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CrankLeft presents RAILYARD
Friday, January 14, 2011
This is a special day for us here at CrankLeft because we are happy to introduce you to not only the first and solid work from an amazing band, but also because this is the first time CrankLeft has its name on the back cover! That's ......
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Categories: railyard, band, cd, ep, railyardmusic.com, crankleft, Music, folk, woodinville wa, washington, seattle, hank williams, woody gutherie, itunes store, zune marketplace, napster
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The End - Black Eye Peas
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Often an album comes out that you can listen to from beginning to end, again and again. The Black Eye Peas new album "The End" fits into that catagory. I have had this album now for 2 months, and it is still as fresh as the first time I listened to i...
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Superdrag - Industry Giants
Monday, March 16, 2009
Superdrag needs to lend their time machine to any other 90's band looking to reform and get that old sound back. Where this album wins the most is where it's defied every reunion act case-study, it's like they never grew up, got married, had kids, an...
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Categories: Music, superdrag, industry giants, reviews
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Bruce...Cleanup On Aisle Two
Friday, January 30, 2009
I picked up Bruce Springsteen’s new album, Working on a Dream, the other day. I imported it into iTunes and have tried getting through it a few times on my iPod...to no avail. I can’t get past the over-the-top cheesiness of the thing. Read on for my ...
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Silentkid Recommends Songs in A&E
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Let’s do some music reviews. Not really reviews, per se, but me telling you what albums you should buy and the reasons you should buy them. I guess that’s a review, but you won’t read any negative music reviews from me because I won’t take the time t...
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Review: Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head
Thursday, May 22, 2008
With all logic, and every facet of history speaking against this album, its premise remains full of intrigue, and somehow strangely compelling. As quoted from the indie bible, "Thou shalt not partake in any offerings from celebrity turned singers, no...
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Categories: Music, scarlett johansson, anywhere i lay my head, paris hilton, lindsay lohan, tom waits, covers, nick zinner, yeah yeah yeahs, david bowie, david sitek
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
Several months ago news broke that Superdrag had reunited for a string of reunion shows, now after six years, we're on the verge of some brand new material. The boys can be seen here checking out a demo mix at Lake Fever studios. According to the ba...
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Silentkid's Favorite Albums of 2007
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
I decided to compile a list of my favorite albums of 2007. Sorry that this is almost a month late. I’ve loosely categorized my selections. Enjoy.Best Camaro Rock AlbumYear Long Disaster—Year Long DisasterI saw these guys open for Clutch at a show in ...
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Silentkid's Radiohead Rant, Vol. 1
Monday, October 29, 2007
The following is an essay/rant that I wrote about Radiohead. If you don’t like Radiohead, this probably won’t mean much to you. Get back to playing World of Warcraft or watching anime or reading comics or whatever it is you kids do these days. Go see...
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Radiohead's In Rainbows: The impressive aftermath
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
If you're looking for revenue, alas, the numbers aren't available to the public (and may never be), but we do have a figure of downloads. First, site rankings. The band's In Rainbows official site has marked a 28,000% growth for the week, and has ach...
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Radiohead's In Rainbows comes with special payment policy
Monday, October 01, 2007
Today, Radiohead updated their Dead Air Space blog with this message: "Hello everyone. Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days; We've called it In Rainbows. Love from us all. Jonny." Also, Radiohead.com now forwards you to In ...
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What is this RADIOHEADLP7 clock, and why is it counting down to zero?!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
No one is sure whether this doomsday clock was started by Radiohead themselves or if this is a fan thing. Nevertheless, this clock is going to end Saturday morning and you'd better be prepared. I've seen what Thom Yorke is capable of and I am soar af...
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The New Pornographers YouTube challenge for Challengers
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Ah yes, the YouTube video challenges... but wait, this one has prizes?! Sign me up! Yes, Canadian rockers The New Pornographers are holding a YouTube competition for the next few weeks. You can see more about it in their intro video. The only prizes ...
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White Stripes tour cancelled for health reasons
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Meg White's health has caught up with the White Stripes once again as the band has cancelled their American tour dates for health reasons. The band issued this statement:"The White Stripes announced today that they are canceling their forthcoming tou...
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The Case of the Missing Green Skull: The Dan Deacon Story
Monday, September 10, 2007
Last Thursday, Swordboy and I took a journey to Seattle's Vera Project to see the infamous Dan Deacon show. The show was off the hook. But, one piece of Deacon's set up was quite prevalent, and that was his cheap foam green skull strobe light. In Chi...
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