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Music Review: Testament - The Formation of Damnation
Testament is back, and it's like they never left.
Testament arrived on the thrash metal scene way back in 1987. They came in the wake of Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer. Because of their "next wave of thrash" status, I sort of heard them as a Metallica knock-off. Of course, back when I was first listening to them way back in the day I did not have the, ahem, taste that I have now, and did...
  - 2008-05-17 02:33:21
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Retro Redux: Billy Vaughn - Thriving In The Rock And Roll Era
In the 1950's and 1960's he dominated pop music charts.
During the rise of rock and roll in the 1950's, several other kinds of music still had a pretty good hold on much of the listening public, and one of the most popular was what's now described as 'easy listening' music. It's chief practitioners were orchestra leaders such as Percy Faith, Ray Conniff, and Nelson Riddle, but it...
  - 2008-05-17 02:01:37
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Music Review: The Bangkok Five - We Love What Kills Us
A record full of pop trash in two languages.
On any given Saturday night when I feel like losing my head and heading out the door in black eyeliner and gobs of hair product, The Bangkok Five is going to provide my soundtrack.We Love What Kills Us is the band’s sophomore album and it’s a dose of gutter garage punk notched up with a little industrial soul. Straight out of L.A., The...
  - 2008-05-16 23:55:08
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Music Review: Paper Rival - Dialog
An impressive debut of melodic, moody rock.
I knew nothing about Paper Rival until I was sent a copy of their self-titled EP last fall. The Nashville band -- vocalist Jacob Rolleston, bassist Cody McCall, guitarist Brent Coleman, drummer Dillon Napier and guitarist Patrick Damphier -- immediately impressed me with their lush pop melodies and alternative rock rhythms. The band has said from...
  - 2008-05-16 23:16:44
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