“No one gets a second chance to start again,” sings Toby Martin, ironically perhaps, on ‘Postcard from Surfers’, his first solo release post-Youth Group. The track – a finely sketched portrait of a man at a crossroads set to strings – hails from Martin’s forthcoming debut full-length Love’s Shadow , which was co-produced and engineered by long-time collaborator Tim Kevin and mixed in Nashville by Mark Nevers (Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Silver Jews). Written across Sydney and New York, it’s a collection of character-based songs focused on “the interior thoughts of impressionistically-sketched protagonists”. Currently on hiatus, Youth Group released four ...

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Hong, the lead character in “Dragon Eyes,” might as well be a Man Without A Name when he wanders into the small town of St. Jude. He seeks a second chance, an opportunity to atone for past violent misdeeds seen in fuzzy flashback. It doesn’t take long for the viewer to realize this means a lot of people are about to be kicked in the face. One of the marquee titles from After Dark Action -- the new action imprint from Dark Castle and After Dark -- “Dragon Eyes” at least delivers on this aspect. Our hero is played by martial ...

Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mom, released a video asking parents nationwide to support the Second Chance campaign, a new national campaign working to reform, repeal and prevent passage of new Florida-style “Shoot First” laws around the country. The Second Chance campaign launched after Martin’s death with the NAACP, the National Urban League, the National Action [...]

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Even though I have finally cooled down from the blistering heat of the desert, and managed to get my wristband off, I’m still thinking about the amazing artists that played at Coachella 2012. As luck would have it, those same Coachella artists were featured on Season 2 of The O.C. . I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t Season 2 of The O.C. air way back in 2004, and Coachella just happened a few weekends ago? You would be correct, but this year’s Coachella really showcased some great talent that’s been around for years — bands ...

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Poche altre band potrebbero cominciare una canzone con un verso come "There is too much salt on these crackers!" e cavarsela bene. Ma la scrittura dei Wave Pictures ormai ha raggiunto una sintesi così nitida di semplicità e accuratezza, una poesia composta in parti uguali di magia e oggetti quotidiani, che penso si possano permettere licenze di ogni genere. Long Black Cars è il quarto album in tre anni (ancora una volta su Moshi Moshi ), senza contare i precedenti sette o otto autoprodotti, i progetti paralleli e le collaborazioni. Davvero diventa quasi superfluo scriverne e parlarne ancora, e infatti non ...

I'm obsessed with year end lists.  It's always exciting to sit down at the end of the year and rank your favorite records, share with your friends/readers, and also see what others deemed the best of the year.  One problem always arises: give it a few months into the new year and three-four records for the past year will pop up and make you wish you had given them proper due.  I've decided to put an end to this "list regret" and will be doing an annual piece called "I've Made A Huge Mistake" where ...

Shinedown brings their hard rock antics to the National on Tuesday, April 24. I was never that big of a fan and “Second Chance” was seriously overplayed but after checking out some of their newer stuff, I may have to give it another listen.

(Cash Money/Universal) Round two Pink Friday was a decent album, but also a disappointing one. On her mixtapes and guest spots Nicki Minaj showed off a voice like twanging rubber and a schizophrenic range, not just keeping up with but eclipsing MCs with far more experience – but Pink Friday spent too much time playing it safe on middling pop, letting her cut loose only occasionally. Roman Reloaded represents a second chance. It begins with more of Minaj’s hilarious Dick Van Dyke English accent ...

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