I was a bit pessimistic when the drum beat kicked in on this first song ’cause we’ve all heard it a million times over, but it builds. Hold on if you can because once it gets into the second track you can really start to understand what these guys are trying to do. The songs [...]

The band’s upcoming album Clinging to a Scheme will be their first in four years, although there is some confusion as to why it’s been so long… according to Wikipedia, the album was planned to be released in September 2008 but for some reason it was delayed after an EP was released a few months [...]

The Bonnaroo lineup is still a week away from being announced, but you just read the early surprise. The Flaming Lips will play a ‘regular’ set at the midnight slot on Thursday, then at 2:30 a.m. will play DSOTM. If the words ‘Flaming Lips’ and ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ surprised you in the same [...]

Closing out a trio of hip-hop posts, we have ourselves a fine, and I mean fine, piece of  jazz/hip-hop/r&b. Just Chillin’ In The Spot is a 2008 album from Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire, an old-school rapper, and it’s as wholesome, crafty, and listenable as they come. Think back to the last old school hip-hop [...]