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REVIEW: THE FLAMING LIPS: THE TERROR

Well, there are plenty of things you can say about The Flaming Lips but, love ‘em or hate ‘em, you have to admit that they’re prolific. Seems like every six months they’ve got an album for you (or whoever buys their records). One minute they’re covering Dark Side of the Moon, the next...
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SINGLE REVIEW: EMPIRE OF THE SUN: “ALIVE”

Empire of the Sun’s 2008 debut Walking On A Dream was an electro-pop masterpiece that ranked very high on most critics’ year end best lists and was almost universally loved. I read several music magazines — not to mention websites — and I don’t recall reading a single negative review. Now the Australian...
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VIDEO: NOBLESSE OBLIGE: “RUNAWAY”

Here’s the new video by Berlin based duo Noblesse Oblige for their new single “Runaway.”  The eerie video was directed by Chris Corner, otherwise known as IAMX, and it’s quite a trip.  (Lots of flashing and rapid stuff though, so you might not want to watch it if you have a seizure disorder.) ...
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REVIEW: THE JOY FORMIDABLE: WOLF’S LAW

The Joy Formidable’s proper full-length debut album was called The Big Roar and roar it did. They were all about the roar, singer/guitarist Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan mad like a rabid wolf, howling in the night. On the cover of their new album, Wolf’s Law, the wolf is dead and has flowers growing out...
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REVIEW: THE KNIFE: SHAKING THE HABITUAL

The Knife is a duo comprised of brother and sister Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson, the later of which has released some glorious electro-pop during recent years under the name Fever Ray. Shaking the Habitual is their first proper album of new material since 2006′s Silent Shout. It’s difficult to put my...
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