By Travis Fristoe, April 2008

Heretic Pride, 4AD Records

While a shocking number of my friends wrangle over Bob Dylan, a more relevant subject — John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats – gets overlooked.  Or, like Fugazi, ignored as some sort of separate, unattainable mountaintop.  Not that Darnielle seems to care.  He’s been too busy touring and releasing recording after recording for the past 15 or so years.

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By Fred Sowder, April 2008

Supreme Balloon, Matador

            First off, this is not your parents’ Enigma-type electronica.  True, in the past they have worked with Björk, whom your mother probably even sometimes likes in an it’s-oh-so-quiet sort of way.  Matmos, however, are known at times to turn up the noise and squelch – perhaps not all the way up to Merzbow or Squarepusher standards, but enough to keep most everyone but the serious electronica heads away.

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By Matt Walker, April 2008 

Accelerate, Warner Bros. Records

            While it’s become clear that R.E.M. probably won’t ever reach the greatness of albums like Murmur or Life’s Rich Pageant again, their newest is the best they’ve offered in over a decade.

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By Fred Sowder, April 2008 

Lust Lust Lust, Vice

   This duo from Denmark has put out a spotty set of albums over their three-disc career.  On Lust Lust Lust, The Raveonettes kick things off on a good note with the vamping “Aly, Walk With Me,” which should satisfy those pining for a new Garbage album.

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By Matt Walker, April 2008

Deep in the Woods, High Wheel Records

Apparently Dragged by Horses have described themselves as sounding like a “violent orchestra” and “natural disaster,” and the press release that accompanied the album backed up these claims promising “insane energy,” “well-designed chaos” and “heavy, sharp and intelligent tracks.”

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By Matt Walker, April 2008 

Señor and the Queen, Sabot Productions

The Gaslight Anthem’s debut album, which came out last year, was a solid first effort full of great lyrics, catchy melodies and well-written songs. And this EP picks right up where Sink or Swim left off.

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By Dan Fitzpatrick, April 2008

               Wayward Council, Gainesville’s local collective record store, gathering place and so much more, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this month. Satellite Magazine sat down with its founders and some current volunteers to learn about the store’s beginnings and its purpose.

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by Parker Hastings, October 2007 
A frenzied melee of bullet biting and stiff-chinned compromise. Read the rest of this entry »

Bringing the Rock to Gainesville
Out of the many number of bands playing at The FEST every year, a good amount of them come trickling down to our neck of the woods from other areas for the growing music festival. One of these bands, Thunderlip from Wilmington, North Carolina, were kind enough to answer some questions about their experiences in Gainesville and what brought them to The FEST in the first place. Read the rest of this entry »