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Air Raid Anthem
Some bands just don’t get it. They practice for a couple weeks, write a few songs and start booking shows right off the bat. In reality, the number of bands who have struck gold right after forming is few and far between...
| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 |
outhern rock is a genre that experienced it's climax in the hay day of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd. Since then, the sound has experienced it of a drop off but that doesn't necessarily mean it's dead....then again it's not really back either.
Yesterday's Ring is a southern rock/folk/punk band. However, unlike their predecessors, this band does not hail from the south. ...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 30 June 2009 |
You would think that health issues would stop people. No? Ok, how about 4,000 chemicals in each one? Still no? Wow. Hmmmm Well, if having all the facts doesn't deter you from smoking then what will?
How about feces? If you thought there was a chance that you might be smoking a lump of Number 2 rolled up in a paper, would you think about quitting then?
With the increas...
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| Written By: Jason: Monday, 29 June 2009 |
Artist: Rise Against & Rancid
Venue: Hard Rock
Date: July 13th 7:30pm
It used to be that once summer rolled around you could really only look forward to Warped Tour. All the best bands were at Warped and while that one long, awesome day of music totally ruled, you were often left with a dismal summer in terms of shows thereafter.
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 25 June 2009 |
Everyone and their brother has a digital camera these days. It's become a social necessity. How else are you going to share your outing to the zoo, girl's night, a costume party or no less than 7 self-taken overhead shots of yourself with all your friends on Facebook or Myspace?
The only real downside to those pesky digi-cams is that they're freaking expensive and t...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 |
Artist: Paint It Black
Album: Amnesia
Release Date: June 16th, 2009
Grab some marshmallows, some graham crackers and (of course) some Hershey's chocolate bars because we're all going to kick our shoes off, pull up a lawn chair and watch the record industry burn.
Paint It Black is a punk/hardcore juggernaut hailing from Philly. Over the years, the...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 16 June 2009 |
For most musicians, the pathway to success is lined with failures. Like most things in life, you learn from your mistakes and capitalize on that knowledge. Back in 2004, 5 guys formed a band called What About Frank? While the music was great, the name totally sucked.
The five members of What About Frank? had all previously been involved in other bands in their hometown of New Je...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 12 June 2009 |
The Ed Hardy brand has transcended the elite closets of celebutants into the hands of commoners world wide. With its use of intense, bright colors and tattoo-esque iconography the Ed Hardy brand is truly distinct. The man behind the art is its namesake, Don Ed Hardy (called the "godfather of modern tattoo"), who is not only a god in the tattoo world, but also a renowned artist ...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 2 June 2009 |
Currently on tour with the electro/pop/psychedelic superstars of the underground, Black Moth Super Rainbow, School of Seven Bells is making a strong name for themselves one ear-pleasing, mind-altering show at a time.
School of Seven Bells (SVIIB) is a three-piece electronic/pop/shoegaze band. The group is comprised of Benjamin Curtis and identical twin sisters, Alejandra and Cl...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 2 June 2009 |
Artist: Iwrestledabearonce
Album: Its All Happening
Release Date: 6/02/09
Every now and again you come across a band with an absolutely ridiculous name. Depending on the band's level of talent, that name can either come across as a symbol of just how terrible they are or potentially genius. Iwrestledabearonce seems to be the latter.
You may not have ...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 29 May 2009 |
Artist: Chuck Ragan
Venue: Rock Room
Date: June 25th 10:00pm
Coming straight out of Florida, the man who’s raspy voice is too big for just one musical enterprise will be visiting the Rock Room on Thursday, June 25th. We’re talking about Chuck Ragan, folks and this is going to be a good one.
Most of you will recognize Chuck...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 28 May 2009 |
Nothing says cool and relaxed like a teabag full of t-bac in your mouth, especially when the teabag not only has catchy, appetizing names like "frost" and "spice." At least this is what Reynolds America Inc, owner of the new smokeless tobacco and ultra-chic marketed Snus (pronounced Snoose) wants you to think.
