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5/12/2008
Not exactly like their fashionably cool post-grunge counterparts, The Star Spangles are equally appealing when it comes to presentation--musically and personally--for these New York hood rats give enough guff and swagger a plenty with their own garage-rock sound. The Star Spangles, which is comprised of vocalist Ian Wilson, guitarist Tommy Volume, bass player Nick Price, and drummer Joey Valentine, initially came together when Wilson and Volume met in the ninth grade. The upstate small-town of Brewster was beyond boredom for the two friends and grunge had already had its way, so they decided to do something about it. They moved to Manhattan and basically starved while writing songs. They frequently borrowed amps and other instruments, for Wilson and Volume didn't own any equipment, but as luck would have it they made their debut appearance at the Gershwin Hotel in 1998. Three years later and a little fatter, The Star Spangles welcomed the Czech-born Valentine and Price, a kid from New Hampshire. On a strict diet of pizza, beer and The Ramones, The Star Spangles got their stuff together to record a single. 'I Can't Be With You' was issued on the Spanish label, Muenster and shortly thereafter, the rowdy foursome impressed the majors. Capitol inked them a deal in summer 2002 and after three U.K. tours, The Star Spangles headed into the studio to work with Ramones producer Daniel Rey. The end result was the sweltering, rough-edged debut Bazooka!!!, which appeared in August 2003.
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5/12/2008
Formed in the tiny college town of Bellingham, WA, Death Cab for Cutie started out as a solo project from engineering student and committed indie rocker Ben Gibbard. Having turned a freshly broken heart into nine songs he wasn't embarrassed to share with someone else, he recruited fledgling four-track producer (and fellow Teenage Fanclub fan) Chris Walla and bassist Nick Harmer, the most amiable (and comic-book obsessed) musician on campus. The result was the 1997 cassette, You Can Play These Songs With Chords (finally released on CD in '02, expanded to include various DCFC rarities).
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5/7/2008
Renewed and revitalized, Soul Asylum founders Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy return to rock’s front line with THE SILVER LINING, their first new studio release since 1998’s Candy From a Stranger. That album inadvertently kicked off a seven-year sabbatical for the group, which telescoped into the death of bassist Karl Mueller in June 2005, the other founding member of the triumvirate that has steered Soul Asylum through rock’s white water for the past two decades plus.
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5/7/2008
On his first DGC album, 1994's Mellow Gold, Beck demonstrated his ingenious ability to mix old and new styles with ease. The result was music that on one hand sounded familiar, yet surprised at every turn. On Odelay, released June 18, Beck has further mutated his approach, taking it to a higher level.
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5/7/2008
The Dave Matthews Band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in early 1991, when vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews decided to put some songs he had written on tape. Instead of simply recording himself with a guitar, he opted to bring in some instrumental help to give his musical ideas more depth. Dave found assistance in drummer Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who were both accomplished jazz musicians in the local Charlottesville music scene. Based on the recommendation of distinguished local jazz guru John D’earth, 16-year-old musical prodigy Stefan Lessard came on board to play bass. Completing the band was keyboard player Peter Griesar, who left the band after a couple of years, as well as the talented and classically trained violinist, Boyd Tinsley.
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