Noise 101: CD Reviews for Oct.20
Lady Antebellum Own The Night Capitol Records Two summers ago my car stereo was dedicated to Lady Antebellum. So when Lady A’s new album Own The Night was released in September 2011, I was...
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Noise 101: CD Reviews for Oct. 6
Raleigh New Times in Black and White Independent Local Calgary band Raleigh released their full-length debut album New Times in Black and White this past spring. The trio have all been (or currently...
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for September 8th
Red Hot Chili Peppers I’m With You Warner Bros. A lukewarm offering, I’m With You lacks the sizzle or spice of the Red Hot Chili Peppers past work. The band’s 10th record likely suffers...
Portamento’s The Drums pounds a too familiar beat
Just a year after releasing their self-titled debut album, The Drums get rolling again on another record, but perhaps prematurely. Suffering the departure of guitarist Adam Kessler last year, the remaining trio seems to...
Ye and Jay work well seperately
Jay-Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, Def Jam After weeks of hype and meticulous secrecy, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s much-anticipated and highly promoted collaboration, Watch The Throne, hit iTunes on...
Wild Nothing take you to church
By Therese Schultz One would not generally equate a church atmosphere with words like dreamy or hazy, but with Wild Nothing in the house at Central United on Wednesday for the opening day of...
Jim Ward brings years of experience to Sled Island
By Vanessa Conley After playing punk and post-hardcore for the better part of 20 years, Jim Ward is slowing it down. The effects of endless touring and constantly making albums took its toll. “It...
Sled Island preview: Cursive
By Jesse Graham I was first introduced to Cursive when I was a fresh faced fifteen-years-old. Having been recently broken up with by, at the time, the love of my life, I laid in...
Fleet Foxes new album organic and romantic
Released: May 3, 2011. Sub Pop Records The Fleet Foxes’ newest album Helplessness Blues seems appropriately named, as the group have made their lyrical endeavours more intimately personal, and their music more haunting. Robin...
Noise 101 – CD Reviews for April 7th
Lupe Fiasco’s Lasers has been met by a bit of hostility from fans, who call it his most commercial album. I’m not going to deny that it is, but given that this is Fiasco...