If you've been out to your local club or b...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 28 May 2009 |
If at first you don't succeed try, try again. However, if at first you DO succeed then what do you do? Hmmmmm Succeed more? Sounds good! For Arlo Eisenberg that's exactly what happened.
Arlo was the creative and design genius behind the clothing line, Franco Shade. The entire line was based on his concepts and artwork. As creative director for the company, Arlo enjoyed h...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 |
Odds are, you saw Ghostbusters for the very first time when you were a little kid. Like most kids, you were probably frightened after the first 5 minutes. You know, that opening scene in the library where all the books start flying off the shelf then the team goes in and gets the living daylights scared out of them. Freaky stuff when you're a kid.
Well, Now you can relive...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 21 May 2009 |
Oh, the good ol' country boys where cowboy boots and rocker roots form sexy, revolutionary rock n' roll. Kings of Leon are the epitome of the new "rock'n roll," raised on good Pentacostal values and Tennessee air, they perpetuate the gritty pretties of country rock.
The quartet is made of 3 brothers: Caleb, Nathan, and Jared, rounding the band out is cousi...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 21 May 2009 |
Artist: Aggrolites
Album: IV
Release Date: June 9th, 2009
Dirty reggae is back! With their infectious blend of traditional ska, dancehall, classic rock and street punk, The Aggrolites are about to bestow their 4th full-length album on the world. Aren't we lucky?
It may only be a slightly more creative name than going with a self-titled album, but IV ...
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| Written By: Malcolm: Monday, 18 May 2009 |
XPOZ is proud to sponsor the AM JAM Series.
Here are the list of remaining dates:
6/6 - Bunker
7/25 - SkateCity
8/22 - Area 702 Skate Park
9/19 - Police Memorial/ Metro
10/17 - Desert Breeze
11/14 - Hollywood
More details at vegasamjam.com
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 12 May 2009 |
Oh the good old days, when 3D glasses were found in Cracker Jack Boxes and in promotional movie kiosks. 2009 will be the year of that 3 dimensional jumps from the paper box to the Xbox, sort of! Nvidia GeForce 3Dvision could be the start of something great for you fanatical gamers, or even the semi- sane joystick riders. "Nvidia already claims that the technology support for most mo...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 12 May 2009 |
Dim Mak: think bright colors, pseudo- political screen prints, and sweaty, edgy, urban "rock-stars." The brand is comprised of t-shirts and hoodies all bearing unique LA-esque stylings and attitude. The name Dim Mak might sound familiar to all you young, hot hipsters out there if you listen to likes of Steve Aoki and DJ AM. Dim Mak records has been filling clubs, bar, and under...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 7 May 2009 |
Artist: Bomb The Music Industry!
Album: Scrambles
Release Date: Out Now!
The enigmatic punk/ska/indie/electronic force known as Bomb The Music Industry! Is back with yet another genre defying, loud, fast and amazing album. The new album further details exactly what makes this 'band' so popular.
Bomb The Music Industry! is really only one guy, Jeff...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 5 May 2009 |
Alright. It can probably be generally agreed that Alaska isn't known for being a bastion of burgeoning rock bands. Honestly, how many popular musical acts can you think of that come from Alaska? Exactly.
One of the few musical acts to make it out of Alaska and into the iPods and car stereos of indie rock fans worldwide is Portugal. The Man . This 4-piece indie rock band hails f...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 30 April 2009 |
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things a person can ever attempt to do. Since the average smoker indulges in the habit for 17.5 years it goes way beyond a simple chemical addiction. The longer you smoke, the harder it is to break the psychological and social cycle that you have out yourself into with smoking.
Patches, gums, medications and even hypnosis aren't enough o...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 29 April 2009 |
Artist: Pennywise & Pepper
Venue: HOB
Date: 5/29/09
Once the weather starts heating up, so do concert lineups. Seriously. There’s decent shows throughout the year but it always seems like the HUGE shows take place when it’s warm. With the weather getting hotter, we’re all in luck.
