Frontpage RSS feed featuring the latest indie and diy music reviews, interviews and ramblings from fahrenheit128.com. For our photo RSS feed see photos.fahrenheit128.com http://fahrenheit128.com/cms Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:33:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://fahrenheit128.com/cms/images/M_images/blank.png http://fahrenheit128.com/cms Frontpage RSS feed featuring the latest indie and diy music reviews, interviews and ramblings from fahrenheit128.com. For our photo RSS feed see photos.fahrenheit128.com http://fahrenheit128.com/cms/reviews/concert_reviews/the_duke_spirit_-_05/08/08_41.html The Duke Spirit The Crystal Ballroom 05/08/08 I've always felt some deep vein of soul with The Duke Spirit's music. Their sound is like that of Jefferson Airplane crossed with a very bluesy Sonic Youth, yet the painful lament of catty vocalist Liela Moss and the dark and brooding instrumental variety they hold quite high has created an insatiable taste in my mouth, it truly sets them apart from their influences. I was quite pleased indeed when informed they were playing Portland within weeks of discovering them, what better way to solidify my love for their music. Reviews - Concert Reviews Sat, 10 May 2008 00:18:22 +0100 http://fahrenheit128.com/cms/reviews/album_reviews/lee_miles_-_1000_lions_41.html Lee Miles 1,000 Lions Music can be like a temperamental flower waiting to blossom. It takes patience for the beautiful payoff. Most cannot appreciate this necessity and dismiss it. This is where Lee Miles comes. His gentle harmonies can be dismissed quite readily but if one could simply take a moment out of their busy life to listen and soak up the soulful rays that shine so brightly in an album like 1,000 Lions it can enrich the seemingly meaningless fleeting moments of our lives. Reviews - Album Reviews Thu, 08 May 2008 15:25:50 +0100 http://fahrenheit128.com/cms/reviews/album_reviews/the_brian_jonestown_massacre_-_thank_god_for_mental_illness_41.html The Brian Jonestown Massacre Thank God For Mental Illness Many are sick of this 60's revivalist movement that's infiltrated the American music scene and with good reason. Most of it can only claim to be a half-hearted regurgitation of a very influential sound that has since evolved. Shouldn't this be considered a huge step backwards? In some regards, yes, because few have convinced us that they're worth their salt and done anything new with it. We wouldn't be so accepting of a new man in black rewriting Johnny Cash songs and claiming to be the 21st century jesus, would we? That said, we really can't neglect some exceptions.. Reviews - Album Reviews Thu, 08 May 2008 15:24:36 +0100 http://fahrenheit128.com/cms/reviews/album_reviews/in_rainbows_-_radiohead_41.html I must say I'm pleasantly surprised. Radiohead have developed a stigma in the world of indie rock. Many believe that their reputation has long ago outgrown their music but having listened to In Rainbows, I can absolutely say that they are still a band in the top of their form. Having constantly evolved, it's hard to place a finger on any one album in comparison to another. Hordes of their fan base will pledge their allegiance to OK Computer while the other spectrum can't listen to anything but Kid A. I find it fascinating that they've covered so much musical territory and continue to broaden their horizon, not sticking to one successful formula and wringing it bone dry like, say, AC/DC have done. Pick it up, don't just download this piece of music. MP3 compression just can't do the richly textured tracks justice. It's a tough nut to crack because it's so incredibly mellow and some might find themselves longing for something a little louder and earlier in their catalogue at first but to my delight, I've found myself separate from any speakers and craving songs like Reckoner and the hauntingly beautiful Nude to the point of wanting to grab my headphones and run for a bathroom break to get my musical fix. When songs can plant a seed that potent in your memory, it's hard to deny the joy of escaping to them. Reviews - Album Reviews Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:32:52 +0100 http://fahrenheit128.com/cms/reviews/album_reviews/deer_tick_-_war_elephant_41.html Deer Tick - War Elephant What ever happened to the songwriter? Are they falling behind the curtain of the band , a collective unwillingness to speak too loudly for fear of who's nerves you might scratch or an inflated ego taking over? Is it because we've lost the willingness to write with our voices and chosen to speak universally instead? Are we too concerned with leaving songs far and wide open so that EVERYONE might find something to relate to? What is left to wonder and marvel at when writing so commonly? I haven't an answer for any of these questions, but I have found an anomaly. A band of musicians by the name of Deer Tick. The voice behind the band laments in a brutally honest manner over the complicated times, helpless desires and revenant faults that make him all too human, but more than that, the band is a living and breathing thing that excites the senses. Each musician seems to play a lovingly creative hand, making it a detailed and pained but celebratory look at things. I don't think anyone can feel as empowered and alive as when listening to 'These Old Shoes' and placing our hearts in the hands of this simple but high flying tale of beautiful determination. Hailed as an other worldly return of country western fare, I think I will go well out of my way to see these boys play when the opportunity arises. Reviews - Album Reviews Thu, 08 May 2008 15:21:53 +0100