Dec 4th, 2008 · You've heard how Canadian radio hosts put a fake call to Sarah Palin. That was not going to happen to a prominent member of Congress. The Miami Herald reports Ileana Ros-Lehtinen got a call from a man claiming to be President-elect Barack Obama. She hung up. Then she got a call from a guy, claiming to be Rahm Emanuel, Obama's chief of staff. She hung up. Finally she got a call from a fellow Congressman, who told her she'd hung up on the real Barack Obama.
Keywords: Congress · president · Congresswoman · Canadian · Congressman · punk · Obama · Barack Obama · Rahm Emanuel · Sarah Palin
Dec 3rd, 2008 · Wait Think Fast is one of the current standouts in a burgeoning scene of ethnically and musically diverse Los Angeles-based bands. Fronted by Argentinean-born vocalist and pianist Jacqueline Santillan, the quartet adds distinct flavor to its atmospheric, post-punk sound by utilizing both Spanish and English for its bilingual lyrics.
Keywords: Los Angeles · Spanish · Quartet · English · pianist · punk · vocalist · Argentinean · standouts · utilizes · atmosphere · bilingual
Nov 13th, 2008 · Inspired by the post-punk sounds of Echo & the Bunnymen, The Stills often find themselves in the deluge of like-minded bands. It's the kind of thing that sticks to a band, but The Stills continue to hone their sound, now taking on much darker and passionate approach.
Keywords: ocean · punk · passion · Stills · The Stills · Echo the Bunnymen
Nov 10th, 2008 · Modern Chinese music is most famous for sappy Canto-pop love songs. But on the mainland, young Chinese musicians are innovating and taking risks with ancient music forms such as throat singing. Former punk singer Ilchi is now a force in the Mongolian folk-music revival with his band Hanggai.
Keywords: China · music · famous · innovation · Singer · songs · folk · ancient · Mongolian · punk · throat · mainland
Nov 6th, 2008 · Musician Peter Hammill isn't a household name, and his music isn't necessarily for the household. As a founding member of the British progressive rock scene in the early '70s, Hammill reaches beyond the pretension of prog rock and into the fury of punk.
Keywords: British · music · heroes · punk · household · pretense · fury · Hammill · Musician Peter Hammill
Nov 4th, 2008 · It's every Canadian band's worst nightmare: On the way to KEXP in Seattle, the Toronto trio Elliott Brood got stuck at the border. It took the group two and a half hours to travel a quarter of a mile into the U.S. But once it got in, the band cranked out an adrenaline-fueled batch of punked-up country songs.
Keywords: country · deaths · Canadian · Toronto · songs · Seattle · trio · punk · nightmare · elliott · adrenaline · KEXP
Oct 28th, 2008 · Old-thyme in instrumentation, but punk rock in spirit, O'Death is an eccentric jug-swigging porch band in a raw, dark way. The band has honed their energetic Americana over self-released CDs and constant touring. O'Death performs music in a session from WXPN.
Keywords: CD · music · WXPN · rawness · instrumentation · Spirit · punk · eccentric · Americana · energetic · porch · O'Death
Oct 22nd, 2008 · The Waco Brothers, a punk-influenced alt-country band from Chicago made up of mostly British musicians, is best known for their chaotic live performances. The band brings that chaos to the World Cafe studios to perform songs included in their latest CD, Waco Express: Live & Kickin' at Schuba's Tavern .
Keywords: country · Chicago · British · CD · music · Chaos · songs · studio · World Cafe · Collided · punk · alt
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