By M. Tekel,on November 18th,2011% Wilco’s consoling pity party and too many turntables for DJ Shadow By Troy Farah Published on 11/10/2011 Wilco The Whole Love Rating:3.5/5 Like most Wilco albums,their eighth release,The Whole Love,requires multiple listens. Subtle-yet-complex arrangements spattered with bold,but depressing (and occasionally nonsensical) lyrics make this Chicago six-piece at times inaccessible. Yet,for The Whole Love,not all of the love is there. “Art of Almost,” the album’s opener,would have made for a better record title. “Almost” captures Wilco’s efforts more clearly here—a rather colorless product with themes typical of Wilco,without the heart. . . . →Read More:In Rotation:Wilco and DJ Shadow By M. Tekel,on September 5th,2010% In Rotation Embrace the ambivalence of summer with indie rock By Troy Farah Published on 08/26/2010 Artist:Best Coast Album:Crazy For You Rating:4/5 The charming California dreamers behind Best Coast bottled all the warm feelings of summer into their debut album,Crazy For You,which is all about weed,talking to cats and being really lazy. Out of boredom,frontwoman Bethany Cosentino joined up with her former babysitter Bobb Bruno and formed Best Coast early last year. . . . →Read More:In Rotation:Best Coast,Lower Dens,Menomena By M. Tekel,on August 18th,2010% In Rotation Bizarre rants and insecure R&B ballads By T. Farah Published on 08/12/2010 Artist:M.I.A. Album:MAYA Rating:5/5 Maya Arulpragasam,better known as M.I.A.,is the whole package. She’s got enough fashion sense to match Lady Gaga without looking trashy and bends more genres into one song than some can fit into an entire discography. M.I.A.’s latest mishmash album,MAYA,is a step up from 2007’s Kala,with 53 minutes of irritating,catchy samples and hooks that will either infect the mind or aggravate the senses. . . . →Read More:In Rotation:M.I.A. and Drake:Bizarre rants and insecure R&B ballads | A sample text widgetEtiam pulvinar consectetur dolor sed malesuada. Ut convallis euismod dolor nec pretium. Nunc ut tristique massa. Nam sodales mi vitae dolor ullamcorper et vulputate enim accumsan. Morbi orci magna,tincidunt vitae molestie nec,molestie at mi. Nulla nulla lorem,suscipit in posuere in,interdum non magna. | Specialty Gunk Runner- Punk Heaven
Arizona’s Authority Zero have become international icons while staying true to their roots By Troy Farah Published on 01/12/2012 in Flag Live With hit singles like “One More Minute,” “Revolution,” and the Wall of Voodoo cover “Mexican Radio,” Authority Zero are arguably the most popular band to come out of Mesa—and they’re especially familiar with any kid who got into skateboarding or punk around the turn of the century. Noted for their mix of reggae,ska-punk and their Spanish and Portuguese inspirations,the four-piece admit a deep admiration for Sublime,Pennywise and Bad Religion,making them a distinct . . . →Read More:Punk Heaven - Love,travel,murder,music with Amy LaVere
The confessional style and restless spirit of songstress Amy LaVere By Troy Farah Published on 09/01/2011 in Flag Live Soft-spoken,with a voice like a Midwestern version of Fiona Apple,Amy LaVere wields an upright bass almost bigger than she is when playing her Americana tunes about falling in love,falling out and,sometimes,murder. LaVere’s third album, Stranger Me,was written over four years while LaVere dealt with the deterioration of a long-term relationship and the death of friend and producer Jim Dickinson. Filled with bitterness,confusion and LaVere’s trademark self-sufficiency for coping with loss, Stranger Me was lauded by Spin magazine . . . →Read More:Love,travel,murder,music with Amy LaVere - Flogging Molly’s Soundtrack to the Working Life
Soundtrack to the Working Life Irish-American punks Flogging Molly are taking their vision much further than they ever imagined possible By Troy Farah Published on 05/05/2011 They’re Irish. They’re punk. They’re Irish-punk. You know,they’re Flogging Molly. For 14 years,Flogging Molly have circled the globe on a nearly endless tour playing intense,intoxicated tunes evoking the Dead Kennedys and the Dubliners. Only Dave King,lead singer and guitarist,is actually from Ireland. The band itself was formed in Los Angeles around the Irish pub Molly Malone’s,where the seven-piece band played so often they felt like they were flogging . . . →Read More:Flogging Molly’s Soundtrack to the Working Life - Protesters pissed about impending police state
Much like the controversial law SB 1070,a new piece of legislation dealing with immigration,SB 1611,has drawn some angry critics. Protesters gathered outside Flagstaff City Hall Wednesday evening waving signs and chanting “Si se puede” at traffic. Students and citizens,young and old,stood together and later took turns giving speeches through a bullhorn. If passed,SB 1611 will tighten identification requirements on every level from school enrollment to hospital visits to getting a job to driving a car. It would be illegal for an undocumented immigrant to enroll in university,to drive,to get treatment from a . . . →Read More:Protesters pissed about impending police state - Slightly Drunk at NAU’s Drinking Age Debate
Well,NAU hosted a debate about lowering the drinking age and with all the graphs and statistics thrown around like t-shirts at a Wildcats game,it was hard to concentrate,but I did learn one important thing tonight – debates are some of the most boring places,next to doctor’s offices and graduation ceremonies,to show up to drunk as fuck. I only had four vodka shots in the “Mountain Dew” bottle I snuck in and only suckled down two beers and three additional shots before stumbling into this event,but I sat quietly and listened intently to some argument . . . →Read More:Slightly Drunk at NAU’s Drinking Age Debate
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