High-def video presentation (some live clips + an interview) over at Backpackrock:
http://www.backpackrock.net/the-thermals-live-in-chicago
http://www.backpackrock.net/the-thermals-live-in-chicago
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Tamagotchi - new music magazine
in Music ·
I messed up and picked up the second issue of The Lumineers too. What can I say? Total waste of money.
There are exactly three reviews. There’s an article on Depeche Mode that just lifts sentences straight from their biography. The only thing that might have been worth a glance was the piece on Florence + The Machine and Amy Winehouse, but honestly... you can find much better stuff online anyway.
Everything else is still a disaster. From the "quality" of the writing to the actual quality of the paper. The only redeeming feature is the bonus DVD with some decent music videos—assuming you skip half of them. They’ve got a good shot of a GWAR concert, a Jack White video, and so on.
It’s a shame it’s this bad. We need something actually high-quality in this space. Something covering current events. Instead, we get these "analytical" essays on U2 that lack any fresh info (Hrvoje Horvat).
There are exactly three reviews. There’s an article on Depeche Mode that just lifts sentences straight from their biography. The only thing that might have been worth a glance was the piece on Florence + The Machine and Amy Winehouse, but honestly... you can find much better stuff online anyway.
Everything else is still a disaster. From the "quality" of the writing to the actual quality of the paper. The only redeeming feature is the bonus DVD with some decent music videos—assuming you skip half of them. They’ve got a good shot of a GWAR concert, a Jack White video, and so on.
It’s a shame it’s this bad. We need something actually high-quality in this space. Something covering current events. Instead, we get these "analytical" essays on U2 that lack any fresh info (Hrvoje Horvat).
Tamagotchi - new music magazine
in Music ·
Honestly, most of it seems to be foreign stuff. Sure, you’ve got Gobac, The Ramones, and a few others... It’s everywhere, on every newsstand.
It just bugs me that we don't have a legitimate music magazine—something actually covering the bands people are listening to right now, from indie rock to metal. Instead, you see these guys just recycling the same old names from decades ago. It's exhausting. Even the paper quality is a joke, despite being full color.
It just bugs me that we don't have a legitimate music magazine—something actually covering the bands people are listening to right now, from indie rock to metal. Instead, you see these guys just recycling the same old names from decades ago. It's exhausting. Even the paper quality is a joke, despite being full color.
Tamagotchi - new music magazine
in Music ·
My apologies to the admins if this thread already exists—I completely missed it.
Has anyone actually read this yet? What’s the verdict?
Personally, I think it’s pretty bad. It doesn't help that we don't have any decent music mags around here, either. Curiosity got the better of me so I picked it up, despite having Dirty on the cover (you get their CD with it for $6.75), and honestly, it's just Glavan and that old guard of "rock critics" doing their usual thing.
The editor claims there are about 170 unsigned bands playing in Chicago right now, yet he fails to mention a single one in the whole magazine. Not even a review.
That's my two cents. Your turn. Anyone have thoughts on this 🙂
Has anyone actually read this yet? What’s the verdict?
Personally, I think it’s pretty bad. It doesn't help that we don't have any decent music mags around here, either. Curiosity got the better of me so I picked it up, despite having Dirty on the cover (you get their CD with it for $6.75), and honestly, it's just Glavan and that old guard of "rock critics" doing their usual thing.
The editor claims there are about 170 unsigned bands playing in Chicago right now, yet he fails to mention a single one in the whole magazine. Not even a review.
That's my two cents. Your turn. Anyone have thoughts on this 🙂
Wristcutters: A Love Story
in Movies ·
If he’d actually played Eugene Hutz from Gogol Bordello, just like Dukić wanted... that guy with the mustache is basically him.
Skid Row
in Music ·
Used to listen to them back in the day. "18 and Life" and stuff... glory to The Grind!!
They played sets covering both the Pistols and the Ramones at those Metal Mania shows, haha...
They played sets covering both the Pistols and the Ramones at those Metal Mania shows, haha...
Punk rock
in Music ·
A few more punk rock bands for the list:
The Tossers (American)
www.myspace.com/thetossers
Blood or Whiskey (Irish)
www.bloodorwhiskey.ie
The Porters (German)
www.theporters.de
And some local talent from back home. :-)
Paddy's All Stars
www.myspace.com/paddy39sallstars
The Tossers (American)
www.myspace.com/thetossers
Blood or Whiskey (Irish)
www.bloodorwhiskey.ie
The Porters (German)
www.theporters.de
And some local talent from back home. :-)
Paddy's All Stars
www.myspace.com/paddy39sallstars