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  Oceana – Clean Head EP

  05.16.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  There’s only one show left on this Coheed and Cambria + Moving Mountains tour and then we start the long 18 hour trek back home.  The tour has been a great experience.  I wrote a couple blog posts about it for Property of Zack which you can find part 1 HERE & part 2 HERE. [...]

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  Ólafur Arnalds – Living Room Songs

  04.16.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is pretty cool.  I listened to his new album …and they have escaped the weight of darkness to fall asleep on tour.  Very relaxing stuff. Icelandic contemporary composer Ólafur Arnalds created and released a new song, one per day for a whole week during the month of October 2011. The songs were recorded and [...]

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  Two Albums

  04.07.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  Back after a 5 week tour!  I need to buy a netbook or something so I can update on the road.  We went to Canada, did a handful of US dates and then flew to Europe and toured the mainland and UK.  Since you spend the majority of your time riding in a van on [...]

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  Code Orange Kids @ Charm City Art Space

  01.22.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  My friend Henry, who plays guitar for the band Voyage In Coma, wrote a short piece about the Pittsburgh based punk band Code Orange Kids.  If you haven’t listened to this band yet – you are missing out.  They are currently on a full US tour with our best friends in Xerxes.  Go see them! Here’s Henry: [...]

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  AZEALIA BANKS – 212 FT. LAZY JAY

  01.14.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is tight.  I guess she’s kind of big in the UK?

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  Punk Reunions/Comedian Interview/Tours

  01.12.12 | Permalink | Comment?

  + Refused/At the Drive-in Reunion Two of my favorite bands, At the Drive-in and Refused, are reuniting to play Coachella.  Hopefully both of them will tour because I don’t want to fly to California – or pay for Coachella tickets – to see them.  I go back and forth on how I feel about these [...]

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  Loma Prieta – I.V.

  01.02.12 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  The way Loma blows out the mix of their records always makes them sound so incredibly heavy.  If you’re in to melodic screamo this band is pretty much the cream of the crop.  They are on tour with Raein in Australia right now so if you live down under go see them. Here’s a nice [...]

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  Best of 2011

  12.31.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’m not sure if there were 10 albums that came out this year that I was completely taken aback by so I’m just going to write 10 things I’m thankful for in the year 2011. + Bon Iver – S/T   I’m sure if you compiled all of the internet’s “best of” lists for the [...]

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  Arcade Fire/Pianos

  12.18.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  Hello, internet people.  It feels nice to be back home.  I just returned home from a 50 day US tour with Touche Amore and Seahaven so I’m slowly adjusting to not being in constant transit.  A couple things: + Arcade Fire – Sprawl II Watching this video makes me want to go back and listen to [...]

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  In the Studio

  08.07.11 | Permalink | Comment?

  Hey!  We just repressed our split with the Saddest Landscape.  We’re recording a new record right now, as in I’m sitting in the studio listening to Zac record bass parts, which will be called The Lack Long After.  We plan on touring a bunch behind it so if you read this blog come up to [...]