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Mayer’s Playlist for February 2009, Part 1

Thursday, March 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: One Last Century, by The Damnwells “Somewhere between nothing and something is everything,” sings Alex Dezen about halfway through the band’s latest release. It seems an apt, if cryptic, explanation for his decision to make the album freely available on the internet. Freed from music industry obligations but still possessed by […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Akron, Alex Dezen, Austin, Ben Kweller, Boston, Charleston, Dan Auerbach, Girls Guns and Glory, Iowa, Lions in the Street, The Damnwells, The Explorers Club, Vancouver

Darn the Damnwells

Thursday, February 12, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

I’d just about given up on getting anything new from these guys. Yet here they are releasing a new album and darn, its good. They’ve mellowed a bit with age — would have loved a few more brawny rock anthems — but singer/songwriter Alex Dezen knows his way around a melody. His voice has just […]

Filed Under: News, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Iowa, The Damnwells

The Day the Music Died

Monday, February 02, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Fifty years ago tonight, the music world lost some shining lights. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper died when their plane crashed into a field on February 2nd, 1959. We’ll never fully know what they would have accomplished had they lived. Yet there is little doubt of the impact that they’ve had on […]

Filed Under: Features, In Memoriam, News, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Clear Lake, Iowa, Ritchie Valens

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What is your favorite new release for week of May 2?

  • Webb Wilder – Hillbilly Speedball (52%, 13 Votes)
  • Esther Rose – Want (36%, 9 Votes)
  • Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Missy Raines & Allegheny – Love & Trouble (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Jedd Hughes – Nightshades (0%, 0 Votes)

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