If Jack White "of The White Stripes" may have constituted the 25% of The Raconteurs that commanded approximately nigh on 90% of any initial appeal then lone ranger Brendan Benson  will indubitably have upped his share since throwing his cards (or at least homely nasal vocals) down into the mix. He's debatably become "Brendan Benson of The Raconteurs" to the more ignorant or undiscerning among us and although the dust around White's debut solo outing proper may still be mid-settle, What Kind of World  could – even if it may not – sweep away some of the ubiquitous exaggerations his ...

Brendan Benson What Kind Of World Readymade Records [2012]  Fire Note Says: Benson is back with his fifth solo record What Kind Of World that is full of his power pop charm. Album Review: Benson is best known as the voice beside Jack White in The Raconteurs but back in 1996 he released a stellar debut called One Mississippi that was filled to the brim with a catchy guitar driven power pop and then he followed it up with the equally enjoyable Lapalco in 2002! Benson now comes at you with a much more mature and controlled pace on What ...

Brendan Benson has been around pleasing his fans for years, be it through his stellar back catalogue, collaborating with The White Stripes or playing with Jack White in The Raconteurs. A perfectionist, he likes to take his time between solo albums and although the gap between 2009's My Old, Familiar Friend and this new release What Kind of World doesn't quite match the six year wait between his debut One Mississippi and follow-up Lapalco , it still is a long time for such a talented songwriter (in his own right) to be away from the spotlight. Can it match ...

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Artist: Brendan Benson Album: What Kind Of World Released: 2012 Style: Power Pop Format: MP3 320Kbps / FLAC Size: 93 Mb Tracklist: 01 – What Kind Of World 02 – Bad For Me 03 – Light Of Day 04 – Happy Most Of The Time 05 – Keep Me 06 – Pretty Baby 07 – Here In The Deadlights 08 – Met Your Match 09 – Thru The [...]

Greg has a new band called Deadlights. Shows soon. More info to follow. — The Red Chord (@TheRedChord) February 18, 2012 The Red Chord are working on new material as a band. Guitarist Mike "Gunface" McKenzie is working on a solo project called Stomach Earth. Frontman Guy Kozowyk keeps busy by running an awesome metal ...

Brendan Benson is set to return, with new studio album ‘What Kind Of World’ due to be released on April 23rd. Brendan Benson was never likely to stay quiet for long. With four solo albums under his belt, two with the Raconteurs and countless side projects it was only a matter of time before the American songwriter kicked off a new project. Now based in Nashville, the songwriter went back into the studio last year. Using the analogue only Welcome To 1979 complex, Brendan Benson was joined by members of Big Star, Phantom Planet and more. Completing recording sessions recently ...

Filed under: News Tom Ganley Jerry Montano, who has served bass duties for bands like Danzig , HELLYEAH , Nothingface and The Deadlights , throughout his lengthy career, is dealing with some dating drama. The rocker has been granted a temporary restraining order after a young lady named Priscilla Caputo he briefly dated began to harass him with phone calls...lots and lots of phone calls.

Filed under: News Tom Ganley Jerry Montano, who has served bass duties for bands like Danzig, HELLYEAH, Nothingface and The Deadlights, throughout his lengthy career, is dealing with some dating drama. The rocker has been granted a temporary restraining order after a young lady named Priscilla Caputo he briefly dated began to harass him with [...]

Filed under: News Tom Ganley Jerry Montano, who has served bass duties for bands like Danzig , HELLYEAH , Nothingface and The Deadlights , throughout his lengthy career, is dealing with some dating drama. The rocker has been granted a temporary restraining order after a young lady named Priscilla Caputo he briefly dated began to harass him with phone calls...lots and lots of phone calls. Montano filed papers at the Superior Court of Los Angeles in December of 2011. In the filing, he alleged that the woman, whom he met through friends and first started talking to on Facebook, lost her mind ...