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Summer Playlist: iconic indie rockers Superchunk return with “This Summer”
Though they were only active for part of 1989, Superchunk can now claim to span four decades, and they still haven’t lost their je ne sais quoi. The indie/punk rockers have a new single
Read More »![The Henry Clay People’s arena-worthy yet raw punk rock song, “Hide” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/the-henry-clay-people-290x160.png)
The Henry Clay People’s arena-worthy yet raw punk rock song, “Hide” [MP3]
The Henry Clay People are a rock band from L.A., and their song “Hide” is a good-times punk rockin’ song that’s big enough for an arena but raw enough for a garage. Listen and
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Song of the Day: Billy Talent roar back on the epic & furious “Viking Death March”
Canadian punk rockers Billy Talent have been one of my favorite hard rock bands since I found them when they opened for My Chemical Romance back in 2008. But the band’s most recent album,
Read More »![Mrs. Magician’s bitter two-minute garage rocker – “Hours of the Night” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mrs-magician-290x160.jpg)
Mrs. Magician’s bitter two-minute garage rocker – “Hours of the Night” [MP3]
Guitarist Cory Stier, who has been on tour with Cults, has a new band called Mrs. Magician. Rather than playing surfy harmonized pop, however, Mrs. Magician lean towards the garage side of things with
Read More »![Young Lungs’ raucous post-punk: “Attack of the Montana Red” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/younglungs-290x160.jpg)
Young Lungs’ raucous post-punk: “Attack of the Montana Red” [MP3]
Montreal’s Young Lungs (one of a few bands with that name, as I found out to my dismay… might wanna consider changing it, guys) will release a new 7″ called Blood on the Streets on
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Australian surf-garage act Dune Rats’ accusatory snarl – “Fuck It”
On their brand-new single “Fuck It,” Australian indie band Dune Rats sound somewhere between Wavves and Surfer Blood (hey, Australia looks out on the Pacific too… just the other side of it) – a scruffy, nasally brand
Read More »![L.A. punk rockers FIDLAR return with brash, whiny “Got No Money” <small>[MP3]</small>](http://www.the-tune.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fidlar-290x160.jpg)
L.A. punk rockers FIDLAR return with brash, whiny “Got No Money” [MP3]
L.A. punk rock group FIDLAR caught our attention earlier this year with their No Waves/No Ass 7″, so I was happy to see another new track posted to RCRD LBL today. It’s a brash, raw
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Like Male Bonding and Girls? Check out Virals’ rocker “Coming up with the Sun”
If you like Male Bonding and wish Girls‘ rocked out more often, you may really enjoy this new tune from English lo-fi power-pop/punk rock group Virals. ”That girl’s always keeping me waiting,” they whine over an
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“Let Me Try” is charging, catchy surf-rock from Brooklyn band Fast Years
Brooklyn group Fast Years deftly combine surf-punk, garage, and indie pop-rock on their new EP Women, which you can stream here. Though the single is “Young Heart,” a fun song in its own right,
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The Men blaze through 8 minutes of psychedelic punk rock on “A Minor”
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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A Belated Second Opinion on the Top 100 Songs of 2011
Welcome to The Tune’s secondhand Top 100 Songs of 2011! A year ago, before the relaunch of The Tune, my fiancé made his habitual for-fun lists of his favorite songs and albums of 2010
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Video: The Cast of Cheers’ spastic, math-rock + post-punk song “Family”
Dublin four-piece The Cast of Cheers describe themselves as “robot rock,” but with the exception of math rock-esque guitarwork, this 2.5-minute laceration of a song is anything but robotic. There’s definitely a heart beyond
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