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A Place to Bury Strangers

30. November 2008

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GLASGOW, UK -- In the UK's current musical climate of watered down indie pop getting most press attention, even in alternative circles, it's refreshing to see a raw, aggressive act like A Place To Bury Strangers tour this side of the pond. Being a fan of screeching, distorted rock guitar sounds, the fact that this trio were recently announced as being the 'loudest' band in NYC got my attention instantly and I had to go to this gig. I was told to take earplugs because I would need them. Curious...

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Guns N’ Roses - “Chinese Democracy”

25. November 2008

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Guns N’ Roses - “Chinese Democracy”

Chinese Democracy's opening title track could be a metaphor for the album itself. The song's intro builds tension with nothing but faint shrieks and vocal rumblings that come from the other side of the world -- a solitary world populated by Axl and his vision. The music comes in dribs and drabs, slow and creeping before the bass drum kicks in and sharp riffs cut the air, joined by Axl's signature yowl. The song's refrain, "All I've got is precious time", is a telling admission of Rose's recalcitrant attitude towards putting this album out in a timely fashion.

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Pink - “Funhouse”

19. November 2008

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Pink - “Funhouse”

At first spin, Pink's latest album, Funhouse seems to have been slapped with the wrong moniker. Colored by her recent split from husband Carey Hart, there are more melancholy moments on Funhouse than the high-spirited fun that Pink's fans have come to expect. While she's traveled dark territory before with songs like "Just Like a Pill," "Who Knew," and "Dear Mr. President," were small just a small portion of material on what otherwise comprised her fun-loving repertoire.

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Universal Music to release legendary Nirvana show on DVD

3. November 2008

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And here I thought the show that I saw just a few months before Kurt Cobain passed away was considered a gold mine. The Internet Nirvana Fan Club, NFC, has learned that Nirvana's legendary performance at England's Reading Festival where the band played in August, 1992 will be released on dvd. A release date has not yet been determined.

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