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Show Review: Pretty & Nice
March 6, 2010 – 5:34 pm | No Comment

Thursday’s show of Pretty & Nice at Kung Fu Necktie didn’t attract waves of woodwork fans, but for those that have been familiar with the group since last summer’s release of Get Young, knew the …

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Album Reviews

Rants on records we thought you should hear about.

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Live reviews from local venues from artists of all calibers.

Interview

Up close and in depth with groups to look for this year.

New Releases

Weekly indie releases with mp3s, links galore and more.

Remixes

When you liked an original song and thought it couldn’t get better, think again, someone remixed it.

Video: Metric – Sick Muse
August 14, 2009 – 4:29 pm | No Comment
Video: Metric – Sick Muse

Metric seems to be one of the talks of the town lately and I can’t blame people for latching onto them.  Emily Haines’ vocals at the head of the electric rock quartet remind me of …

The Twilight Sad To Release ‘Forget The Night Ahead’ In October
August 13, 2009 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
The Twilight Sad To Release ‘Forget The Night Ahead’ In October

Following up their successful 2007 album Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, The Twilight Sad are set to release their second full-length album.  Basking in their Scottish accents and blazing guitars, their second album is set …

Show Review: Morning After Girls, The Vandelles
August 12, 2009 – 6:09 pm | 3 Comments
Show Review: Morning After Girls, The Vandelles

Tuesday night’s showcase at Kung Fu Necktie in Philly’s Fishtown brought back some older beats from groups with new albums this year.  Despite temperatures that reached the mid-90s in the city during the day, the …

New Album Releases For Tuesday 8/11/2009
August 11, 2009 – 4:18 pm | No Comment
New Album Releases For Tuesday 8/11/2009

Yikes, this list is extensive.  A lot of groups MySpace labeled as punk/country are out there this week as well as ones from North Carolina.  We’re not here to focus on things like that though, …

Album Review: The Assembly Line – Graves Like Oceans
August 6, 2009 – 2:05 pm | One Comment
Album Review: The Assembly Line – Graves Like Oceans

Rating: 8.1/10
The Assembly Line is hardly assembled.  Since the ‘band’ began after Thorfin Nguyen’s previous efforts, he has been the only consistent face to associate with the name, as well as the man to talk …

Bands You Must Know: Screaming Lights
August 6, 2009 – 12:40 pm | 2 Comments
Bands You Must Know: Screaming Lights

Adding great music to our constantly growing list of ‘Bands You Must Know‘ is Screaming Lights.  The UK band claiming home to Liverpool, marks one of this year’s best surprises, while satiating our UK rock …