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Confused!
(from allmusic.com)

(sing it to the tune of NIN’s “terrible lie”, or GbV’s “lords of overstock”)

Groovy (but flawed):

What is my favorite radio station playing right now? Maybe Yes.com knows. But then again, maybe not, because new and indie label content are both distincly underserved; by my unscientific guesstimate, Yes.com bats about .333 against “Breakfast of Champions” and “Late Risers’ Club”. (Best gaffe I’ve caught it in so far: a DJ […]

I may try to write something more like a review and less like fanboy gush for some other venue, but I wanted to share my overriding impression of 50 Foot Wave live while it was still raw: I think this band is about as close as you’re gonna get to seeing Nirvana after Bleach and […]

Among your options:

Turn to one of the Daily WTF’s galleries of interface oddities. If nothing else, you can (probably) give thanks that you’re not the responsible party.
Go marvel at the fine line between boundless optimism and wilfull self-delusion.
Listen to a swell record by a new band with an embarrasing name, like Headlights or Hot Young […]

Bear Versus Shark
Big Bear
Minus the Bear
Tiger Bear Wolf
Volcano the Bear

Bear Versus Shark
Sharks and Minnows
We Versus the Shark

AIDS Wolf
December Wolves
Hour of the Wolf
Tiger Bear Wolf
We Are Wolves
Wolfbrigade
Wolf Colonel
Wolfie
Wolf Mother
Wolf Parade
Wolves

Almost all still extant or active within this century. Lots of indie/noise/math/metal. Heavily eastern seaboard, with some northward bias.

And, yeah, I like many of these bands to […]

The Undertow Orchestra comprises David Bazan, Vic Chesnutt, Mark Eitzel, and Will Johnson (augmented on tour by Centro-matic’s Scott Danbom).
I’ve devoted quite a few column inches to most of these folks (in various configurations) over the years, and I wasn’t surprised when my editor at Avoid Peril passed on a review of the show. […]

summervillain’s extremely biased running list of contenders for best music released in 2006