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The 757s are a four-piece from Minneapolis, MN, who have played alongside Grant Hart and whose members have served time in such late-80s/early-90s Twin Cities outfits as Bellwether, Tangletown, Mosquito Ranch and Hart’s post-Husker Du melodic rockers Nova Mob. All of which made me [a rabid fan of Husker Du and the indefinable but undeniable [...]
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The legendary rock orchestra “Trans Siberian Orchestra” basted in 1996 by Paul O’Neill, Robert Kinkel, and Jon Oliva. Paul O’Neill had managed and produced rock bands including Aerosmith, Humble Pie and Scorpions. Their songs are known that combine progressive rock, symphonic metal and heavy metal, with themes of classical music.
If you are not familiar with the rock band Cheap Trick, you may recall the theme song to the television sitcom about the Wisconsin teenagers, That 70′s Show. It is a cover song by Cheap Trick of Big Star’s “In the Streets.” It definitely has that 70′s feel with its carefree and rebellious attitude. Properly [...]
Can a commercial make you buy a car? Maybe not, but it will make you notice! The new commercial for the Lincoln MKZ is very well put together with excellent visuals and a song to match. The girl singing this catchy song is part of the band The Shiny Toy Guns. This song is a [...]
Our “featured Band” series is meant to introduce you to fantastic music that you might not yet have heard. Rarely has an “unknown band” had such a tremendous impact on me as these guys, so everyone – meet Cymande! Cymande came to being in 1971 in London, England, formed mainly by musicians from Jamaica and [...]
Diego Stocco is a composer, sound designer, composer for video games, and all-round creative guy. Not only are his compositions very interesting to listen to, but he’s got a knack for making his music out of the least likely of sources. Diego was born in Italy and discovered music at the age of 6 when [...]
In keeping with our New Years promise, we are going to be featuring interesting new (and old) bands and other musical artists that we discover. The idea is to cover many different genres and to expose you to music that you may not have heard (or even have thought of hearing!). Every band might not [...]
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