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Birdcloud On the Local

Jasmin Kaset and Makenzie Green of Birdcloud are Nashville to the core.  Their lyrical and song structure harken back to a day in when simplicity reigned in country music; their actual lyrics and public antics are straight out of the punk rock records books. With songs like “Warshin’ My Big Ole Pussy” and “Fuck You [...]

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Records and Ramen with Houston Mathews

The relationship between music and media is long-standing and mutually dependent.  Media perpetuates pop and indie music alike and music is the perfect artistic fodder for media of all types and reputations. Usually, this includes cable TV, radio,…

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April 2012 Mix Tape of Awesomeness

Monthly music recommendations from the Sinizine.net crew.   Sinizine.net April Mix Tape by Dave Sharp on Grooveshark

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Can’t Miss: St. Paddy comes 10 days early with the Dropkick Murphys, Frank Turner, the Sleeping Souls and the Mohones on March 7

Everybody in the punk rock world knows the best place to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is in the presence of the Dropkick Murphys.  In my recollections, there’s not been another band as closely tied to a holiday as Dropkick and St. Paddy’s, so…

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March 2012 Mix Tape of Awesomeness

Monthly music recommendations from the Sinizine.net crew. <A…

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Knoxville’s On My Honor to release Nature and Nurture Friday at the Valarium

Pop-punk band On My Honor is surrounding themselves with friends in the Knoxville music scene as they prepare for their vinyl release on February 10th at 6 p.m. at The Valarium. The band is excited to re-release their six-track album Nature and…

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Knoxville’s A Body Divided prepares for album release at Sweater Fest on Jan. 29.

Knoxville, Tenn. – Knoxville deathcore band A Body Divided plans on dressing to impress at Sweater Fest on January 29th at 9 p.m. at the Longbranch Saloon for the release of their new EP The Rescuer. The faith-based band is excited to release…

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Diarrhea Planet On the Local

My apologies to Diarrhea Planet and Sinizine.net readers for using the seemingly obligatory and definitely overused lead of discussing Diarrhea Planet’s name before anything else. With that said, I have to ask – would you ever expect a…

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John Lennon: Where Were You?

On the 31st anniversary of the John Lennon's death, Denise Regan looks back on that day in her life.

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Can't Miss: Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Lionize & Rodeo Ruby Love at Marathon Music Works Dec. 3

Can’t Miss: Reel Big Fish, Streetlight Manifesto, Lionize and Rodeo Ruby Love at Marathon Music Works Dec. 3

The fourth, fifth or whatever wave of ska music we’re on right now has been wild and surprisingly sustainable.  The third wave is gone (Reel Big Fish said so themselves), but the bands carrying the torch of the Reel Big Fish, Mustard Plug and…

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