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Interview: Bryce Sipes (ex-Decoder)

Posted 02/17/2012 08:13AM by Decoy Staff as Interview

There has been quite a splash in the camp of Decoder, one of the best bands of Rise Records with a great...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XV

Posted 02/11/2012 07:51AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

It's not even been 2 weeks since my last Discoveries article, but I've found myself enamored by quite...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XIV

Posted 02/01/2012 09:40AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

It's only the start of the second month of 2012 and already my list of new albums released in this year...

Jake's Short Reviews #14

Posted 01/28/2012 06:15AM by Jake Oliver as Article

Whitechapel — Recorrupted An odds-and-ends sort of thing, with one new track, “Section 8;” a...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XIII

Posted 01/22/2012 08:39AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

At the end of last year, when most of this article was written, I was so busy putting together my top...

The Tiny Giant Collective Artists

Posted 01/19/2012 08:04AM by Zach Roth as Article

"Tiny Giant (n.) - A completely independent band who earns their fans show by show, flyer by flyer, gas...

The Tiny Giant Artist Collective

Posted 01/18/2012 06:58AM by Zach Roth as Article

Upon reviewing and featuring Those Mockingbirds a few months ago, lead guy Adam Bird asked me if I'd...

2011 Movie Top 10: Jordan Smith

Posted 01/15/2012 04:54AM by Monk 0 Nuggets as Top 10

This past year I have spent more time engaged with the big screen than any previous year. So much so...

2011 Top 10: Rick Gebhardt

Posted 01/08/2012 08:58AM by Rick Gebhardt as Top 10

According to what I track over at RateYourMusic, I've listened to 901 albums that were released in 2011...

2011 Top 10: Dylan Newell

Posted 01/07/2012 05:04AM by Dylan Newell as Top 10

It’s a sad fact, but this year I’ve been so busy that I really haven’t gotten around to listening to...

2011 Top 10: Jeremy Deal

Posted 01/06/2012 09:01AM by Jeremy Deal as Top 10

I have to say that 2011 was a very good year for me musically. There was no struggling to come up with...

2011 Top 10: Zach Roth

Posted 01/05/2012 10:05AM by Zach Roth as Top 10

2011 was the year of the local band for me. Between my Battle of Bands articles and a lot of Bandcamp...

2011 Top 10: Mike Duchnowsky

Posted 01/04/2012 06:27AM by Mike Duchnowsky as Top 10

2011 had a lot of amazing bands and artists coming out with a lot of great CDs. I put this list together...

2011 Top 10: Alex Miller

Posted 01/03/2012 06:50AM by to_devastate as Top 10

2011. What a year for music. I can't explain how many times I've had to rewrite my top ten because something...

2011 Top 10: Cody Rogers

Posted 01/02/2012 05:12AM by MustangMan311 as Top 10

2011 proved to be somewhat of a disappointment for me. Most of the records I was looking forward to fell...

2011 Top 10: Bill Lohr

Posted 12/31/2011 05:57AM by Bill Lohr as Top 10

2011 WAS CRAYCRAY! I got drunk a lot. I moved home to help take care of disabled family members. Had...

2011 Top 10: Nicholas Fritz

Posted 12/30/2011 05:04AM by Nicholas Fritz as Top 10

Last year, I was underwhelmed by the options for my Top Ten List; there were very few albums that I connected...

2011 Top 10: Dan Goldin

Posted 12/29/2011 05:29AM by explodinginsound as Top 10

Another year comes to a close, and another batch of incredible albums to highlight. 2011 was an interesting...

2011 Top 10: Nick Senior

Posted 12/28/2011 09:38AM by Nick Senior as Top 10

This past year was the year of musical surprises for me. Whether it was new artists or unexpected returns...

2011 Top 10: Jacob Oliver

Posted 12/27/2011 05:49AM by Jake Oliver as Top 10

2011 proved to be one of the more anemic years in recent memory in terms of truly elite releases; there...

Live Review: Fair to Midland & Dead Letter Circus

Posted 12/23/2011 06:56AM by Rick Gebhardt as Show Review

Middle of the week shows are rough for a working stiff like myself, but this was a show that even a 9...

Interview: Born of Osiris

Posted 12/19/2011 11:15AM by Nick Senior as Interview

Interview with Lee McKinney from Born of Osiris Nick: Is The Discovery Tour your first headlining tour...

Interview: Subscribe

Posted 12/15/2011 06:34AM by Decoy Staff as Interview

Subscribe, hailing from Budapest, has recently unleashed their third record Bookmarks, showing a band...

As I Lay Dying: A Decade of Destruction Live Review

Posted 12/13/2011 12:14PM by Rick Gebhardt as Show Review

It seems like a ritual at this point—As I Lay Dying stops through Minnesota and I’m there, along with...

Nick's Picks: Round 7

Posted 12/06/2011 09:06AM by Nicholas Fritz as Nick's Picks

For those of you unfamiliar with these articles, I choose a select number of albums that Decoy hasn’t...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XII

Posted 11/23/2011 11:59AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

As I look over the contents of this installment of my Discoveries series, there is quite a wide array...

Jake's Short Reviews #13

Posted 11/16/2011 07:22AM by Jake Oliver as Article

Black Tusk — Set the Dial Not breaking away from any precedents, but a solid spin that’s got...

Rick's Discoveries Volume XI

Posted 11/05/2011 06:54AM by Rick Gebhardt as Rick's Discoveries

As you may have noticed in past articles, and as you’ll definitely see after reading this article, I’ve...

Jake's Short Reviews #12

Posted 11/01/2011 05:50AM by Jake Oliver as Article

White Willow — Terminal Twilight If you were to cross-breed Porcupine Tree and Bjork you...

Jake's Short Reviews #11

Posted 10/25/2011 10:21AM by Jake Oliver as Article

Oh, Manhattan — Spiritual Warfare Sort of like a more polished and post-hardcore version of ...