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Grant Hart: Hot CD Waxes Nostagic

In: Lo-Fi Music

By: steve fritz

Grant Hart used to play drums for the fastest punk band alive, Husker Du. Now he raids the 60's for high powered modern mayhem. Hot Wax Is A Happening. more...

The Greatest Alternative Rock Cities

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Miles Fahey

London and New York hog the indie music headlines, but there's no shortage of superb alternative rock scenes to be found in other cities around the globe. more...

Indie Music Hidden Gems

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Julia Rogers

Bettie Serveert's "Bare Stripped Naked" and The Owls' "Daughers and Suns" are worth a second listen as alternative rock albums become more accessible to music lovers. more...

Nirvana's Concert in Spokane, WA, Jan. 6, 1994

In: Grunge Music

By: Teresa Knudsen

Nirvana, the three piece band that put Seattle on the world map and grunge on the airwaves, played one of the group's last concerts in Spokane's Coliseum. more...

Weezer Raditude: Album Review

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Sean McMullen

Latest record from Weezer sounds better than last album and shows a more comfortable band more...

Bell X1: A Brief Biography

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Minka Gantenbein

Bell X1 are one of Ireland's most successful alternative rock bands. Here's a quick look at who they are and how they are gaining worldwide popularity. more...

Review of Muse Album "The Resistance"

In: Industrial Music

By: Elisabeth Sharber

"The Resistance" contains the same electro-industrial style as preceding albums, but it seems less unique. more...

The Gossip Live in Vancouver at the Commodore

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Mikala Taylor

New York's The Gossip provided Vancouver with a much-needed injection of fabulousness on Oct 22 with songs from Movement, Standing in the Way of Control and Music for Men more...

Message To Bears - Departures

In: Lo-Fi Music

By: Tom Jowett

Message To Bears' first full album is a true departure from what is regarded as fashionable within the British music culture right now; and all the better for it. more...

Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Peter Lavelle

A preview for the forthcoming live album Glitter and Doom has been released on Tom Waits' website. more...

A Place to Bury Strangers: Exploding Head

In: Lo-Fi Music

By: Minka Gantenbein

A Place to Bury Strangers' newest album release consists of noisy guitar distortion, a heavy industrial-style beat and loud, fast driving tracks with haunting undertones. more...

Muse: The Resistance

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: James Tennant

Muse have achieved the world famous status that every band aspires to; but how does their latest album stack up against the rest? Quite well actually... more...

Thrice's Beggars Packs A Punch

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Sean McMullen

The ever-shifting musical direction of Thrice is now expected from its fans. Beggars has all the elements from previous records with some additional new ones. more...

It's the Smashing Pumpkins, Charlie Brown!

In: Alternative Music (general)

By: Eric Gibbs

The Smashing Pumpkins, essentially Billy Corgan at this point, are set to release a 44 track set that will be released online one track at a time over several years. more...

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