Thursday , March 28 2024

Tan The Man

Tan The Man writes mostly about film and music. He has previously covered events like Noise Pop, Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, South By Southwest, TBD Festival, and Wizard World Comic Con.

CD Review: Bif Naked – Superbeautifulmonster

Canadian punk rocker Bif Naked (her real name is Beth Torbert) has been recording for over ten years. She is a huge hit over in Canada, but has yet to match that popularity in the U.S. With Superbeautifulmonster, Bif crafts a pleasant mix of pop, punk and rock while never …

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CD Review: Sam Cooke – Night Beat

Sam Cooke is one of the most influential and most beloved R&B/soul singer songwriters in music history. Sam had 29 Top 40 pop chart hits including “Chain Gang,” “Another Saturday Night” and “You Send Me.” His music is timeless and recognized worldwide. Sam was inducted as a charter member to …

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CD Review: Elbow – Leaders Of The Free World

In the late 1990s, Elbow came out from the Manchester music scene. The band is made up of Guy Garvey (vocals), Mark Potter (guitar), Craig Potter (keyboard/organ), Peter Turner (bass) and Richard Jupp (drums). In 1997, the band signed with Island Records, however, its debut album was never released due …

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CD Review: Grandaddy – Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla EP

Not many bands have a better “indie” sound than Grandaddy. Playing since 1992, this Modesto, CA band retains its soothing sounds and dreamy rhythms for most of its latest EP, Excerpts From The Diary Of Todd Zilla. Listening to this eight track EP, one can notice Grandaddy’s influence on other …

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CD Review: Madness – The Dangermen Sessions, Vol. 1

For almost 30 years, Madness has continued to make ska – a form of Jamaican music that combines mento, calypso, jazz and R&B. Although the ska genre has certainly had many ups and downs, the fact that Madness still performs and makes music is astonishing. To put some perspective on …

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CD Review: Dios (Malos) – Dios (Malos)

Formed in 2002, this band from Hawthorne, CA is one of the many indie rock bands bursting onto mainstream radio. Dios (Malos) creates varied melodic tunes, ranging from the emotionally spending “Say Anything” to the carefree promoting “So Do I.” The band’s sound is its appeal, mostly for the lack …

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DVD Review: The Brat Pack Movies & Music Collection

John Hughes helped to define the eighties by creating such realistic portraits of teenage life. The eighties can be described as rebellious, but Hughes manages to convey that rebellion with movies about the exterior innocence and interior fear of high school culture. There hasn’t been anyone better since Hughes at …

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DVD Review: Undead

Undead is a 2003 Australian film that finally received its United States run this summer. Written and directed by the Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter), Undead is yet another zombie movie in an industry that has seen an explosion of horror and zombie films in recent years. The Spierig Brothers …

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CD Review: Matt Pond PA – Several Arrows Later

Philadelphia-native Matt Pond PA – singer/songwriter Matt Pond, along with guitarist/bassist Josh Kramer, violinist Rosie McNamara-Jones, cellist Jim Hostetter, and drummer Sean Byrne – has been playing since the band formed in 1998. The band has quickly made waves in the music press with Rolling Stone magazine naming Matt Pond …

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