To usher in summer properly, you’re go...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 28 April 2009 |
Technology is astounding, isn't it? It seems like every single day, life gets a little bit easier and all you have to do to catch up is learn a new program or piece of machinery. For today's younger folks this is nothing new and is a norm part of everyday life, for older people it can be kind of frustrating (for instance, have you ever tried to teach your parent how to text? Hila...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 28 April 2009 |
Attached Documents:Coming up as an entrepreneurial clothier isn't as glamorous as one may think. It's incredibly hard work, it's very frustrating and the grand majority of people who attempt it end up failing and broke. Luckily for David Scalese, he was one of the fortunate few who actually made it.
Deter is a CA based clothing company started by David Scalese back in 2001. The compa...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 23 April 2009 |
"Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining." - Judge Judy
There comes a point when you have to say that enough is enough. Rage Against The Machine is undeniably one of the greatest bands in modern time but dodging new album and countless side projects is beginning to get a bit overwhelming. Enter Street Sweeper Social Club.
SSSC is the new sid...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 21 April 2009 |
Artist: Green Day
Album: 21st century Breakdown
Release Date: May 15th, 2009
Ever since Dookie came out, Green day has been one of the biggest names in rock. Not quite punk but not quite alternative, Green day has carved out their own niche in the music scene and adoring fns the world round can't get enough.
There's no need to dwell on their p...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 16 April 2009 |
Whether you're a shower singing superstar or a road raging REO Speedwagon, everyone belts out their favorite tunes when they think nobody else is listening or paying attention, but why hide from it? If feel like unleashing your inner rock star, then go for it!
Lucky for all of us who live in this day and age, we don't really have to try very hard to imagine ourselves as o...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 15 April 2009 |
When you really think about it, making comfortable yet fashionable clothing seems like a no-brainer for any entrepreneurial fashionista. Then again, when you look back at all the fashion related fiascos of the past (talking to you, makers of Hypercolor), it seems as though 'simple' was consistently overlooked.
The folks at Ever, a clothing company, realize what it takes ...
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| Written By: Malcolm: Thursday, 9 April 2009 |
Plus Qdoba will be on site selling food!
Featuring Highdro, Stereo High, Lydia Vance, Boss City Sounds, Donners Party, Pyslexic Duo, The Remedies, Amir Rikkah.
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 8 April 2009 |
Artist: Westbound Train
Album: Come And Get It
Release Date: April 21st, 2009
With so many bands busy looking for the next big sound to cash in on, it's both comforting and relieving to hear a relatively new band that pays homage to the classics and makes a name for themselves while honoring musical tradition.
Westbound Train is a 7-piece band hailing...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 31 March 2009 |
Artist: Horrorpops
Venue: HOB
Date: 04/23/09 5:30pm
Rock is a funny genre when you really think about it. Within the genre itself are several sub genres and although related, they never seem to intermingle. That is to say that metalheads don't go to emo shows, punks will steer clear of synth pop, indie rockers want nothing to do with ska and so on. However, t...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 25 March 2009 |
Times they are a changin'. As the country, even the world, continually grows to a higher and higher level of acceptance of lifestyles, we're seeing musical genres develop into smaller and smaller sub-genres. Classifications, styles, influence and themes are out there for just about every cause, mindset or message you can imagine.
With that in mind, let's take a look...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 18 March 2009 |
The music industry is in big, BIG trouble. They sunk tons of money into cd's and all that jazz, only to have the world turn into a wireless standard. No surprise here, but thanks to the internet, file sharing is thriving (despite all of those instances where random folks were sued to 'make an example' for the rest of us). The funny thing is, all the big talk, all the threats ...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 |
Artist: Riverboat Gamblers
Album: Underneath The Owl
Release Date: 03/10/09
Occasionally, you come across one of those bands that truly kicks ass yet, for some reason, never seems to make it out of the underground scene. Sure, this could be by design and said band desires to remain DIY, and that's cool. Then again, maybe they're just waiting ...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 5 March 2009 |
If you want to dress to catch someone's attention, then you're going to need to take a stand (in terms of fashion, of course). You need to look good but at the same time, you need to be bold. For Franco Shade, 'bold' isn't just a fashionable concept, it's a mantra.
