Generally, we’re not into simple arrangements. Nothing gets us hotter than some Pet Sounds action - all those clever little nuances and parts and instruments that pop up for just a moment once in a song or an album. If there aren’t 13 overdubbed guitars playing backwards and four random beats on a [...]

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Cannot deny it, the folks at the Free Press have put together another WHIPS OF ACES lineup for their twice-annual block party. All this week, we’ll be helping battle your OH NO, WHICH SHOW TO GO? malady with a shot in the arm of our thoughts on some recent releases by Block Party acts. And [...]

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OOOOOOOOOH FIZZLE BIZZLE. You know, in the midst of a truly LOL Vice Presidential vetting disaster, it’s harder than Gary Hart to compete for your attention - and we recognize this. But fortunately, some news that will in no way raise to the DailyKos or Redstate radar has come across our desks and [...]

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The Gold Sounds are on TEXAS HEAT PRESENTS REFRESHING SHADE OF A MIGHTY OAK STAGE, but meanwhile we just had a few words with the hot man of shredding Steven Fierce (Something Fierce) about this and that.  Though their free MP3 Modern Girl EP hit the streets only a few months ago, the trio has [...]

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OH TRIPLE DIP!  Turns out that our friend and yours, Andrew Lee of the Wild Moccasins, is live blogging the fest as well, though from the relative DL of his blackberry.  Get his take of the action on the Live Blog Town website for real.   No one has started playing yet, but CO-PILOT has definately [...]

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Gold Sounds are setting up on the outside stage (that’s a totally weak name for a stage - it needs a better one.  We shall herefore refer to it as the “THE TEXAS HEAT PRESENTS THE UNDER THE REFRESHING SHADE OF A MASSIVE OAK STAGE.” Or, just the outside stage to be brief).  Just hitting [...]

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