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To: Sopranos Theorists Re: The screen goes black for 10 seconds = Death of Tony Soprano Everyone’s clamoring that the screen went dead because Tony’s the narrator and he went dead.  But this disregards the obvious fact that throughout the series there have been plenty of scenes without Tony in them—scenes that showed things he [...]

The White Rabbits got a rave review at Shitfork, so I’m not sure they need my help today. But they’re gonna get it anyway because they’re that good. I mean, for one thing, how many indie bands use the vocals as their primary instrument? There’s the Pippettes, but when it comes to bands not consisting [...]

Grandaddy–a solid and underrated little band. Here’s a high quality Black Session from June 23, 2003. A few tastes, then the zip: 01 Hewlett’s Daughter 02 I’m On Standby 03 The Group Who Couldn’t Say 04 The Crystal Lake 05 Yeah Is What We Had 06 Aisle Seat 37-D 07 The Go In The Go [...]

It’s funny because it’s true.

Ramesh Srivastava’s Austin indie band Voxtrot has gotten no shortage of love from the blogosphere. I shouldn’t have to write here to let you all know that Playlouder/Beggars has released the group’s eponymous first full length. But here we are. For some reason, it hasn’t gotten as much hype as I thought it would. I’ve [...]

Or maybe, two reasons to squeeze, eight more to stay and cuddle. 1 and 2. 3. Neko Case and AC Newman have this band they play in together sometimes, see? And when they do, the music is incredible. Their new album, Challengers, isn’t out yet, but you can preorder, save $2, and get some bonus [...]

The press for The Grey Race’s new EP includes a quote from Jon Darling, singer, songwriter and guitarist: “I don’t really like the norm – I get a kick out of things that are a little messed up. Leaving the cracks and creases in, the imperfections, is attractive to me.” And the EP has that [...]

I am more excited about this post than just about any other one I’ve done this year. Redbird ain’t new, ain’t cutting edge, doesn’t have a big, famous name in it, and aren’t on tour. I don’t even think there’s been a second Redbird record. But this is one of the greatest albums I’ve ever [...]

First of all, I want to thank those readers out there who have commented and e-mailed to tell me that they like this blog for the indie write-ups, not for the stuff that drives search engines to this corner.   I’m going to be focussing on those posts more and more in the future, and [...]