Franco Shade has been around for a few years, so it isn't really fair to refer to them ...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 27 February 2009 |
Artist: The Bronx
Venue: Wasted Space at Hard Rock
Date: 3/27/09 8:30pm
Across the history of music there have been countless bands named after places and the grand majority don’t actually come from the place they adopted their name from. For the members of The Bronx, the band name is based more in aesthetic than practicality, since the band and ...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 25 February 2009 |
One of the greatest feelings in the world has got to be when you press play for the first time on a new album and instantly fall in love with what you're hearing. If you're unfamiliar with William Elliott Whitmore, the first time you hear his voice, you wont forget it.
Whitmore is a folk & blues musician from Iowa. He has a voice that will most likely reserve a spot ...
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| Written By: Jason: Wednesday, 25 February 2009 |
Artist: NOFX
Album: Coaster
Release Date: April 28th, 2009
The world's biggest DIY punk band is gearing up to have quite a year. NOFX starred in their own 6-segment series chronicling their world tour, for FUSE last year. This March, the entire series will be released on DVD. As if TV and video stardom wasn't a big enough start to 2009, the band is also s...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
Just a few years ago, skater clothing was relegated to a class of it's own. If you happened to dress in a skater type of fashion, it was glaringly obvious. You'd be rocking some sort of fairly basic skate logo tee, most likely baggy pants or cargo shorts and (of course) some sort of pair of insanely torn up skate shoes with the majority of the wear on your outer pinky toe area fr...
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| Written By: Jason: Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
Remember back when you were somewhere between 8 and 13 and you couldn't hit up your local movie theater, pizza parlor or cheap burger joint without being mesmerized by the familiar glow of the ever-inviting arcade game? The aural resonance of "Haduken!" rang through your eardrums, beckoning you to come closer, scour your pockets for a quarter and dare to challenge the compu...
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| Written By: Malcolm: Thursday, 12 February 2009 |
March 28th, Extreme Thing is back!
House of Blues & Clark County Parks & Recreation brings you the one and only premier action sports/music festival - eXtreme Thing, in fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada! Come out and celebrate great music and the alternative sporting lifestyle at Desert Breeze Skate Park on Ma...
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| Written By: Jason: Tuesday, 10 February 2009 |
You might want to go ahead and check into some sort of butt pad or maybe even one of those inner tubes that people sit on after undergoing some sort of butt-related medical procedure, because you're about to be on the receiving end of an audio ass kicking.
Hellmouth, as the name may suggest, is one 'hell' of a brutal band hailing from the motor state. The formula is ...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 6 February 2009 |
Remember when you were little and you had the coolest clothes ever? For boys it was probably some sort of Ninja Turtles get up featuring Michelangelo and for the girls it was probably something dealing with either princesses or fairies (but either way you know it was sparkly and pink...don't lie).
Sadly, we all have to grow up sometime and leave behind the play things and ...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 6 February 2009 |
One distinct advantage of online shopping is the increased variety of products available to you. Not having the confining walls of a mall allows many brands (that most people have never heard of) to thrive. One such brand is Clae, a shoe maker who has been picking up commercial steam for the last couple years.
Clae makes just about every kind of shoe you can imagine. From skate...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 6 February 2009 |
For most of us, buying a new pair of shades is really just paying a few bucks for something that you're going to lose or break sometime in the next 24 months. Granted, most people shell out less than $20 for a pair of shades, but maybe that's why we've grown so accustomed to losing them.
Let's face it, if you're doing your sunglass shopping at the local drug st...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 6 February 2009 |
Artist: Marked Men
Album: Ghosts
Release Date: 1/20/09
Every now and again you come across one of those bands that is totally unique, incredibly talented and very passionate about what they do yet somehow have managed to stay under the radar. You ask yourself "why aren't these guys huge?" Then again, a little part of you kind of likes the fact that you ...
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| Written By: Jason: Friday, 6 February 2009 |
When you walk into a Hot Topic, you can't help but notice the ominous wall of tees that stares you down as if to say" take one of us home or we WILL come after you." The tee wall is always comprised of a few usual suspects (regardless of which locale your particular Topic may be in), among those suspects are: Fall Out Boy, Sublime, Green Day, As I Lay Dying and My Chemical Roman...
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