1 Liner: FM Static - Dear Diary

Both the best and worst parts of this record revolve around the "theme" or "concept" aspects of telling an actual, followable, complete story through each consecutive song. The task has been tried countless times, and as many as I've heard is as many as have failed, yet …

Daily Rec: 2/13 [Friday Edition]

Standard Of Living, who should already be on any Something Corporate fan's watch list, has a new song up called "Without You" and will be putting out a new record sometime soon. Also recommended for any type of piano rock music fans.

Full Review: Plushgun - Pins & Panzers

If this indie, synth, pop rock style that The Postal Service popularized years ago has gone out of style then Plushgun may single handily be able to bring it back into the mainstream. This lo-fi rhythmic music uses it's aggressive melodies to take hold and rarely does …

Don't Forget About Plushgun

Our review for the new Plushgun record has been been reposted right below this post so people don't miss out on checking out a good album. The album comes out Feb. 17th so mark it on your calendars.

New Mxpx Song [T&N Edition]

The new Tooth & Nail podcast is now up with a new song ("I Will Follow") from Mxpx's cover album. You may also want to check out the band And Then There Were None because they sound very promising.

[iTunes podcast link]

Tuesday: 2/10

Music out today worth buying

* Mute Math - Spotlight EP [Digital only]

* Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends [Single]

Other music out today

* Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You

Daily Rec: 2/10

We Shot The Moon had recently posted a new clip from their new album, but as of earlier this morning they have updated their page with a second new clip (a minute 30 sec clip) titled "Woke Her Up". The new song sounds very promising and definitely worth checking out.

First Impression: FM Static - Dear Diary

Here are some first impressions on the new FM Static record.

There are a lot of bands that attempt to tell a story through some sort of "concept" album, although most end up failing. I never thought the band that would pull it off the best would be FM Static. 'Dear …

Buy Early, Buy Often [Mute Math]

The new digital EP from Mute Math is now available for download on itunes. For those of us on the west coast this is a whole 4 hours early which is a nice surprise.

Edit: "Clockwork" is an amazing song and hopefully the direction of the new record.

1 Liner: Your Sweet Uncertainty - II

The worst thing I can say about this album is that it's only 3 songs long, however, the number of good things I could say stretch on too far. Packed full of energy, this band makes the most of 12 minutes and crams old school authentic pop/punk hooks into each line. This …

Blink-182 Reunited

I guess the news that Blink-182 are back together overshadowed the news that Coldplay won the Grammy for best rock album.

1 Liner: Falling Up - Fangs

Falling Up has done the harder rock thing pulling it off pretty well. The band has also done the mellower, more electronic thing again with success but with the newest record, 'Fangs', the two [among other] genres clash in a horrific way making a mess of almost all the …

1 Liner: New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight

On the verge of seeing their time in the spotlight fade away New Found Glory are not going down without a fight (to borrow from the title). But seriously this band dug down deep and really captured what they have always been about musically and lyrically to create an …

1 Liner: The Panic Division - Sleepwalker

With the same formula from the band's last record, 'Songs from the Glasshouse', the new material seems to have a little bit more of a personality. Leaving off some of the polish also adds to the song's character but only in a good way. "Easier" stands out as a great …

Daily Rec: 2/6

There is something so interesting about The Panic Division that just compels me to fall in love with all their stuff. Think, a mix between The Police and newer indie scene music and you should have a good idea of what to expect with The Panic Division. Although there …

Daily Rec: 2/5

Okay, it's not too often that a band can impress me within the first 20 seconds but Quarterlife Crisis did just that with "Just A Picture". The music is nothing special, it's simple pop/rock which is on the poppier side but there is just something so incredibly catchy …

Daily Rec: 2/5 [Again]

If Jason Mraz was more indie folk and less pop then you'd have Matt Morrell. His voice cuts through the lonely, scarce music while the rough overall presentation gleams with charm and character. Check out his site to stream the whole record as well as download 3 songs …

Full Review: The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha

1 Liner: The Appleseed Cast - Sagarmatha

Even as an established fan of The Appleseed Cast, 'Sagarmatha' is a different kind of pill to swallow. Anyone fimilar with the band knows you can expect some instrumental tracks but I'd say over half of the album is done without words. Depending on your mood and …

New Image?

Testing out a new header image, any thoughts?

Update: Back to normal....for now. If you'd like to see what all the fuss was about, you can find out below.