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Spoon Releases New Song “No Bullets Spent”
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Spoon Releases New Song “No Bullets Spent”

By Greg Kinne /

Spoon return today with their new single, “No Bullets Spent” which is taken from their upcoming greatest hits anthology – Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon which is out July 26th on Matador Records.  “No Bullets Spent” caught me unaware with the…

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Drab Majesty Shares “Oxytocin” Video
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Drab Majesty Shares “Oxytocin” Video

By Greg Kinne /

I think all of the platinum wigs really are doing it for me in Drab Majesty’s video. It will become my next purchase! Following their recent appearance at Primavera Barcelona and regional UK shows, LA duo DRAB MAJESTY have shared a third single from new LP…

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Ian Noe: Between The Country:: Review
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Ian Noe: Between The Country:: Review

By Greg Kinne /

Ian Noe hails from Eastern Kentucky and his debut album Between The Country is an attempt to document small town life.  Noe’s vocal phrasing and imagery is similar to his hero John Prine who gave some tutelage to the young folksinger and helped inform this…

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Bradley Arthur Maxwell Shares New Track “Easy On Me”
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Bradley Arthur Maxwell Shares New Track “Easy On Me”

By Greg Kinne /

Bradley Arthur Maxwell trades in the Americana side of things and that’s alright with me as the gentle “Easy On Me” is a fairly understated and spare debut. Maxwell almost has a Tom Petty-esque lilt to his vocals at times, but he’s uniquely his own.  “Easy On…

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Vampire Weekend At PNC Pavillion: Photos
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Vampire Weekend At PNC Pavillion: Photos

By Greg Kinne /

Vampire Weekend played to a sold-out audience at Riverbend’s PNC Pavillion on June 15, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio.  The band played a variety of songs from their 4 albums and included a phenomenal encore cover of Crowded House’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” Opener…

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