Equal parts Tolkien and Zappa, Da Comrade! have an uncanny ability to be really interesting in addition to being really fucking weird. Their newest EP contains a barrage of unexpected sound. The music is well written, parts overlapping parts, without a strong presence of overdubbing. I walked away from the recording with the impression that these individuals know how to use their voices and have good instincts on how to arrange them. Sadly, the lyrics were difficult to decipher. Unless you make an effort to listen for the words you most likely will not pick up on...
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Philly Rock Blog is giving away free passes to a screening of The Runaways. Every pass admits 2 people. If you'd like to attend, just post a comment about your favorite girl rocker of all time. We'll pick a few winners to send to the screening. Be sure to use your real email address, so we can contact you. Date: Thursday, March 18 Time: 7:30 PM Place: RITZ FIVE (214 Walnut St. Philadelphia) Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning star in this music-fueled story of the ground-breaking, all girl, teenage rock band of the 1970s. "The Runaways" follows two friends, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and...
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Filmstar’s official website misrepresents the contrived persona of the band as equivalent to that of their musical talent. On paper the band looks hip and charming, oozing charisma from their strategically posed photographs and slick self descriptions, boasting of their “cheerfully aggressive gang vocals.” The truth however is not as pretty or perfectly placed as their website would lead you to believe. The photographs prove that the lead female vocalist, Elise Wei, is a knockout and the band members come off as relatively hip; but bluntly put, Filmstar’s actual sound is more like the background music one hears when riding...
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