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Giants of Indie Post Rock
The term "post rock" is sometimes loosely applied to various genres of indie music, but the following five bands define and exemplify post rock, all with stellar dynamics
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Indie Rock: Post-punk vs. Post-rock
When reading album descriptions or quick reviews, its easy to confuse these two indie genres - and many do. However, they have some considerable differences.
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Getting Started with Post-Rock (1991-1998)
With epic, suggestive guitars and a pulsating rhythm section, post-rock can be atypically beautiful. This is a guide to the bands at the inception of the genre.
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Getting Started with Post-Rock (1999-2004)
With epic, suggestive guitars and a pulsating rhythm section, post-rock can be atypically beautiful. This is a guide to the later music of the genre.
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Album Review: The Hawk is Howling
Scottish post-rock band Mogwai makes albums that are either predominantly mellow or angry. On "The Hawk is Howling", they combine these two attitudes to lesser success.
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A Review of Mogwai's The Hawk is Howling
The Hawk is Howling is a fantastic addition to Mogwai's catalogue that re-establishes them as the leaders of Post-Rock, while also tackling new territory.
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Days of the New...Who?
You’re probably wondering what second-wave grunge band Days of the New are doing in a series featuring post punk. Well, wonder no longer; I’ll explain it all, and how this unlikely band from Louisville, Kentucky invented a whole new genre.
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Getting Started with the Post-Metal Genre
Nearly twenty years ago, new sounds began to rumble form the amps of metal musicians. At the turn of the millennium, the post-metal have been nothing short of brilliant.
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Mahjongg's 2008 Tour and New CD
Chicago indie experimentalists Mahjongg have extended their winter tour and provide some hints about what their sophomore effort "Kontpab" might be.
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March, 2009 Deals on Hiking and Backpacking Gear
Take advantage of deep retailer discounts and find some great deals on hiking gear.
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Mogwai and F*ck Buttons Live Review, Vancouver
The Mogwai/F*ck Buttons show at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on September 5, 2008 clearly owed much to a 2002 article/joke on TheOnion.com.
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Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós
The San Francisco-based Kronos String Quartet releases an album featuring peace and politics, ambiance and amplification, Sigur Rós and Jimi Hendrix.
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Concert Review: Murder by Death
Indie rock band Murder by Death played NYC Friday with Kiss Kiss and O'Death. It was a solid concert, although Adam Turla and the rest were a relatively tame headliner.
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Dirty on Purpose Release New EP
Brooklyn based indie-rock/shoegaze group Dirty on Purpose release their new EP "Like Bees," alongside a free single at RCRD LBL and new video, "Audience in the Room"
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Porter Releases Atemahawke CD
Mexican indie rockers Porter, return with the sequel to their impressive debut. Evolving from a straight forward indie rock, to a more subtle experimental indie pop.
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Spotlight: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez creates a great deal of music outside of prog band The Mars Volta. His new solo album, Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fungus, releases September 9th.
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The Burrowing Owl, or Ground Owl
The Burrowing Owl, or Ground Owl, Athene cunicularia, stands out from other owls of the Americas because it nests in the ground and is active during the day.
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The Fountain: Offbeat Aronofsky
For a culture so obsessed with staying young, the visionary director of Pi and Requiem for a Dream has completed an ambitious project in making a movie about death.
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Can; Tago Mago
Can were one of the greatest bands to come out of Germany in the seventies. Their music has influenced everyone from David Bowie to Joy Division
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