Category Archives: Record Reviews

Record Reviews: Short & Skinny Summer Edition

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Alex Brenner Moving sucks. I mean really. I still can’t find my socks. Damn… So I’m unpacking all my crap and I decided what better time to listen to all these new records I just bought. I have like … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Sour Notes – It’s Not Gonna be Pretty

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Rebekah Goode-Peoples Whenever I eat sweet and sour bean curd, I vacillate between wanting to drink Thai iced tea and, well, beer. I usually end up going for the sweet, creamy taste of a cool Thai iced tea. So, … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Gaslight Anthem – American Slang

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Alex Brenner For the last two years Jersey punks The Gaslight Anthem have played their hearts out behind their second release The 59 Sound. They’ve sold out large clubs and even shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen at the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Band of Horses – Infinite Arms

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Alex Brenner It’s been an amazing three years for Band of Horses. Since the release of their second album, Cease to Begin, they have been playing sold out shows and festivals across the land. All their hard work has … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Delorean – Subiza

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Erik Stefan

By Erik Stefan One can’t hear the band name Delorean without regressing to mid-80s nostalgia for Mr. Michael J Fox and his mad scientist obsession with time travel. It’s no surprise that popping on Subiza has a similar effect, but … Continue reading →

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A Couple Words about Attention System

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Rube Ambler Attention System first found their way into our inbox courtesy of the band’s bass player, Chris Edmunds. When they finally got their record together, Wait For My Signal, the good folks at Surrounded By Light Recordings dropped … Continue reading →

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A Couple Words about The Like

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Rube Ambler

We know it’s not fair, or right, or whatever to compare girl bands to one another. They should be thrown into the mix just like any other band regardless of gender. That being said, when we first listened to The … Continue reading →

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A Couple Words about Riley Etheridge, Jr.

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Rube Ambler This one came to the mailbox in an envelope marked Merrill Lynch, 2 World Financial Center, New York, New York. Knowing precisely where that building stands in downtown Manhattan, I have to admit I was a bit … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Venice is Sinking – Sand & Lines

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Erik Stefan If a band plays live in a theatre, and no one was there to hear them… I’ve been told that summertime is not the optimal time to visit Venice. The canals double as open sewers and the … Continue reading →

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Record Review: The Stooges – Raw Power Legacy Edition

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Rube Ambler

By Alex Brenner In an ongoing argument with my friend which Stooges record is the best I say Raw Power and he says Fun House. Two totally different albums, however, both amazing in their own right. Just in time to … Continue reading →

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