When an army of ’80s heavy metal rockers takes the FUEL stage on Friday night, no one will know how many members the band actually has. That’s a good thing, because it’s unlikely that Bang Camaro knows either. More »
For all the speculation surrounding it, “We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank” might as well have been Modest Mouse’s sophomore release rather than its seventh full-length studio album. Critics and fans alike had reason to be wary of this latest LP, coming three years after the success of “Good News For People Who Love Bad News.” After reaching the upper echelons of the Billboard charts and scoring prominent radio and television play (thanks Seth Cohen!) with hits like “Float On” in 2004, Modest Mouse needed to tread carefully between remaining accessible to legions of new listeners while still retaining that off-kilter sensibility that endeared the band to diehard fans in the ’90s, lest the choir shout “Sell outs!” for yet another successful indie band. More »
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