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Let’s go dancing with Kylie Minogue
Every part of me loves every part of Kylie Minogue. Every part. How is it possible that, at age 49, the Australian star is still able to deliver such impeccable teenage pop songs?
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Japandroids – North East South West
In recent years, the Japandroids have morphed from noise rock into the Bruce Springsteen. But it works okay on their new tune North East South West.
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A New Start for The New Low
A New Start for The New Low Good things happen when you work hard. Just ask Salt Lake City rockers...
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Cinders Killing Crowds with Kindness
The world is filled with sad songs, angry songs and heartbreak songs. So Salt Lake City six-piece band Cinders decided to tap into another emotion on their debut album: joy.
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Who’s Better: Vengaboys or Ace of Base?
For the last little while I’ve been wrestling with what most would consider the toughest question of all time: Who’s better — the Vengaboys or Ace of Base? I think I’ve found my answer.
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Weezer Goes 8-Bit…and I Like It
The 8-bit Weezer compilation is better than I remember. Stand out tracks: Island in the Sun El...
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The Solarists: Following in the Footsteps of Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons
Over the past few years, Provo has been churning out great bands, and The Solarists are determined to keep the streak going.
Much like Neon Trees and Imagine Dragons, The Solarists have a knack for mixing weighty composition with danceable hooks.
From the Archives
Rocky Votolato = Incredibly Nice Guy
Over his long and impressive career as a singer/songwriter, Votolato has had his share of personal peaks and valleys. But when it came time to write 2010’s “True Devotion,” he was pretty much at rock bottom.
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The Kooks Go Digital
Though they didn’t form their band until the mid-2000s, The Kooks’ brilliant debut, “Inside In/Inside Out” felt like it was released in the 1960s.
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A Few Thoughts on Life From Joe Queer
Long-time punkers The Queers will stopping in Salt Lake on December 3. In advance of the show, Joe Queer and I swapped some emails this morning.
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Weezer Get Experimental
The past year has been a strange one for Weezer. The band’s normally reclusive and dictatorial leader, Rivers Cuomo, not only released an album of intimate home recordings but also relinquished some of his Weezer power, allowing each of his band mates to take a shot in the lead singer role on the band’s new record.
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