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There is nothing to worry about, folks. I’m not worried because I’m a left-leaning libertarian veteran. Transparency. Just wait for it. Waiiit. (TNR, warning, etc.) [...] it may sound inevitable in retrospect, big breakthroughs like that don’t come along too often. Nowadays, though, Chu is betting that they will– and must. As the U.S. energy [...]

I saw this band a few months back when they came through Augusta. To say I was impressed would be a disservice to them. If I recall correctly, they opened for Casper and The Cookies. Athens bands play here often and I love it. I got their new album AZAR (and the new Casper CD [...]

… For and Acted Upon Through Diversions might be the most singularly relaxing album I’ve listened to in quite some time. Venice Is Drowning’s Azar comes close (although it does have vocals). Both are complex and not entirely “soft” (although neither goes batshit punk-rock hard either). I’ve also been jamming out to Black Moth Super [...]

It’s everything Potemkin City Limits was and more. It’s a little more melodic, but the metal-esque guitar/drums are still present. It’s like the heavier parts of Today’s Empires, Tomorrow’s Ashes for an hour. Pretty much solid the whole way through. It’s survived for a couple of days in my car so far, which means that [...]

The Roots – Rising Down – I cannot express just how awesome The Roots are, and this is a great hip-hop album. It’s in my car at the moment and I have had it on regular rotation along with some indie bands I have seen recently, bringing me to… This Machine is Me – Mix [...]

To begin with, there was much beer, turkey and what-have-you on Wednesday and Thursday. And lunatics to share it all with. Friday I boiled some Epena (Virola Elongata) bark down into a tea that had mild but pleasant effects. My scale is currently being held hostage elsewhere, so dosage was awkward and resulted in the [...]

Judging by Anti-Flag’s progression, this album is no surprise. It’s extremely political, melodic and angry. That being said, it sucks. The songs are too slow, too long and amount to Justin and Pat chanting the chorus line to each song twenty-five times each song. The instrumentation is boring. The quirky production doesn’t add value to [...]

Now that I’ve digested this album a few more times, its brilliance strikes me sideways. The lyrics are as smart, if not smarter, than Resolve. Not as heartfelt to be sure, but not meant to strike that particular chord. The title is deceptively acute: this is the sort of music that one’s older brother would [...]

Lagwagon has produced yet another smart rock album. It didn’t quite hook me until halfway through, though. It’s as good as Resolve, but not as good as Hoss (which I hold to be their best album to date). In fact, the first three tracks are ho-hum at a first glance. They’re subtlety was lost on [...]