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Local punk band expands fan base

Hillary Hurst September 26, 2013

With a band name like Not In The Face, it would have been easy for the original two-piece rockers to play the local club scene, never getting serious about making it in music.  But this punk band...

After 17 years, Mazzy Star hasn’t missed a beat

David Sackllah September 24, 2013

You’d be excused for not knowing much about Mazzy Star.  Seasons of Your Day is the Californian duo’s first album since 1996. The duo was never that famous, cracking the Billboard Hot...

Based on their new album, don’t go see Kings of Leon at Austin City Limits

Sam Hays September 24, 2013

It’s the tale of yet another rock band struggling with a severe identity crisis. It’s the tale of two different albums smashed together into one.  Mechanical Bull is the sixth studio...

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Drake shows his softer side on new album

David Sackllah September 24, 2013

Love him or hate him, it can’t be denied that Drake has changed the rap game.  In the past few years, he has become one of the biggest rappers, not by claiming to be a gangster or bragging...

The Top 10 rappers who rep their sports fandom the hardest

Grant Gordon September 20, 2013

Sports and celebrities have always been intertwined; all athletes want to be celebrities, and all celebrities want to be athletes.  Most superstars satisfy these desires by following their favorite...

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MGMT’s self-titled third album disappoints

Sam Hays September 16, 2013

They were the sound track to high school experiences, they were the feel-good songs of summer and they were just pure fun. MGMT was all of those things but its new direction bears no resemblance to their...

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Elvis Costello gets his groove back with Roots’ collaboration “Wise Up Ghost”

Sam Hays September 16, 2013

Classic rocker Elvis Costello has got his groove back. Teaming up with The Roots, Costello returns to the scene with his latest project, Wise Up Ghost. With the help of The Roots, Costello sounds revitalized...

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Arctic Monkeys return with defining new album

Sam Hays September 9, 2013

If you don’t know what the Arctic Monkeys sound like, that’s because they never did either.  The Sheffield, England, four-piece’s newest addition to the world of rock ‘n’...

Darden Smith returns to Austin to perform latest album

September 6, 2013

Darden Smith always comes back to Austin.  Though the singer-songwriter traveled the world in his 28-year career, Smith will return to Austin to perform songs from his new album Love Calling on...

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Happy Birthday Beyonce!

Sarah-Grace Sweeney September 4, 2013

Today is a day almost as wonderful as Christmas. It is Beyonce's 32nd birthday. In celebration of Queen B's special day, we've compiled some of our favorite videos to help you celebrate....

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Neko Case hits right notes with intimate album

Sam Hays September 3, 2013

Neko Case is a breath of fresh air, and she always has been. Few artists traverse the line of folk-country and alternative-rock as boldly or creatively as Case. At her most emotional, she is Regina Spektor...

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Best Summer Songs of 2013

Elizabeth Williams August 27, 2013

The summer of 2013 was a great time for pop music, especially if you’re into anthemic break-up tunes and '70s-inspired musical pleas to get it on. Here are the seven songs we couldn’t escape. 1....

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