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Opeth's art of metal

Swedish heavyweights say goodbye to genre conventions

• by L. Kent Wolgamott
• Tags: AudioFile, Opeth, interview, progressive, death, metal, Sweden, Mikael Akerfeldt, Heritage, Video

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Raising Capital Cities

The 'best band in Los Angeles' scores with its 'Safe and Sound' single

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: AudioFile, Capital Cities, interview, Black Sheep, Safe and Sound, Ryan Merchant, New Order, new wave, Andre 3000, Rick Ross, Foster the People, jingle, Honey Bunches of Oats, Video

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Trapped in the matrix with Black Moth Super Rainbow

Electronica nihilist Tom Fec snatches chaos from the jaws of victory

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: AudioFile, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Tom Fec, Cobra Juicy, Tobacco, music, interview, electronica, psychedelia, Video

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Mane attraction: Tyler Gregory's look and sound echo a fading yesteryear

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: AudioFile, Tyler Gregory, Front Range Barbecue, music, interview, William Elliott Whitmore, Woody Guthrie, Before the Black Powder Strikes, Video

Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds takes the time to begin again

Vision quest

• by Tom Lanham
• Tags: AudioFile, Imagine Dragons, Red Rocks, It's Time, interview, music, Mormon, mission, Night Visions, Radioactive

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IAMDYNAMITE daze

The Detroit rock duo has more fun than a barrel of Nietzsches.

• by Brian Palmer
• Tags: AudioFile, IAMDYNAMITE, Black Sheep, Friedrich Nietzsche, Christopher Martin, interview, music, SUPERMEGAFANTASTIC, Chris Phillips, Video

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Paramore picks up the pieces

Founding frontwoman Hayley Williams beats the odds and tops the charts.

• by Tom Lanham
• Tags: AudioFile, Paramore, Hayley Williams, interview, music, Fillmore, Video

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Face to Face opens up to a world of influences

Truth or friction

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: AudioFile, Face to Face, Three Chords and a Half Truth, interview, music, Black Sheep, Trever Keith, Video

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Paul Kelly’s character development

Australia’s much-loved songsmith keeps in touch with his feminine side

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: AudioFile, Paul Kelly, interview, music, Australia, Walnut room, Spring and Fall, Amanda Palmer, Women at the Well, Nick Cave, God Told Me To, Just About To Break, Someone Else, A-Z, Coloured Girls, Messengers, Video

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British ‘it band’ Alt-J rides a wave of critical success

Art for awe’s sake

• by Tom Lanham
• Tags: AudioFile, Alt-J, interview, music, Mercury Prize, An Awesome Wave, Bluebird Theater, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Video

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Ghost B.C. in the machine

With assists from Dave Grohl and Darkthrone, the sacrilegious Swedes are primed for the big time

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: AudioFile, Ghost, interview, nameless ghoul, black metal, Blue Oyster Cult, Darkthrone, Infestissumam, Dave Grohl, Scandinavian metal, Video

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Family of the Year gives its indie-folk approach a more polished pop veneer

Breaking camp

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: AudioFile, Family of the Year, interview, music, Black Sheep, Loma Vista, Video

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The Smiths' Johnny Marr releases his (very) long-awaited solo debut

How late is now?

• by Tom Lanham
• Tags: AudioFile, Johnny Marr, the Smiths, The Messenger, solo, album, debut, music, interview, Portlandia, Video

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Pauline Oliveros' sounds and vision

The experimental music pioneer on Sonic Youth, John Cage and bathtub recording

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: AudioFile, Pauline Oliveros, interview, experimental, electronic, music, Sonic Youth, DJ Spooky, Morton Subotnick, John Cage, David Tudor, accordion, Merce Cunningham, Deep Listening, Reverberations, Important Records, box set, Lincoln Center, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, In Memoriam Nikola Tesla, Centennial Hall, Colorado Springs, Peak Frequency, UCCS, Video

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Different wavelengths

How UCCS’s Peak FreQuency landed a music legend

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: AudioFile, Peak Frequency, Jane Rigler, Glen Whitehead, Pauline Oliveros, UCCS, Colorado Springs, Relay NYC, John Cage, experimental, music

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Iceage's apathy exhibition

Danish upstarts endure political ennui and Joy Division comparisons

• by Tom Lanham
• Tags: AudioFile, Iceage, music, interview, Dan Kjaer Nielsen, New Way of Danish Fuck You, Joy Division, New Brigades, You're Nothing, Video

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Twist of Lyme: Deer Tick's sound and spirits continue to grow stronger

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: AudioFile, Deer Tick, Interview, Rob Crowell, Colorado College, Armstrong Theatre, Diamond Rugs, Steve Berlin, Divine Providence, Video

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Backstage confidential

Eight promoters discuss the ins and outs of the Colorado Springs music scene

• by Bill Forman
• Tags: AudioFile, Music promoters, Colorado Springs, Lauren Andrus, Modbo, Acacia Park, Brian Fortinberry, Front Range Barbeque, Steve Harris, MeadowGrass Music Festival, John Hooton, Stargazers, Chris Huffine, Black Sheep, Andrea Nyquist, World Arena, Piles Peak Center, Bryan Ostrow, Triple Nickel Tavern, Amy Whitesell, A Music Company , Blues Under the Bridge

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Carly Ritter's family ties

A showbiz kid taps into her family traditions

• by Tom Lanham
• Tags: AudioFile, Carly Ritter, Bluebird Theater, John Ritter, Tex Ritter, Vanguard, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, music, interview, Video

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Minus the Bear venture to infinity and beyond

The Seattle band takes its art-pop instincts in a more guitar-driven direction

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: AudioFile, Minus the Bear, Black Sheep, Cory Murchy, music, interview, Infinity Overhead, Video