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PREMIERE: Black Masala revels in ska pizazz on “Trains and Moonlight Destinies”
Black Masala brings unprecedented musicality and an inexorable sense of fun to the ska template. Charging a hard-hitting punk rock rhythm section with syncopation and powerful brass arrangements, the Washington, D.C. octet takes influence from anything from…
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RIFF REWIND 2010: Katy Perry, Girl Talk and Carolina Chocolate Drops
We’ve entered the current decade. I had to double-check whether that was right but apparently it’s November now and there’s less than two months left of 2018. Thanksgiving is soon and everything. We have experts…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Nov. 6
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…
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RIFF REWIND 2009: Cage the Elephant, The Heavy and Lady Gaga
I’ll be honest with you, I kinda cheated on this one. Two of the songs are from one of my favorite video game series, two were generously provided by a friend, and one is Lady…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Oct. 30
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…
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RIFF REWIND 2008: TV on the Radio, Lil Wayne and Metallica—again
Good news, everyone! Metallica is back on the list. I know, I know. You were worried they’d be stuck at a mere seven appearances in the top five. But fortunately after the regrettable detour that was St. Anger,…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Oct. 23
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…
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RIFF REWIND 2007: Machine Head, Dethklok and Feist
I’ve made abundantly and repeatedly clear that I’m not a fan of most music from the ’00s, especially the death throes of alt rock and hip-hop’s transition to being all about how rich rappers are.…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your Weekly New Music Discovery – Oct. 16
Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms such as Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who has time…
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RIFF REWIND 2006: Lordi, Weird Al and Amy Winehouse
I didn’t really notice last week what with all the despair, but music is turning around! After my complaints about the early ’00s, things are getting back to where I like it: Extremely metal. That’s…
