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Month: February 2012
Record Review: Young Magic
Young Magic Melt New York, NY “Exiting the chill wave for the new shambling, tribal electronic...
Record Review: Toh Kay
Toh Kay Streetlight Lullabies New Brunswick, NJ “Upbeat acoustic versions of Streetlight...
Record Review: The Soft Hills
The Soft Hills The Bird is Coming Down to Earth Seattle, WA “Hauntingly dreamlike songs from the Cascades” It’s easy to lump all these new harmony-singing bands from the great Northwest (I miss you...
Record Review: The Sexbots
The Sexbots Don’t Stop Portland, OR “Joanna Newsom, Björk and Peaches have a threesome in your wildest of wet dreams” It’s official: Portland’s Ilima Considine is certifiably crazy. But, it’s the...
Record Review: The Revelations (Featuring Tre Williams)
The Revelations (Featuring Tre Williams) Concrete Blues Brooklyn, NY “Songs for the mind, heart, and spirit” Concrete Blues, the sophomore release from The Revelations (featuring Tre Williams),...
Record Review: Red Wanting Blue
Red Wanting Blue From The Vanishing Point Athens, OH “Straightforward rock and roll – no BS” From The Vanishing Point, the ninth release from Ohio’s Red Wanting Blue, offers an abundance of...
Performer’s Guide to Lunchbox Amps
The past two years have seen an explosion in an exciting new product category – the lunchbox amp. There have been a lot of questions about just what, exactly, a lunchbox amp is, and what it can do...
Record Review: Naked Gods
Naked Gods No Jams Boone, NC ”Mountain rock for the warm at heart” The North Carolina quintet coalesce a homespun blend of warm-hearted hopefulness and experiential folk-pop ballads in their latest...
Record Review: Minnesota Beatle Project
Minnesota Beatle Project Minnesota Beatle Project Vol. 3 Minneapolis, MN “Beatles-inspired philanthropy for Minnesota music and art” Musicians often choose to pay homage to those that inspired them...
SPEAKER REVIEW: Axiom Audio M3 v3 Speakers
The Axiom M3 speakers are in a class by themselves. For a pair of hi-fi bookshelf speakers under $500, they’re practically a steal. For our purposes, we put the M3s through a variety of tests, both...
Record Review: MalLabel Music
MalLabel Music The Platinum Unicorn Collection San Francisco, CA “Old dubs, new tricks” They say that if you’ve heard one dubstep artist, you’ve heard them all. And with names like Korn, Britney...
GEAR REVIEW: iFrogz EarPollution Mogul Headphones
Pros: none to speak of. Cons: poor sound, cheap construction, muffled bass and mids. Specs: Driver Unit: 50 mm Impedance: 32 ohms Sensitivity: 116 dB Frequency Response: 10-30,000 Hz Cord Length:1.5...