One day, a package arrived in the mail that stirred up hundreds of memories for Ian Moore. It was a copy of an unreleased album he had done with his original band — known simply as Ian Moore Band — that had been shelved and lost in the shuffle. He immediately thought of the era […]
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Out like a lion
We speak of hard-partying, hard-rocking band Kings of Leon, whose members hail from the Sooner State. In the midst of the group’s U.S. tour, the guys decided to call it quits with 29 dates to go. Heck, even reportedly overheated singer Caleb Followill threw in the towel in the middle of KoL’s Dallas gig. After […]
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Soundcheck: Smokey Robinson
1. His real first name is William; his nickname was given so he’d never forget his black heritage. (Irony alert: He’s rumored to have undergone chemical peels to lighten his skin.) 2. His great-nephew, Duke, played football at our own University of Oklahoma, starting in 2005. Sooooonerrrrrs! 3. UK New Wave band ABC’s 1987 hit […]
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Terrace stamp
A band name isn’t all Florida hardcore band Evergreen Terrace seemingly borrowed from “The Simpsons.” With its number of ex-members (six) more than matching its current ones (five), the band took not only the beloved animated family’s street address for a moniker but also a similar affinity for a vast universe of secondary characters. “It’s […]
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Mapped out
You’d probably never see the heavy riffs coming if you were judging The Globes strictly on appearances, and they’d be the first ones to admit it. “That’s part of our charm, I think,” guitarist and vocalist Kyle Musselwhite said. “People don’t really know what to expect because we aren’t the most stylish or imposing group […]
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Second-degree Murder
above GG Allin performing in 1992 There’s never been nor will there ever be another performer like GG Allin. A raging id given a stage, he was easily the crudest, rudest, most violent and disgusting individual to hold a microphone. He would stand onstage naked (occasionally receiving oral sex from audience members); sodomize himself with […]
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Sexing up the spectrum
The members of Colourmusic think about sex a lot. They wrote their entire new album, “My _____ Is Pink,” about it. But wait! It’s not what it sounds like, the Stillwater/England four-piece is quick to point out. “Sexuality is one of the most important elements of music to affect people. We wanted to explore that […]
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The Other guys
Do the math: Other Lives does not equal Kunek. Songwriter Jesse Tabish, a member of both projects with cellist Jenny Hsu and drummer Colby Owens, is quick to point out that the beloved Stillwater band Kunek and newer group Other Lives aren’t exactly the same thing. “It was mutual parting with another member. It wasn’t […]
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He’s Poppe-ular
Among the notable names and faces that graced the venue: famed music critic Jim DeRogatis, drummer Martin Atkins (of the legendary band Public Image Ltd.), Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times, Bill Pearis of the dangerously hip website BrooklynVegan and Nathan Poppe, Oklahoma State University senior and Look at OKC contributor. During Stillwater-based Colourmusic’s set, […]
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Swapping spit
Turns out the discolored funkiness on the clarinet swab shouldn’t have been so amusing — as it could have caused brain abscesses, staph infections and food poisoning, oh my! (Not to mention problems that one time at band camp.) On March 22 MSNBC reported on a study authored by Tom Glass, professor at Oklahoma State […]