Article Archive for October 2008
New Surrender, I thought it was a great album title. Very fitting for Stephen Christian, Anberlin’s very intelligent and passionate front man. Leading up to the release of New Surrender, I quickly devoured any tidbit of information or clip I could find regarding the new record. What I especially enjoyed, was Christian’s explanation of the new album. Even the title sounded different, like a solid maturation an…
I completely forgot to publish this article and words fall short to describe how much I enjoyed this show. If you have not already heard of Brand New I encourage you to take a step away from main stream expectations, keep an open mind and give the band a listen.
Ohio State’s New Port Music Hall greeted us September 24th with the scent of overwhelming anticipation. A sold out venue of enthusiastic fans gathered i…
With the deterioration of the formal record company comes the deterioration of the formal record. Big named media distribution companies have been fighting bootlegged albums ever since the consumer was first able to transfer CD’s to cassette tapes. In a world where either CD’s are instantly burned and circulated or transferred to MP3’s and hopping from one ipod to another, the artists have…
After parting ways with Ben Folds Five in 1999, lead singer/songwriter Ben Folds has a number of EP’s as well three full length studio albums under his belt. His 2001 record Rocking The Suburbs climbed to #42 on the US Billboard charts, while his 2005 follow-up Songs for Silverman made its way to #13 (#9 AUS). Lacking stand out hits as Brick, Rockin’ The Suburbs, and Landed, Ben Fold’s new album ti…
Adam Duritz and guitarist David Bryson started as an acoustic duo out of the San Francisco area in 1989. Durtiz and The Counting Crows have come a long way since their debut album August and Everything After which brought the 1993 hit Mr. Jones to stereos. Amidst the 90’s grunge hype The Counting Crows delivered a fresh organic sound reminiscent of Americana rock.
The 1996 album Recovering The Satellites del…
