January 22, 2003
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we’ll see if this becomes a weekly or bi-weekly blog…music reviews!
headphones v1.0
me without you
first one up, me without you. the music is noisy, fuzzy, fugazi influenced hardcore. the vocals switch between frustrated rambling spoken word and screaming with intelligently written lyrics. they remind me of jello biafra, but without the political lyrical content and the whining, spastic voice cracking.
standout track: gentlemen
3 out of 5.
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bedroom heroes
where has this band been hiding? i’ve been listening to them almost nonstop for the last 3 days. sweet and mellow guitar pop, with bits and pieces of electronic sounds, and some really nice dynamic changes. music to wake up and fall asleep to. someone said the vocals sound a bit like morrissey, but i don’t hear it.
standout track(s): june(call us walking), second hand
4 out of 5
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houston
self described as “minneapolis meth lab rawk”, these guys are kind of hard to describe. complex, math rock rhythms and changes, drastic dynamic changes (the ever popular quiet twinkling guitar parts into crashing torrents of distortion) and some neat effects. i can hear a slight chevelle-tool influence in the music, but not an outright ripoff. hypnotic and hectic vocals add up to some really good tracks. the newer songs are a more refined approach and are definitely catchier than the older ones.
standout track: ugly tree
3 out of 5
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holland
in the great deluge of new found glory and thursday emo clones, comes another one. holland isn’t doing anything new or exciting musically, but they do stand a little apart from the rest. taking a more melodic, less punk, midtempo approach they do it much better (or at least more tolerable) than the rest. if you’ve ever heard of the band hankshaw, imagine taking their record and playing it at 33 1/3 instead of 45.
standout track: shine like stars
2 out of 5
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Comments (19)
Hehe, you said fugazi.
First of all, I love the new skin you have.
Secondly, this is GREAT. I think it SHOULD be a weekly blog. I love this shit!
Lately, have I told you lately that I admire your stuff? Well, I do. I know I don’t come by often enough, but when I do, you always have good stuff brewing on the stove.
yes, do this! I love it. I love music reviews. I’m such a suckass reviewer that I dribble admiration for people who can do it well … more. more! MORE!!
Also, sing to me all you want …
Excellent!! I don’t know if you read her blog but you should check out Segovia ~ she’s my music guru
great reviews…..but what cd did you buy??????
I dont know any of those peeps. I listened to that one I d/l for ya — thats some weird trippy sheeuht lol. but it beats the hell outta whitney houston any day
hehehe
kewl..I’ll have to listen to this when I get home
digging the music reviews…..
haven’t had a chance to check out your suggestions you left for me yet, looking forward to it though!
have you heard that cool song on the new saturn commercial [now leaving your childhood]
I downloaded the song last night- very very cool band…check it… let me know what you think…
Very nicely done – I think a weekly or bi-weekly reviews blog by Saturnalia would be great!
the walkmen
Great some new music to check out!
I’ll look them over as soon as I get some free time today.
Brilliant! You’ve got good taste, and I believe there is some downloading I’ll have to do when I get home…bi-weekly reviews, please.
You are truly a gem! First working with the noble disabled and now this… providing xangans with this wonderful service!
I’d sure like to hear some of the music you make, though… any chance of THAT?
hmmm will check a few of those out…
so what was ever up with you getting demo tapes of your band???
How interesting. I’m always looking for new music to listen to.
As odd as this may seem coming from an old guy like me, I have seen mewithoutyou. My son’s band opened for a show in the fall that had mewithout you and a band from Minneapolis called Ace Troubleshooter. I didn’t care too much for mwy, but their drummer was excellent. I like Holland, though.
Thanks for the reviews.
i like them all
great taste in music 
Wait…I thought you were going to buy an ASL book.
I like how your entire comment was a perverted laugh. lol.