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Dirty 7: Jonathan Tyler

Jonathan TylerJonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights

From the shadowy, shirtless, Indian headdress wearing figure on the cover of Pardon Me — the raucous ‘n’ wooing debut from Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights — to the nakedly lascivious groovers and panty loosening mid-tempo ballads inside, this band seems to know a thing or two about skin-to-skin communication. Their album has the flair and young hunger of early Black Crowes, Faces and other folks with killer riff instincts and an almost unhealthy love of rock. Toss in some of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble’s blues bite and hip swing and it’s a pretty attractive package. Listen to Pardon Me here, and the band offers free live downloads here. Sensing he’d have a thing or two to say about the naughty things in his head, we invited Tyler to take our misbehaved survey.

Maggots, chick flicks y mas

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Dirty 7

Comments Off October 7, 2010

Todd Snider: A Different Kind of American Dream

Welcome to an ongoing conversation between Todd Snider — a true descendent of Will Rogers and East Nashville’s finest singer-songwriter — and Dirty Impound’s Chief Instigator Dennis Cook. Think of it as Tuesdays with Morrie as reconceived by two pot-smoking, porn-watching, peace-lovin’, punk-hearted hippies.
In this installment: William Blake misremembered, what constitutes a good song and “Louie Louie.”

Dennis Cook

A Different Kind of American Dream

1 October 5, 2010

Hey Shredder (bass): Steve Adams

Steve Adams

ALO, Big Light

The ability to be unflustered, regardless of the flotsam & jetsam flying around, is a very valuable trait in a musician. In all the settings & circumstances I’ve witnessed Steve Adams perform I’ve never seen him break a sweat, lose his temper or totally drop his sly grin. This Northern California native exudes a Zen-like vibe that’s invigorating and adds a dose of quiet cohesion to his bands that goes beyond his instrument, although it’s lurking there, too.

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Hey Shredder (bass edition)

Comments Off September 28, 2010

7 Minutes In Heaven: Karnivool

Drew Goddard

Karnivool

We set the timer and snuggle in with our favorite new bands in the Impound’s version of speed dating with a killer-diller soundtrack.

There’s an ascent and breadth to Perth’s Karnivool that makes rock feel substantive and significant, yet roughed up enough to avoid being pompous. These Australians are just the sort of heavy hitters that fans of Opeth, Dream Theater and other smart, melodic metal should dig, though given a youthful, cocky edge, embodied by their nerd chic lead singer Ian Kenny, who has the fire blast pipes of Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson or Marillion’s Steve Hogarth with some emo spice. The whole thing spins and maneuvers on thick rhythms and spiky, mercurial guitars, bubbling over with volcanic life and beckoning one to surf the hissing flow.

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Dennis Cook

7 Minutes in Heaven

Comments Off September 23, 2010

Impounded Inquiries: Plants And Animals

Matthew Woody Woodley

Plants and Animals

Smart people tend to also be smart-asses, and that’s certainly true of Plants And Animals. This trio of wise-yet-wriggly East Coast Canadians seems wiser than the average monkey but also ever-ready to grin or put a cheeky spin on things. Their fab recent album La La Land has serious loft and obvious smarts but often paired with pop culture tickling titles like Tom Cruz and American Idol along with a clear grasp of pop techniques. Amidst a sound that’s both strangely familiar and endearingly elusive, Plants And Animals strike one as thoughtful guys, which is why we asked them to chime in on our philosophical segment. Here’s what drummer Matthew Woody Woodley had to say.
Scotch with Jesus, Nina Simone and Oscar Wilde!

Dennis Cook

Impounded Inquiries

Comments Off September 18, 2010

7 Minutes In Heaven: Dead Confederate

Hardy Morris

Dead Confederate

We set the timer and snuggle in with our favorite new bands in the Impound’s version of speed dating with a killer-diller soundtrack.

Athens, Georgia is lousy with good music but even so Dead Confederate made folks snap to attention the moment they surfaced a couple years ago. Elemental and intense, their early work made psychedelic rock viable in a modern way, but it could little prepare one for the stylistic buffet of their sophomore album Sugar (released August 24), where the young band finds greater swerve and a far wider reach, exhibiting a studio and compositional creativity that nicely recalls where My Morning Jacket found themselves around It Still Moves. Horizons seem open and one feels confident that all destinations will be rewarding, both in the going and the eventual arrival.
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Dennis Cook

7 Minutes in Heaven

Comments Off September 16, 2010

OMG Interview: Los Lobos

Steve Berlin

Los Lobos

Evidence suggests that after 34 years most bands aren’t putting out their best material anymore. This is happily not so, in a big way, for Los Lobos, who’ve turned in one of their best with Tin Can Trust (released August 3). It’s an album of ripe textures and undulating grooves, with heavier currents mixed in so smoothly they sneak up on you. It compares favorably with earlier standouts like Kiko, Good Morning Aztlán, The Neighborhood and Colossal Head, and reaffirms the band as an original with a still-restless urge to break new ground, even as they shore up their past strengths.
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Dennis Cook

OMG this is really happening

1 September 7, 2010

Hey Shredder (bass edition): Reed Mathis

Reed Mathis

Tea Leaf Green

No one plays bass like Reed Mathis. Or perhaps more accurately, Mathis plays bass like no one else. His DNA is unique, and unlike many practitioners of the four-string arts, he’s a duck in any water he’s thrown into – an image whose physicality captures some of the rippled muscle and action charge he brings to his instrument and those he plays alongside. Most of the time these days, Mathis can be found rockin’ proper in Tea Leaf Green (and he co-produced their latest album, too). However, he spent 15 years keeping jazz malleable and fresh in the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, and puts in time in numerous projects these days, including a much-anticipated collection of Beethoven re-imaginings that will see the light of day after years of carving with pals like The Slip’s Andrew Barr and Phish’s Mike Gordon and Page McConnell.

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Hey Shredder (bass edition)

Comments Off August 30, 2010