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Review: Duran Duran – Duran Duran and Seven and the Ragged Tiger (2CD/1DVD re-issues)

Released: May 18, 2010 Label: Capitol Records Few bands are so closely associated with a single decade as Duran Duran. That association, however, doesn’t always have positive connotations for them. By the time they soared up the US charts in 1982, new wave had become a bit of a cop-out genre, particularly its New Romantic flavor of which Duran Duran… Read more »

Review: Ludlow Lions – No Stories

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Label: self-released (CD and donation-based download) Released: March 16, 2010 Lately, it seems that Brooklyn’s cup runneth over with quality indie rock, so it’s getting harder and harder to separate the truly good (you know, the bands who are pushing their scene, not just tagging along) from the pack. Ludlow Lions doesn’t instantly solve that problem, because it’s hard to… Read more »

Review: Rum Diary – Retrospective 2000-2007

Released: May 1, 2010 Label: Parks and Records Back in 2002, I randomly purchased a little blue 7″ from Springman Records. “Mileage,” the title track, renewed what was, at the time, my waning interest in music. It’s mellow, ambling rhythm and layers of guitar built slowly, steadily and crazily into the frenzy of a tribal right of passage. I immediately… Read more »

Review: Street Sweeper Social Club

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Label: Street Sweeper Social Club Released: June 16, 2009 In his mid-90s heyday, Tom Morello was a top guitarist, mixing skill, innovation and groove that was at the heart of Rage Against the Machine’s hip-hop/hard rock hybrid. In fact, his sound was so successful that he rode it to mainstream success a second time with Audioslave during the first half… Read more »

Pearl Jam Ten Game

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On March 24, 2009, Epic/Legacy Recordings will release re-issues of Pearl Jam’s Ten in four different packages, including a double LP with the album remastered on one record and remixed by Brendan O’Brien on the other. In gearing up for the release, they’ve created a game that allows you to preview some of the material. It’s a little tough to… Read more »

Buffalo Killers on tour with Black Crowes

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Here’s a match made in heaven. Unlike so many 70s rock throwbacks, Buffalo Killers mix it up with soul like no one since…the Black Crowes! Cincinnati psychedelic blues trio, Buffalo Killers, will hit the road thisfall once again supporting the Black Crowes on a 14-date tour of the U.S.The Buffalo Killers new album “Let it Ride” (produced by The Black… Read more »

They and the Children new album!

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They and the Children – New Full-Length Available for Pre-Order Order Home now – Ships May 30th Both CD and Vinyl available Official release date – July 01, 2008 on Kill Normal Records Home, the upcoming full-length from the DIY hardcore juggernaut that is Middletown, Connecticut’s They and the Children is now available for pre-order from Kill Normal Records. Go… Read more »

New look…

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Rock and Roll and Meandering Nonsense has a new look (duh). I’m not sure what I think, but I was tired of the plain black and white, so here it is for better or worse. If you have an opinion or suggestion, I’m open to ideas.