Rock Revival

The U.K. is planning a partial revival of nationalized lender Northern Rock as it looks to increase the supply of mortgage loans to credit-starved Britain.

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Last summer, there seemed to be a folk-rock revival beginning to form on the musical landscape, with bands left and right being lauded for their folky, melodic harmonies. But while everyone was (rightfully) going gaga over Seattle's Fleet Foxes and other likeminded acts, nobody seemed to ...

Is it time for a nu-metal/ rap-rock revival? Bigger Than the Sound investigates.By James Montgomery Hollywood Undead Photo: MTV News By their own admission, Hollywood Undead make music about "girls, drinking and violence." This is quite possibly the most succinct description in the…

A mix between the gothic inner city Americana of Lions & Ghosts and the sharp songwriting of the……this record that much more vital. At a time when their contemporaries were crafting a brash garage rock revival, American Mars' Late is a triumph of mood. -AMG American Mars - Late -…

One of Mute's more unlikely signings, Mando Diao mixes Swedish garage rock and soaring, Brit-pop-inspired melodies -- not exactly a perfect match with the rest of the label's darker, more experimental and largely electronic roster. Still, if Mute felt obliged to acknowledge the garage rock…

Kicking Off the New Year with This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb by Casey Catherwood Without a doubt, 2009 is going to be a year of punk-rock revival. With a new president, a clean slate, and a city full of thriving community spaces and young,…

Drive By TruckersGangstaBilly1998Favorite tunes of mine are Panties In Your Purse, Steve McQueen,  and of course, Buttholeville. You'll dig 'em……adjectives like "brash" and "raunchy" and dug out their riffs on Southern rock revival and the renovation of country, Gangstabilly, DBT's…

Not being a fan of death metal, or even anything much heavier than Black Sabbath or AC/DC - I didn't have much to say in response to this question posed over at Rock Revival:"Are people that like Death Metal Emotionally Disturbed? - or - Why do the loonies have all the best riffs?"If you have an…

Classics from the spanish scene (Móstoles, Madrid, Spain), The Pribata Idaho career has been marked by the sound and overrides the concern about not stagnate in a sound folk-rock revival (in special The Byrds). Originally formed by Ernesto González (vocals, guitar), Pedro del Amo "Curry"…

Tonight @ Club Garibaldi, 9 p.m. In 2002, The Etiquette were nicely positioning themselves as Milwaukee’s answer to The Strokes. On the strength of Ages, a hyper-catchy EP that however accidentally coincided with the era’s rock revival, The Etiquette captured the ear of music managers and…

Tonight @ The Rave, 7:30 p.m. The new, synth-satured album It’s Blitz marks the end of an era for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The New York band had long been phasing out the coarse rock 'n' roll they introduced themselves with at the height of the early-2000s garage-rock revival, and It's Blitz purges…

All songs should be fast or sad, Rob Sheffield astutely opined. The best Yeah Yeah Yeahs songs are both. Since Karen O completed her transformation from rock-revival cartoon to bleeding-heart human on 2006's Show Your Bones, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have be

Terra Incognita Año: (2009) Género: Melissa Aur der Maur Artistas Similares: Alternative rock, Garage rock revival Juliette es una de esas personas deschavetadas que caen bien por lo raras que son. En fin, estaba checando el post de NIN y al ver el soundtrack de “Natural Born Killers” me…

Staying true to their 90's space rock roots, Hopewell releases the track "Stranger", the second……that was decidedly more shoegaze oriented. Hopewell, being part of that original Detroit Space Rock revival on Burnt Hair Records are now getting louder and hazier than ever, combining the…