Bike bonanza: The best of Mods vs. Rockers 2013 in photos
The 9th annual Mods vs. Rockers Vintage Motorcycle & Scooter Rally took place in Chicago this June, moving to the…
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At least partially thanks to the addition of multi-instrumentalist Scott Brackett (previously of Okkervil River and Shearwater), the new Murder…
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Guest Playlist: Viva Voce’s songs for the apocalypse
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This Week’s Best Single: Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s There Is No God 10″
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Guest Playlist: Alela Diane’s songs to pack a suitcase to
Alela Diane: Alela Diane & Wild Divine (Rough Trade, 4/5/11) Alela Diane: "To Begin" [audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/tobegin.mp3|titles=Alela Diane: "To Begin"] On "Pieces…
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Dimmu Borgir: Symphonists in Satan’s Service
The tenth release from Norwegian black metallurgists Dimmu Borgir is an epic symphony, employing the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the…
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Social Distortion: Another State of Mind
Social Distortion's upcoming album, Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes, finds Mike Ness and company reinventing themselves once again, trading in…
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Brent Amaker & The Rodeo’s five favorite places to visit on tour
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Cougar: Naked, Mercurial Electro-Rock
With rangy stylistic influences, impressive chops, and "naked" production, Cougar's brand of electro-rock is as diverse as its members, whose…
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Jesse Morris: The Subway Johnny Cash
Though he plays to an audience of early-morning commuters on San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit system, Jesse Morris' eerie…
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Native Musicians in Popular Culture at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian’s current exhibition, Up Where We Belong: Native Musicians in Popular Culture, displays…
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William Elliott Whitmore: Poetic Discontent
After three albums that touch on personal topics, the scratchy, soulful material of folk singer and banjo player William Elliott…
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