Critic’s Pick: Canibus – Rip The Jacker

“In the beginning I discovered wordplay. I experimented with some syllables from the first to the third day. On the fourth I searched for the words to say – how to compress complex verbiage in the least amount of space. I was perfect at it – I mastered the …

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Old Canes Return With Feral Harmonic

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I never thought I’d ever hear another Old Canes record after singer/songwriter Chris Crisci released Early Morning Hymns in 2004. Crisci continued to heavily pursue his main project Appleseed Cast and I just assumed that Old Canes was going to be …

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Springsteen Wednesday: Millworker

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Leave it to Springsteen to take a melancholy James Taylor song and turn it on its head. I’m a fan of James Taylor’s version, however, it paints a different picture with the same words. When I listen to James’ version I hear a …

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Check ‘Em Out – Them Crooked Vultures

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ignorance is bliss until they take your bliss away
Super groups have been around for several decades with varied success. That probably explains why I was a bit weary when I heard that three of my favorite musicians were …

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LAPKO – I Shot The Sheriff [VIDEO]

LAPKO will never stop amazing us. I’m pretty goddamn serious about that. Their new video for the rack “I Shot The Sheriff” takes everything we knew about the band and throws it out the window. But then after falling out of the window and hitting the ground, it …

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Neutral Milk Hotel – Two-Headed Boy [LIVE]

It’s nice to see Merge Records reissue Neutral Milk Hotel’s two albums on 180 gram vinyl. You had better believe that we will be picking these up… but deep down, what we really wish for is to be able to go back in time and be at one of these shows.

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Your Weekly Free Font: League Gothic

During our day job we are constantly on the hunt for inspiration. One of those ways we do this is by tapping into the incredible amount of design resources throughout the internet and keeping our finger on the pulse of what’s new… or what’s old and just plain …

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The Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer

Perhaps another gem from director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums), The Fantastic Mr. Fox opens on November 13th (hey, that’s tomorrow night…). Based on the book by Roald Dahl, Mr. Fox features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, …

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Springsteen Wednesday: Lost In The Flood

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I can remember one night driving home from the city on the NJ Turnpike, rain was coming down sideways and it was hot as hell out. I fumbled around looking for something to play, I just put in the first thing I could grab and …

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SNL Digital Short: Firelight

“I do believe I’m going to strangle someone. By accident.”
I never thought I’d actually like something with Taylor Swift in it… or that had anything to do with Twilight. Proved me wrong, SNL. Proved me wrong. Check it out on Hulu:

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Late To The Game: Son of Rambow

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If there is one thing we’re good at here at A&SB is waiting a really long time for a movie to make its way to Netflix and then adding it to our Queue, getting it delivered to our houses and then losing the DVD under our couch for 2 weeks. REALLY …

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Joensuu 1685 – “I’m On Fire” (Bruce Springsteen cover)

Well, you all know of our unconditional love for Springsteen. Maybe one or two of you also know of our love for the band Joensuu 1685. So you can imagine our excitement when we found out that those two artists sort of crossed paths and new music was created. Joensuu …

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Old Woman on the Subway

Hunched over her walker at a nearly impossible angle. Bent as an advertisement that she will never be upright again. A silent curse between everyone in the car – knees grow stiff as they prepare to give up a seat.
It’s not that we give a damn about our seat.

I …

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Downstairs: DWNSTRS

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Beams of sweat on his bare chest reflected the burning sunlight from the lens of the Telescope. The verdict was as cruel as can be: there’s still no land to be seen. They had been lost for weeks now. …

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Critic’s Pick: Guster – “Keep It Together”

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This is the first in a never-ending series of articles that will look back at some of our favorite albums.

One day in high school I found myself wandering around the mall aimlessly, which is the only way I can justify stepping foot inside a Sam Goody to …

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Springsteen Wednesday: Racing In The Street

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For me the follow-up song to “Thunder Road” was “Racing In The Street”. This was what happened after Mary got in that car, left that town full of losers… to win. A reality check indeed. One line still sends chills …

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Everything Is Made In China

How many bands from Russia can you honestly say you’ve heard of? Of those bands, how many can you say are actually good? Until a few months ago, I could honestly say “zero” and I’m sure you can’t even count them on one hand. I gave up even paying attention… …

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New London Fire “Water Park” Preview

We have some new New London Fire shit in our hands right now! The band just finished recording their new record over the last 2 years, tentatively titled Happiness Through Radios and Wires, and below is a borderline-creepy preview video for the track “Waterpark” …

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Some Rainy Day Music

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It’s gloomy days like this in Northern, NJ where not only does your car get a cheap wash from all of the rain, but your head can also get a complete flush-out if you listen to the right music. The Higher Than The Stars EP by The Pains of Being Pure …

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Why We Failed

If there is one thing I have learned this year, it’s that writing a music blog is hard when you aren’t listening to or making any music.
It’s been about a year now since I made the (archetypal, emblematic, classic…? no, I’ve got it) stereotypical move to New …

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