Month: October 2024
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Sleater-Kinney Grieves: Little Rope
The name “Sleater-Kinney” should not be new to many music fans. The band has kicked it in the rock scene after forming in 1994 in Olympia, Washington – the birthplace of riot grrl. The trio (vocalist/guitarist Corrin Tucker, guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein, and drummer Janet Weiss) emerged alongside bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, and Heavens to…
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Rhythms And Reviews: Cutouts
Cutouts, the newest record from the Radiohead offshoot The Smile, continues to further their experimental rock credo. In Cutouts, the group pushes creative boundaries while providing biting social commentary through metaphor-packed lyrics. The band’s second release in this year alone, Cutouts was recorded around the same time as Wall Of Eyes and marks the third…
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Gauley Fest: Whitewater’s Biggest Party
For 45 weeks out of the year, the Gauley River runs as most of its cousins in the eastern United States do: as a mere trickle compared to its natural flow, impounded by the dams and weirs that resulted from the country’s insatiable thirst for economic growth, drinking water, and electricity. But for seven weekends…