Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.

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In late March 2007 as I was getting off the subway I picked up a copy of the most recent issue of The L Magazine. The week’s feature was “8 New York Bands You Need to Hear” and I, always on the lookout for bands I need to hear, eagerly paged through the to […]

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In the United States these days the term “emo” is widely misunderstood, sometimes to hilarious effect. The modern emo subculture is often the butt of jokes from all sections of American society and is widely seen as a subset of overly depressed, angsty, suburban teens whose social status is derived from who can out-miserable whom. […]

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Since the moment they decided to use Jamie Williams‘ tap-dancing feet for percussion instead of drums, Tilly and the Wall has been a band unafraid of taking chances with its music. This fondness for experimentation was once again clear from the six brand new songs that were on exhibit during the group’s latest stop at […]

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Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.

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Actors moving on to the music business is in no way a new idea, however it’s an incredibly hazardous one. For every intriguing project involving Scarlett Johansson singing Tom Waits songs there lies a Bruce Willis band, or a Shaquille O’Neal hip-hop record. Credence is clearly lent to the project when, in the case […]

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Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.

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Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.

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Another week, another Tuesday Wednesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.
This week is packed at an unprecedented […]

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On the Republican side in this election cycle many if not most of the candidates have been running the “I’m the most like Ronald Reagan” campaign. This has been true during the debates, in their stump speeches, and just like when Reagan famously praised Bruce Springsteen, in the music they choose to associate with their […]

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