One of North Carolina’s most promising bands, Bombadil,  returns from the brink, stronger than ever. Everything there is to know about the Unknown of Unknown Hinson. Fayetteville singer/songwriter Ethan Hanson set to release first new material in 2 years THE CULT-November 2011 We catch up with alternative hip hop trio Das Racist, who are on tour promoting their highly anticipated new L.P., Relax. North Carolina artist Adam Walls explains the appeal of interactive art. What You Should Listen To – November 2011 Book Review: The Leftovers by author Tom Perrotta Game Review: Dead Island

Music Reviews

What You Should Listen To: Hopscotch

August 9, 2011

To help prime you for Hopscotch, this month we decided to highlight quintessential releases from some of the festival’s best regional acts.

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What You Should Listen To

July 7, 2011

Reviews of the best albums for July.

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.Best Albums + 2010

February 11, 2011

Narrowing down all the great music released in 2010 to just ten selections was quite a daunting task. So daunting, in fact, that we didn’t even do it. LOLJK! We actually did!

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Music Review: “How I Got Over” by The Roots

August 6, 2010
Only ?uestlove can look badass wearing a sweater.

The Roots’ latest album is an introspective record that radiates with smokey cool.

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Music Review: "How I Got Over" by The Roots

August 6, 2010
Only ?uestlove can look badass wearing a sweater.

The Roots’ latest album is an introspective record that radiates with smokey cool.

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Less Bile on the Dial: Modernizing Fayetteville Radio

July 13, 2010
The Vampire Weekend - One of the biggest names in modern rock, and one of many bands that you

Soundgarden, Bush and Metallica have had their day in the sun – It’s time for the ‘Ville to get an honest to goodness modern rock station.

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Music Review: “The Gaslight Anthem, American Slang”

July 5, 2010
The Gaslight Anthem

More American than Apple Pie … but is it more American than Springsteen?

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Music Review: "The Gaslight Anthem, American Slang"

July 5, 2010
The Gaslight Anthem

More American than Apple Pie … but is it more American than Springsteen?

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Hip Pop: An overview of popular rock artists who have gone rap.

June 16, 2010
framingcrop

Rockers “Faming Hanley” will be playing at the Rock Shop June 19 – which got us to thinking …

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Music Review: The National’s “High Violet”

May 31, 2010
The National

The National’s new album, “High Violet” one of the year’s best releases.

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