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VOCAL STUDIES + UPROCK NARRATIVES Prefuse 73 (2001)"one of the most enjoyable works of experimental techno heard in several years, a combination of tough, underground hip-hop and fractured neo-electro" - John Bush, AllMusic Read the full post

ROCK BOTTOM Robert Wyatt (1974)"Many of Rock Bottom's songs are very personal and introspective love songs...It is also considered an essential record in any comprehensive collection of psychedelic or progressive rock." - Jim Powers, Allmusic Read the full post

The Needle Drop is a b/vlog and NPR-affiliated radio show run by Anthony Fantano - the internet's busiest music nerd.Check out the review for A$AP Rocky - LiveLoveA$AP below Read the full post

TOMMY The Who (1969)One of the first of it's kind, the earnest and overblown concept of Tommy broke down artistic barriers during the hippie aftermath by marrying a probing narrative of a young man's deep-rooted journey with Pete Townsend's elaborate studio reflex. Read the full post

Heart Shaped Rock is Jason Grier and Ramona Gonzalez (aka Nite Jewel). Read the full post

Broken Social Scene is proud to unveil its new video for 'Sweetest Kill from 2010's critically acclaimed Forgiveness Rock Record. The twisted, Claire Edmondson-directed "love story" stars the great Bijou Phillips and is not for the faint hearted. To be sure, this beautiful but visually challenging clip lends new meaning to the phrase “until death do us part.”Warning: This video contains graphic imagery... Read the full post

Rock Paper Photo

Posted by Adam on 8 May 2011

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The online photography gallery Rock Paper Photo launched last week which made thousands of iconic images available to the public. The sought-after photos capture pop culture at its visually evocative best. Here's a small snapshot below: Read the full post

We had the pleasure of attending the Decortica gig at Medusa Bar in Wellington on Saturday night for what was an epic night of effects-laden heavy rock music.We got there just in time to catch local Welly group Fear of the Dark. Describing themselves as trip-hop electro, they had a very nice, darkly melodic sound with great moody vocals and it made a... Read the full post

The results of last week's Rocktober poll are in - the most rock 'n roll band of all time according to you is... Read the full post

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