grace.” She sounds not unlike Hayley Williams of Paramore, though the song has more of a British post-punk
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Album Streams: The xx and Billy Talent – also, download Lil Wayne’s new mixtape
Stream the new albums from minimalist indie pop band The xx and Canadian punk rockers Billy Talent below, and also stream and download the brand-new mixtape from Lil Wayne. -Jordy Kasko Album Stream: The
Read More »![Firewater mix gypsy punk, ska, and activism on “A Little Revolution” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/firewater-a-little-revolution-290x160.jpg)
Firewater mix gypsy punk, ska, and activism on “A Little Revolution” [MP3]
If you enjoy New York-based American-Israeli group Balkan Beat Box, you probably already know Firewater — the two bands share a member. Additionally, both write conscientious songs that draw upon a variety of world
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