Pressed for Sound: Shoegaze: February 2008 Archives

Pressed for Sound

Shoegaze: February 2008 Archives

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Fact: Mezzanine Owls are drawing larger crowds these days, and the indie-rock band certainly looked like they enjoyed playing new material to a packed house last night in Los Angeles. They also caught up with Buzznet after the gig.

a place to bury strangers1.jpgA Place to Bury Strangers is affectionately known as "the loudest band in New York", at least that's what the fans say. They've also dealt with early closures of their live performances thanks to the NYPD. While that may sound silly and pretentious, it also makes perfect sense.

spiritualized_1.jpgSpiritualized front man Jason Pierce (J. Spaceman) is finally returning with a brand new album. It's been over 5 years since the release of Amazing Grace, but the recent "acoustic mainlines" tour in England and the United States showed audiences that the ex-Spacemen 3 icon has been hard at work.