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The recent news that Asobi Seksu is going on hiatus brought me back to this project, and the period in which former My Bloody Valentine and shoegaze acolytes ditched the guitars for cool shimmering pop. You May Also Like: Huey Lewis and the News – ‘Picture This’ (1982): On SecondRead More
Suns of Thyme have built a harmonious bridge between the psychedelic rock of the ’60s and the dark excesses of indie rock of the ’80s and ’90s. You May Also Like: How I Belatedly Learned to Love the Cure’s ‘Wish’
Were these guys the real deal or what? I just love the tough garage sound seeping from all of the tracks here. Q65 combined the best aspects of the Pretty Things and their main competitors the Outsiders You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966):Read More
Billy Joe Armstrong, lead instigator of Green Day, teams up with Norah Jones to revisit the Everly Brothers? C’mon, you’re kidding me, right?
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At first, this idea of Latin-Jewish music might seem exotic. Who mixes congas and kugels — much less bagels and bongos, right? The truth is, it’s been with us since at least the 1930s You May Also Like: Songs About Fights, Games People Play by Rolling Stones, B-52’s + Others:Read More
