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WILL SPITZ

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Two of a kind

The Beat Awfuls and Viva Viva do it their way
Beat Awfuls founder Dave Vicini, who also co-leads Viva Viva, has a penchant for contradiction. Beat Awfuls, "DIY Die" (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  February 13, 2007

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Heard it first

Coachella no-names
I decided to check out four bands on the bill whom I’d never heard.
By WILL SPITZ  |  February 07, 2007

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Auld lang syne

Aaron Sinclair heads for the hills
It was a sad occasion a week ago Thursday at ZuZu — Frank Smith frontman Aaron Sinclair’s last in a long line of shows at the Central Square bar.
By WILL SPITZ  |  February 06, 2007

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Slow grow

The steady triumph of Grizzly Bear
The great-great-great grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson rocks out. Grizzly Bear, "On a Neck, On a Spit" (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  January 30, 2007

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Splendid Theory

Wait for it...
Producer extraordinaire Nigel Godrich’s new Internet TV show, From the Basement, is splendid in theory.
By WILL SPITZ  |  January 30, 2007

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Lords of acid rock

Earl Greyhound open the floodgates
At both shows Earl Greyhound have played in the Boston area to date — upstairs at the Middle East (to which they return this Tuesday) in early October and outdoors in Harvard Square for Oktoberfest a week later — people laughed. Earl Greyhound, "All Better Now" (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  January 10, 2007

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O RLY? YA RLY

The LemmingTrail holiday party, Great Scott, December 22, 2006
“It smells like a middle-school dance,” said username andysad at the LemmingTrail message-board holiday party at Great Scott last Friday.
By WILL SPITZ  |  December 29, 2006

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Take two

Ben Potrykus gets a second shot with Christians & Lions
In 2003, Ben Potrykus, then a freshman at Emerson College and the singer of the post-hardcore band the Receiving End of Sirens, made a decision that most aspiring musicians would call crazy: he turned down a major-label record deal to stay in school. VIDEO: Behind the scenes with Christians and Lions Christians and Lions, "Sexton Under Glass" (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  November 27, 2006

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DARE

Don't waste your dollars
Although Gorillaz musical mastermind Damon Albarn is busy recording with the Good, the Bad and the Queen, all’s not quiet on the Gorillaz front, at least not on the commercial front.
By WILL SPITZ  |  November 13, 2006

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Cinematic trends

CMJ Music Marathon bands  
If it seems there’s a glut of good shows around town this week, that’s because hundreds of bands have converged on the Northeast for New York’s answer to South by Southwest, the CMJ Music Marathon, which wraps up this weekend.
By WILL SPITZ  |  October 30, 2006

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The more things change

Matmos and So Percussion, Remis Auditorium, October 12, 2006
As excellent as the show back in January was, I didn't think I would've wanted to pay to see the same thing twice. Slideshow: Matmos and So Percussion at Remis Auditorium at the MFA, October 12, 2006
By WILL SPITZ  |  December 18, 2006

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Different Strokes?

The Strokes and Wolfmother at the Bank of America Pavilion, September 13, 2006
I feel bad for Julian Casablancas, as strange as that may sound. Slideshow: The Strokes at Bank of America Pavillion Slideshow: The Mess Hall and Wolfmother at Bank of America Pavillion
By WILL SPITZ  |  September 18, 2006

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Dinosaur rock

Hooray for Earth’s smashing debut
Hooray for Earth singer/guitarist Noel Heroux spends so much time at his band’s Allston rehearsal space, you could imagine he practically lives there. And in fact he does, sleeping on an air mattress among broken guitar parts and empty beer cans. Hooray for Earth, "Simple Plan" (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  September 15, 2006

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T-totaled

How to drink your way from BC to Harvard using public transportation
Our mission: get off work, hop on the T and ride from BC to Harvard, stopping along the way to enjoy as many local drinking holes as possible before the dreaded 2 am shutdown. What follows is a detailed account of our odyssey.
By WILL SPITZ  |  September 06, 2006

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Easy Star All-Stars

Radiodread | Easy Star  
This album has me worried.
By WILL SPITZ  |  August 29, 2006

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Hidden beauty

The secret world of Helms
A 20-second passage in “Fatbird,” the seventh song on Helms’s third album, comes as close as anything to defining the Jamaica Plain-based band’s æsthetic. Helms, "There's No 'I' in 'Team' But There Is One in 'Tina' " (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  August 28, 2006

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Video nuggets to munch on

Tasty chicks, treadmills, Baywatch scenes, and more.
It’s no shocker that publicity firms and record labels — both major and indie — are using video-sharing sites to get more eyeballs on their bands.
By WILL SPITZ  |  August 08, 2006

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Tam

Tam | Ecstatic Peace
I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about this debut from Canadian singer-songwriter Tam Isabel Pardo, but I can’t stop listening to it.
By WILL SPITZ  |  August 08, 2006

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Intergalactic rock

The secret behind the Campaign for Real-Time stories
I didn’t really get the Campaign for Real-Time until some time after my lengthy interview with the band. Campaign for Real-Time, "In Your Dreams" (mp3)
By WILL SPITZ  |  July 18, 2006

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Unhappy accident

Thom Yorke’s unwitting masterpiece
Don’t let the amicable interviews or the delighted dancing fool you. Thom Yorke is upset.
By WILL SPITZ  |  July 12, 2006
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