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Entries by Jon Chattman from 07/2012

Billy Corgan's a Pumpkin 'No Matter Who's Around Me'; The Darkness Serve Up 'Hot Cakes'

| Posted 07.03.2012

The new Pumpkins record is called Oceania, a 13-track album that's part of their grander 44-song work-in-progress Teargarden by Kaleidyscope.

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: "August" With The Hollows & "The Devil" and Audra Mae

| Posted 07.11.2012

Smorgasbord is a terribly undervalued word. It encompasses so much by saying so little. The word comes into play -- for me anyway -- when I think of indie roots rockers The Hollows.

Kimbra "Settles" In After Everybody Got to Know Her From "Somebody"

| Posted 07.12.2012

Have a listen to Kimbra's new album Vows, and you'll discover the multi-talented artist is the total package.

A-Sides Interview: Andrew Keenan-Bolger Talks Newsies; Megan Reilly's "Little Angel"

| Posted 07.17.2012

I recently spoke to Andrew Keenan-Bolger about the evolution of the Newsies musical and what he thought of the critically-panned/cult sensation film that the musical is based on.

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: The "Wait" For Missy Higgins Is Over

| Posted 07.18.2012

Last week, Missy Higgins filmed an A-Sides session and discussed her new album -- the first in five years -- and the evolution of her songwriting process.

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Everest Climbing and Danny Chait Rising

| Posted 07.25.2012

Being released from their record deal felt so freeing for the band Everest that their latest album in many ways felt like the very first time.

A Brief Chatt: Brooklyn's own Tony Sirico Talks "Law" and Sopranos

| Posted 07.27.2012

Tony Sirico is always going to be synonymous with his Sopranos character Paulie Walnuts. While he's probably fine with that, the character actor said it's nice to branch out of gangster roles every now and then.

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: "Hold" On to Electric Guest, Ride the Moon Taxi, and Welcome Back Shiny Toy Guys' Carah Faye

| Posted 07.31.2012

I don't care what anyone says. The song of the summer isn't Carley Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe." For my money, and mind you I make very little of it, it's Electric Guest's "This Head I Hold."