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2012 Stories by Tom Murphy

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  Five Iron Frenzy: An extensive oral history of the band straight from the members themselves

  published Dec 31, 2012

  Five Iron Frenzy is a Colorado band with a lengthy and storied history. Initially formed as a side project to Exhumator, an industrial-thrash band, Five Iron became a full-time endeavor when its fou... More >>

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  The Black Angels at Bluebird Theater, 12/30/12

  published Dec 31, 2012

  THE BLACK ANGELS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER |12/30/12 One of the best moments of the Black Angels' show at the Bluebird Theater last night came in the middle of the set when the band -- playing the first o... More >>

• Alex Maas of the Black Angels on Phosphene Dream and the band's evolving sound

  published Dec 29, 2012

  In recent years, the Black Angels have deservedly been a prominent band in the psychedelic rock world. Though the act had the rare distinction of being the backing band for one of the pioneers of ps... More >>

• Qknox and Kalyn Heffernan on Quantized Fitness, their new monthly hip-hop showcase

  published Dec 28, 2012

  Quantized Fitness is new monthly hip-hop showcase being hosted by Qknox (aka Jerod Sarlo) and Kalyn Heffernan of Wheelchair Sports Camp, two artists who have contributed considerably to the local hi... More >>

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  Divine Fits at Bluebird Theater, 12/14/12

  published Dec 15, 2012

  DIVINE FITS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER |12/14/12 Picking a high point of a show as thoroughly enjoyable as this one would be tough, but when Alex Fischel started playing the synth intro to "You Got Lucky" ... More >>

• Chimney Choir on junk percussion, field recordings and its use of homespun samples

  published Dec 14, 2012

  On the surface, Chimney Choir is an Americana band with the usual roots in folk, some country and the like. But anyone who has seen the band live can tell you, there's a lot more going on in the ban... More >>

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  Dan Boeckner of Divine Fits on being inspired by the sprawl of L.A. but put off by $5 cupcakes

  published Dec 13, 2012

  Diving Fits formed when Britt Daniel of Spoon and Dan Boeckner formerly of Wolf Parade got together with their friend Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks. The music that came out of that union was a kind of... More >>

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  An enlightening chat with Jaz Coleman of Killing Joke on the future of human civilization

  published Dec 12, 2012

  At the end of October, Killing Joke released its fifteenth album, MMXII. Given the impending doom that supposedly awaits us at the end of next week, it's hard to imagine a more perfect time to relea... More >>

• VS talks EDM and improv

  published December 13, 2012

  VS, which stands for Vibration Sequence (originally EVS, the "E" standing for "Eternal"), was formed in 2009 by Cole Hopfenspirger and Tom... More >>

• Tres Quatro

  published December 13, 2012

  In the vein of the influential Switched On series pioneered by Wendy Carlos, Mike Buckley of Nightshark recorded this timely album. Much as... More >>

• Dying Fetus

  published December 13, 2012

  Although in the minds of many, Dethklok represents the unlikely foray of death metal into the mainstream, it was pioneers like Maryland's Dying... More >>

• Divine Fits

  published December 13, 2012

  Even though Divine Fits got started earlier this year, its members are hardly unknown figures: Britt Daniel started the experimental pop group... More >>

• Born in the Flood regroups at the Gothic next Friday

  published December 13, 2012

  Most people these days probably know Nathaniel Rateliff best as an acclaimed singer-songwriter with an album out on Rounder Records who's... More >>

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  Lamb of God at Fillmore Auditorium, 12/10/12

  published Dec 11, 2012

  LAMB OF GOD @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM |12/10/12 The high point of Lamb of God's set came somewhere around the mid-point, when, after projecting pictures of the band's fans in the military on the twin s... More >>

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  NOFX at Fillmore Auditorium, 12/7/12

  published Dec 08, 2012

  NOFX @ FILLMORE AUDITORIUM |12/7/12 The funniest (and definitely the wrongest) moment in NOFX's show last night at the Fillmore came when Fat Mike prefaced "Arming the Proletariat With Potato Guns"... More >>

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  Lamb of God's John Campbell talks about the Czech incident and how his brother Jeff from 3 Kings Tavern defiled his Star Wars slippers

  published Dec 06, 2012

  Lamb of God started in 1990 as an instrumental metal band called Burn the Priest. But it wasn't until 1995, after recording a few demos and playing countless house parties, that the band recruited s... More >>

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  Fat Mike of NOFX on pornography, punk-rock parenting and how America is a sinking ship

  published Dec 05, 2012

  NOFX was started in Los Angeles in 1983 by Michael "Fat Mike" Burkett and Eric Melvin. The band was born of the same West Coast scene that produced some of the most important punk bands of all time,... More >>

• Monroe Monroe

  published December 6, 2012

  This fourth EP from Monroe Monroe is a more refined effort than previous offerings, both sonically and in terms of the songwriting. On... More >>

• Lamb of God

  published December 6, 2012

  Lamb of God began as an instrumental band called Burn the Priest in 1990, when its founding members were in college in Richmond, Virginia. In... More >>

• Todd Snider

  published December 6, 2012

  There's something about Todd Snider's rambling, incisive, irreverent lyrics that have struck a chord with a wide audience. A Portland native,... More >>

• Whitecatpink has nine lives of inspiration

  published December 6, 2012

  David Jacoby has been performing as Whitecatpink since August 2007. Based in Fort Collins, he makes the occasional foray to Denver to... More >>

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  Kreayshawn on how she deals with criticism

  published Dec 04, 2012

  Kreayshawn (aka Natassia Zolot) got a video camera at age ten and started making and editing her own videos for several years before formally trying her hand at music. Although she's a high-school d... More >>

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  The Sword's J.D. Cronise is just a regular dude who listens to R. Kelly and Michael Jackson

  published Dec 03, 2012

  Formed nearly a decade ago in Austin, Texas, the Sword, with its sludgy guitar work and the fantastical themes of its lyrics, is often assigned the stoner rock designation, and understandably so. Bu... More >>

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  Thee Dang Dangs tell us how they came up with their unusual name and what it means exactly

  published Nov 30, 2012

  Thee Dang Dangs got going this past summer when Broox Pulford of Wombmates, Shawn Butzin and Ray Koren of Dead Rollers and Rebecca Williams of Call Me Dolly decided to start a new band, united by a ... More >>

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  Josh Cool of the Uncertain Sea on growing up in Wyoming and his band's amicable split

  published Nov 30, 2012

  The Uncertain Sea somehow managed to bring together a touch of math rock or prog with splintery post-punk and '90s emo and made it compelling -- think something like Mission of Burma with a country ... More >>