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2006 Stories by Andrea Noble

• 2006: The Year in Music

  published December 27, 2006

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• The Living End

  published November 29, 2006

  Aussie punks The Living End — who first took the land Down Under by storm with their 1998 single "Prisoner of Society" — are once... More >>

• Pink Spiders / Damone

  published November 22, 2006

  By dipping drumsticks into pogo-punk from the early '80s and splashing around in surf-rock guitars, the members of the Pink Spiders have... More >>

• Mad Caddies

  published November 15, 2006

  Chances are you missed Mad Caddies Day on November 1 — although, unlike "National Talk Like a Pirate Day," this day isn't officially... More >>

• Eat to the Beat

  published November 8, 2006

  It's a sticky summer evening in Cleveland, and Head Automatica lead singer Daryl Palumbo wanders into a record store, wearing a scruffy T-shirt.... More >>

• Pistolita

  published November 8, 2006

  Drum sets are aggravating enough to haul across the country while on tour, so it's no wonder pianos haven't caught on as the favorite instrument... More >>

• Swing, Batta, Swing!

  published October 25, 2006

  Jett Fighter Who gives a crap about Lita Ford? Everybody knows Joan Jett was always the coolest member of the... More >>

• Old Black Water

  published August 30, 2006

  Rebirth of the Blues After some lean financial times in recent years, the newly renamed Budweiser Big Muddy Blues Festival is back and... More >>

• Yo Quiero Actual Musicians

  published August 16, 2006

  In one sense, Arizona nearly killed Alejandro Escovedo; but in another sense, it saved his life. In April 2003 he collapsed after a performance of... More >>

• Get in the Van

  published August 2, 2006

  What happens when local garage-punks the Vultures and trashabilly kings Johnny O & the Jerks embark on the "Spirit of St. Louis" tour to the east... More >>

• Happy Feet

  published July 19, 2006

  Tony Danza was a professional boxer before stepping into the acting ring, so it should be no surprise that the music of Tony Danza Tap Dance... More >>

• Adolescents

  published July 12, 2006

  Forking over dough for a band's reunion show is much like plunking a paycheck down on a roulette table: You never know if you're going to end up... More >>

• Touch of Grey

  published July 5, 2006

  It's been a long, strange trip for Bob Weir, the guitarist and San Francisco native who co-founded the Grateful Dead with Jerry Garcia. Weir is... More >>

• The Lexicon of Love

  published June 21, 2006

  Martin Fry of sleek 1980s synthpop stars ABC — whose notable hits include "The Look of Love, Pt. 1" and "Poison Arrow" — has been busy... More >>

• Nekromantix

  published June 14, 2006

  It started with long walks in a graveyard; then came the dead cheerleaders and zombie attacks. But this isn't some B-movie — it's the... More >>

• The Business / Brain Failure

  published June 7, 2006

  In between punk showcases such as Holidays in the Sun, old British codgers like the Business have to find something else with which to bide... More >>

• Local Motion: Discount Firearm

  published June 7, 2006

  For Discount Firearm singer Brett Lohmeyer, passing out at the end of a set is a good sign. It means that he used every last ounce of... More >>

• Up in Here

  published May 31, 2006

  Unless you're a headline junkie or celebrity news fiend, you probably missed the item about DMX's May 13 arrest at London's Heathrow Airport.... More >>

• Local Motion: Midwest United Memorial Day Riot

  published May 24, 2006

  How many skinheads does it take to start a full-fledged riot? Let's hope we don't find out at the Oi-intensive Midwest United Memorial Day... More >>

• Down Time

  published May 24, 2006

  Plunging toward the earth at more than 100 miles per hour is the easy part. It's the heart-racing moment before jumping, perched in the doorway of... More >>

• Just Can't Get Enough

  published May 17, 2006

  San Francisco techno artists Gabriel & Dresden mix and remix tunes until they've foiled tired beats and clichéd synths. And with fourteen... More >>

• X-Factor

  published May 3, 2006

  Throughout their recent nationwide two-month tour, the 7 Shot Screamers typically ended their performances with their tribute to tragically... More >>

• Clit 45

  published May 3, 2006

  Long Beach, California's Clit 45 discovered their knack for punk technique at a young age. With members just past the legal drinking age,... More >>

• Emo-tional Breakdown

  published April 26, 2006

  It takes a lot of time and dedication to unearth, research, analyze and create excessive hype for all of the next-big-thing bands out there.... More >>

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  published April 12, 2006

  Bounding across stages with the exuberance and costuming of a crew of sugar-high trick-or-treaters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs vocalist Karen O... More >>