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Blue October, Sway: Album Review
The latest chapter of the soundtrack to Justin Furstenfeld’s psychoanalysis was released earlier this week. It comes in the form of his band’s seventh album, Sway. It also marks Blue October’s 15th year in recorded music. To their credit, the band has never created an album that’s easily dissect-able on one listen. It hasn’t changed on album number seven. First impressions are that this one is a heavier ‘groove,’ album than some in the past. The rhythm section of Jeremy Furstenfeld […]
BLACK TAXI, Chiaroscuro: EP Review
Move over September 10th music releases, a new contender just entered the fray for album of the week. My favorite Brooklyn band, BLACK TAXI, is back with the first of a planned series of EP’s entitled Chiaroscuro and it is guaranteed to astound and stupefy. Chiaroscuro begins with a banger much like BLACK TAXI’s debut did and similarly both “The Runner” off this EP and “Shoeshine” off Things Of That Nature begin with a scorching Bill Mayo guitar lick until Krisana […]
2013 MTV VMAs – Live Blog
We are live blogging tonight’s VMAs. Who will return? NSYNC? Danity Kane? Eminem?
The Carlton Shuffle, 8/24/13
Summer has flown by. Most of the kids are heading back to school, others are scouring department stores for the latest fashions and fresh new backpacks. So whether you’re heading back to the classroom, or breathing a sigh of relaxed relief now that the kids are out of the house, the Popblerd staff are ready to provide you with a soundtrack. Here’s the music that’s been tickling our fancy this week!
Travis, Where You Stand: Album Review
I continue to ‘date’ myself the longer I continue doing reviews on this site. Do you remember such 90’s radio gems as ‘All I Wanna Do is Rock,’ ‘Tied to the 90’s,’ ‘Why Does it Always Rain on Me,’ or ‘Sing?’ If you do then you’re in for a pleasant surprise because THAT band is back with a brand new album that takes all of those great moments in the band’s early history and carries on the legacy that began […]
Grandfather, In Human Form: Album Review
Like this weird mix of The Melvins, Fudge Tunnel, and Undertow-era Tool, Brooklyn’s Grandfather tow the ’90’s alt-metal line really well on their latest release, In Human Form. Produced by Fudge Tunnel’s Alex Newport (There’s your connection!), IHF is quite possibly Grandfather’s most solid effort to date. “Spun” begins Grandfather’s sophomore album and is instantly an intriguing mix of cacophonous guitars and pulsating drums. “Organ Thief” furthers the descent and is madness incarnate. Like the sound of your mind unraveling […]
The Jukebox Picture Show: 500 Days of Summer
On the joy of scoring according to Hall & Oates, and why Joseph Gordon-Levitt should be one of our biggest movie stars.
White Lies, Big TV: Album Review
Ritual, White Lies second album, will always hold a special place in my heart. It got me through some tough times when it was released in January of 2011 and it also pushed me to write for Popblerd because if ever an album deserved to be heard, it was that one. Two plus years later and we’re graced with White Lies’ Big TV, their third album. Honestly, after hearing it through the first time I was worried. It didn’t have the immediacy that […]
blessthefall, Hollow Bodies: Album Review
Let me start this off with a fair warning – there is not a lot of metalcore that I like. I could probably count on one hand the number of bands I’ve either enjoying seeing live or continue to listen to recorded music by in this genre. That being said/disclaimed, Phoenix, AZ’s blessthefall have shitstipated (i.e. released) their fourth full-length, entitled Hollow Bodies this week. The best thing I can say about this one is that the loop has been closed on […]
a.f.i., ’17 Crimes:’ The Viewfinder Review
Hey kiddies! a.fi. are back with their brand, spankin’ new video that will make labor unions and parents who think they’re doing a good job with their teens cringe! In all, though, it’s a really simple treatment in classic a.f.i. style with the band’s performance juxtaposed against some teens having some fun playing some gender roles, making out and drawing blood. Burials, the band’s new album is out on October 22nd.
Royal Teeth GLOW Album Review
The much awaited debut album from New Orleans indie pop band Royal Teeth titled GLOW came out on August 13th. See what we had to say!