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| "The New York thing? Uh ... yeah, that kind of broke us as a band a little bit," admits bassist Derek Fudesco, recalling an abortive set of Big Apple recording sessions for what was slated to be the third Pretty Girls Make Graves album. "The studio we were in just wasn't good," he continues, weighing his words carefully. "The vibes weren't good, the songs weren't coming out the way we wanted them to. |
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SICK OF IT ALL
"We never really planned on it ... we never had a long-term plan," comments Sick of It All vocalist Lou Koller in reference to entering the band's 20th year of existence. "We were just, like, 'do an album and tour, do an album and tour.' Last year is when it really hit us it was like, 'Yo, you know next year is the 20th year,' wow!" READ MORE |
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TAKING BACK SUNDAY
Taking Back Sunday's 2004 release, Where You Want to Be, seemed secondary to the news that John Nolan and Shaun Cooper had left the band to form Straylight Run. But - much like when Jon Stewart replaced Craig Kilborn as host of The Daily Show - fans of the band learned not only were guitarist Fred Mascherino and bassist Matt Rubano suitable replacements, they also added a prowess that made an already proven commodity even better. READ MORE |
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THE FLAMING LIPS
The Flaming Lips will never die. That's not true, but after a mere 40 minutes on the phone with multi-instrumentalist and general musical genius Steven Drozd, I was very nearly convinced of those six words as sheer, ragged fact. During our conversation, he slammed on the Rolling Stones, pondered the future possibility of blowing up automobiles onstage, and worried about the state of the union. READ MORE |
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THE DRESDEN DOLLS
The weight of the world is resting on Amanda Palmer. Rather, her forearm. And rather, not so much the world per se, but her laptop, which possesses the nearly complete artwork for her band the Dresden Dolls' upcoming release, Yes, Virginia. But enough about Palmer; after all, it's Brian Viglione, her other half, who's on the phone. READ MORE |
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| Other Issue Features avaiable in Apr/May 2006 Issue: • Built To Spill
• Lacuna Coil
• Anti-Flag
• Eagles of Death Metal
• The Concretes
• Sandre Lerche
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