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I’ll confess: I thought the opening ten-or-so second looped sample on this, That Fucking Tank ’s second studio full-length, was something I’d heard on a Beastie Boys album, or at least a hip-hop record of some kind. No. Turns out it’s Reef’s ‘Place Your Hands’ , at about two minutes and fifteen seconds in. The title, ‘It’s Your Letters’, should have been a give away – the TFI Friday segment of the same name opened with a burst of music by… Yup, Reef. The very same song, actually. Hang on… s

Wintersun, released on September 13, 2004, is the first release and full-length studio album by heavy metal band Wintersun. According to Jari Mäenpää, the cover reflects the cold and spacy atmosphere of the music on the album. Also, the man lying in the snow represents death, while the light behind the trees represents birth, or healing. The Japanese edition of the album was released with the original three demo tracks.

CD Review: Scale the Summit Desert Canyons Prosthetic Records Newly signed to Prosthetic Records, Houston’s Scale the Summit is poised to release its newest full length Carving Desert Canyons. Featuring the stylings of musical virtuosos Chris Letchford (guitars), Travis Levrier (guitars), Jordan Eberhardt (bass) and Pat Skeffington (drums), this 8 song lesson in progression and experimental compositional methods certainly ups the ante for current and future instrumental bands worldwide. S

by Chris Estey The Long Winters, Live At The Showbox John Roderick, Nabil Ayers, Eric Corson, and Jonathan Rothman have charm and energy to spare on this document of a full-length set recorded at the Showbox at the Market winding down the most recent TLW’s long-ass tour. Also included: Brassy horn section amping “romanthems” like the darling “Teaspoon.” Cheap and intimate, well-recorded but spare with BS, the performances of the songs (everything from a warm and wonderful “Stupid” to a so

Take Maya, formerly a guitarist for Miyavi, and add Aiji, formerly a guitarist for Pierrot. The result is LM.C , which stands for Lovely Mocochang.com, a “New Century electrorock” band that debuted in late 2006. On November 5, 2008, the group released not one, but two full-length albums.